You want to raise blood pressure? Toss "abortion" as a topic into the middle of any conversation and you'll feel the temperature rise in the room.For the pro-life folks, they need to come to terms with the life of the child on one hand and the care for the mother and budding family in the other. Neither need be sacrificed.
As I consider the ethical dilemma of the pro-abortion folk, I'm reminded of Arthur Fonzarelli (aka, "The Fonz" or "Fonzi") from "Happy Days." The man could not say he was "wr-wr-wr...wr-wr...", wrong. His face would contort and his eyes would close as his soul attempted to master his ego. The pro-aborts cannot mention the second L-L-L...L-L-L...L-L.. --ahem-- LIFE involved in this equation! So focused are they on personal autonomy that they will not acknowledge the God-given rights due the innocent life that cannot speak for itself.
Today in his Impromptus, Jay Nordlinger discussed his journey from pro-abortion to pro-life. A powerful read (here) about a man who had to come to terms with the other half 0f the ethical dilemma he had been ignoring.
Take a moment and give it a read. At least through the first bullet. The other bullets deal with other stuff (they are also worth the read but are off topic).
By the way, have you ever heard of someone moving from staunchly pro-life to staunchly pro-choice after a time of ethical soul-searching? Hmmm...
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Several pro-choice politicians used to be pro-life. The list includes Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Dick Gephardt, Ted Kennedy, Jesse Jackson. (gargaro.com/lifequotes.html)
Were their decisions based on ethical soul-searching or political expediency? President Clinton formed (or justified) his position with the help of a prominent Baptist, Rev. W.O. Vaught, who stated that "life is connected to the moment when one is born and takes one's first breath." (http://www.time.com/time/
magazine/article/0,9171,978129-2,00.html)
By the way, there are a few Democrats who have held on to their pro-life beliefs. www.democratsforlife.org
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