Christian Democrats in the United States
Domestic Issues - Abortion Make abortion undesirable by providing healthcare, family planning services, well-managed adoption programs, education and child care, a living wage, and justice. Offer your hand, and people will choose life. As for moral edge-cases like the doctor saving the mother's life, we support the right of human beings to make difficult decisions in service of life to the best of their abilities when those decisions are presented by the face of death. Outside of these cases, regardless of our individual views on personal rights, we maintain that abortion is never a good choice in the wealthiest country in the world. We believe it is possible to construct a society in which abortion is not absolutely prohibited by law, but no one wants one. We seek to resolve real-world problems to decrease demand for abortion, and not to divide people with our religious views. Subscribe to Posts [Atom]
Monday, May 28, 2007
8:29 PM
However, since those principles are about different aspects of our lives, Roe v. Wade does not say that abortion is good. It only says that building the kind of government necessary to prevent abortion would be a horrible, awful place to live, which is absolutely true. It would be a fascist, invasive, ruthless government. In the end, more people would die unjustly by constructing such a state with absolute power over rights that can be so easily abused.
So, even under the principles of Roe v. Wade, it is possible to deduce and express the opinion that every abortion is an evil sin, and that abortion is a moral ill of our society, and a termination of distinct individual life in every case.
It just means that we have to take a course other than investigation and punishment to stop abortion. Punitive law never really stops any immorality, it just puts a band-aid on it, mitigating the effects.
Using law as a vehicle to enable individuals to offer alternatives to abortion, however, is another matter entirely, and is one that every American ought to consider. Education, family planning, contraceptives, adoption reform, child care, a living wage, social justice, alimony enforcement and assistance for single mothers are all positive solutions to abortion that every American ought to support.
Do not be tricked into instating a fascist government that can invade the privacy of every home and hospital in America. The people who want that are manipulating our religions and our sympathies to achieve their ends without regard to what we really care about.
logical conclusions from Roe v. Wade
Roe v. Wade sets up principles that must be balanced: privacy vs. infanticide. Then it draws a six-month line.However, since those principles are about different aspects of our lives, Roe v. Wade does not say that abortion is good. It only says that building the kind of government necessary to prevent abortion would be a horrible, awful place to live, which is absolutely true. It would be a fascist, invasive, ruthless government. In the end, more people would die unjustly by constructing such a state with absolute power over rights that can be so easily abused.
So, even under the principles of Roe v. Wade, it is possible to deduce and express the opinion that every abortion is an evil sin, and that abortion is a moral ill of our society, and a termination of distinct individual life in every case.
It just means that we have to take a course other than investigation and punishment to stop abortion. Punitive law never really stops any immorality, it just puts a band-aid on it, mitigating the effects.
Using law as a vehicle to enable individuals to offer alternatives to abortion, however, is another matter entirely, and is one that every American ought to consider. Education, family planning, contraceptives, adoption reform, child care, a living wage, social justice, alimony enforcement and assistance for single mothers are all positive solutions to abortion that every American ought to support.
Do not be tricked into instating a fascist government that can invade the privacy of every home and hospital in America. The people who want that are manipulating our religions and our sympathies to achieve their ends without regard to what we really care about.
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