Abortion

Maybe the most significant political issue in the U.S. for the past forty years, it's possible the Supreme Court may return the rights around controlling abortion to the individual States and prevent the Federal government from protecting women nationally, according to a leaked document.

As appalling as this is, will this give the Democrats a much-needed boost this year and in 2024 ?   Or will this provide political capital for Republicans ?  

Most importantly, how do you feel about an adult woman's right to decide what to do with her body ?

It is entirely possible to be pro-life when it comes to one’s one body, but recognise that other people get to make their own choice when it comes to their’s.

Every woman should be able to choose for herself whether or not an abortion is right for her.

What’s worse, is that it is generally not even woman who make the decisions about whether a woman can make that decision.

This shouldn’t even be a discussion in this day and age. Why is the idea that a woman can choose what to do with her own body even up for debate?

Long Live Abortion and Long Live Euthanasia.

It's your body/life and no-one can dictate what you do with it. 

We will have to agree to disagree then, as there are actually a surprising number (at least, it was surprising to me) pro lifers who recognise the choice of others. So while you might say that that recognition means they are pro choice, I know they would argue the hell out of that. Because these are people who do believe life begins at conception, and therefore that any abortion is a form of murder - but they also recognise that this is a belief that comes from their faith, and that not everyone shares that faith, and therefore those beliefs.

As with most things, those who makes biggest noise on any issue tend to be the extremists. When it comes to any religion, there are more Christians/Muslims/Jews/whatever out there who don’t expect others to share their faith, than do. There are plenty of Christians who believe that life begins at conception, so would never think about abortion themselves, but still understand that women should have autonomy over their own body.

So the core issue is not whether life begins at conception, but how much any one person wishes to force their views on that on others. There is a vocal minority that conflates pro-life with anti-abortion, but a far wider cross-section of society who are pro-life (and would label themselves such), but understand that every woman needs to come to their own decision when it comes to what to do about that life.

To say that all pro-lifers are anti-choice is simply not true. I admit I once assumed that was the case, but I have learnt that my assumption was wrong.

Not all vegans are as rabid and reactionary as the vocal minority. My ex-boss once told me he hated vegans because they are all so self-righteous. I had to point out to him that that is not at all the case, and that he probably had at least one friend that was vegan, and he either just didn’t know, or simply hadn’t noticed - because not all vegans were their hearts on their sleeves. He didn’t believe me at all, but the next time I saw him, he sheepishly admitted he had been talking about our argument with his friends, and one of them was, indeed, a vegan. I have several friends who are vegan, and none shout about it. You’d never know if you were speaking to them, or if you viewed their FB page. They don’t feel the need to advertise the fact. It is merely something they believe, and they are well aware a lot of people do not share their views, so don’t try to push them. The same can be said for many pro-lifers.

I found out I had a pro-life friend (she is not a Christian, either - so we shouldn’t assume that all pro-life beliefs come from religion) only after my wife became pregnant after I was already booked in for a vasectomy, because we had decided we did not want any more children. Because we had already decided that, abortion was on the table - but ultimately neither I nor my wife were comfortable with that. (And even if I were, I still would have left the final decision to my wife, because it is her body. While I appreciated her asking my opinion, I did feel that my opinion wasn’t really valid.)

You then get to the Pythonesque “Every Sperm is Sacred” dilemma. Because for some people, getting a vasectomy is just as life-denying as an abortion. In my opinion, that is a crazy attitude to have - but, let’s face it, that is what some people believe.

Strangely, though, while anti-abortion legislation often seems to be put on the table, anti-vasectomy legislation is not. Could it be, again, that it is because it is mostly men who attempt to foist this sort of legislation. They are fine to make decisions about the bodies of the opposite sec, but not their own? I am being somewhat facetious, of course, but I’m sure you can see where I’m coming from.

as usual, you're wrong in your facts.
 

The nomination decision from the previous administration cannot be revoked by the actual Prez or the Dems. 

You were allowed back in PA (via yours truly) from a ban on the promise you wouldn't participate in political threads, thing you immediately reneged.

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I wouldn't bet on that... I'd actually say the Russians are losing the war0.... on psychological term, at least. 

In the next months, you'll see Ukraine with western arms gaining back some grounds, - which could send Putin to use extra weaponry that are extra-military (I'm even fearing virus or bacterial weapons). 

The Ukrainians know all the flaws of Russian arms (since they've been using them for decades)

Notably they have killed nearly 600 Russian tanks by aiming at the bullets cage, and having them explode inside the tank. 

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Enough said.