I believe all good law comes back to the Founding Principles. Abortion shouldn't be legal just like murder shouldn't be legal, it violates the baby's inalienable right to life. We have no problem with a blanket law against murder, and since that is what abortion is......... The idea that exceptions should be made for rape and incest doesn't change the nature of the act against the child. The circumstances for the mother are absolutely tragic, and merits our compassion, but abortion is a crime against the child.
I've only seen a handful of bumper stickers in my entire life that I like. Most are just red meat for those who agree, but I love the truth and compassion in the one that said "Abortion: one dead, one wounded". I've know so many women who have had an abortion when they were young and never realized the emotional ramifications of it until years later. The grief, regret, and pain are incredibly traumatic.
Now in response to your tax argument 'that it's fairer for senior citizens'. I like the fair tax a lot more than what we have because everyone carries their fair share, but not because senior citizens get a break. Remember.......PRINCIPLE!!!!!! If seniors get a break, who else deserves a break......? We think we're doing the poor a favor by having them not pay taxes. I don't think that's so. I believe if everyone contributes it not only will foster a more responsible society, but create a more active electorate. This would begin to place the power back where it belongs......with the people. Yeah, self-government ------Boo big government!!!!
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Ahhh, right to abortion and taxes! I can see this blog isn't for the faint of heart! :)
Abortion is one topic dear to my heart as well. I remember the day the point was driven home deeply to me. 9-11-01. I watched the US respond in fear and outrage to slightly more than 2900 American men and women who died by those attacks. We started the war on terror that day and swore we would be vigilant to keep that type of attack from happening again. But on the same day, we killed at least the same number of unborn children (this is a conservative statement numerically speaking). They went silently without a cry. 9-11 happened once, but the silent massacre happens daily in the US. Can we really blame the terrorist when our own doctors are doing a much more deadly job?
At the same time I have to agree with Jeremy that I don't think legislation will solve the problem. The Center for Bio-Ethical Reform shows statics that 93% of US abortions are simply about unwanted pregnancies and inconveniences. Only 1% are related to incest and rape. Considering some of the other statics I read, it is no wonder that in a democratic society that the majority decision is to allow abortion. If we did manage to rally enough pro-life support to change the laws, it would only be a matter of time until they were overturned again...just like prohibition.
Abortion is really a symptom of a much deeper problem in our society. We don't believe in absolute morality and we don't want to take responsibility for our own actions. In a democracy, legislation is merely a thermometer which depicts the values of the people. If our hearts were changed, it would only be a matter of time before the laws followed suite. We can blame a few Supreme Court Judges for our legislation, but it truly is the will of the people that installed them and allowed the current legislation.
I suppose at this point I've diverged from politics to faith because I believe the only way we will stop abortion for good is if we return to the faith of our forefathers who built this nation. Just my ramblings on abortion...
Ashley
Good comment Ashley!!!! I agree that for the change to be permanent it needs to occur in a certain way politically. Although, an overturn of Roe V. Wade could happen in the judiciary and overnight change the existing abortion laws, it wouldn't change the hearts of the nation. Any time there's judicial legislation, or a Presidential Order given that radically changes a law, the people resent it because a large number of them feel disenfranchised. Slavery is the classic example. Although slavery was an abominable practice, and definitely at odds with the founding principle of "all men created equal" the way it was overturned helped polarize the country, and in large part led to the Civil War.
If abortion is going to be overturned longterm, I think it needs to be on a state by state basis, in a public voting referendum. That way people will
feel that they had some kind of say in it, and there will be a sense of consensus.
This also touches on another Founding Principle. The principle of a weak Federal Govt. in comparison to the State and Local Govt. This not only promotes self-government, but a climate of regional respect for the specific needs and desires of each state. One could say that this was the blunder of Lincoln.
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