Re: abortion poll
On Mar 9, 2007, at 3:52 PM, Carrol Cox wrote:
In practice “mostly legal” will mean illegal.period for women from low income sectors. But “mostly legal” does enter a cutting wedge, so to speak. If one can get an abortion for the convenience of better health it’s a slippery slope to an abortion for the hell of it — which ultimately is the only defensible position.
This is not the way the American mind works. It’s all about hugging
the middle and avoiding extremes. Your position is an extreme; even a
radically pro-abortion guy like me is uncomfortable with the phrase
“for the hell of it.” And if that’s my reaction, the reaction of the
Vital Center would be very very harsh.
Doug