Directed at pro-lifers, but I think this also resonate with pro-choicers (or anti-government intervention in people decision) who are personally against abortion. Read the rest at the link. https://thebulwark.com/its-time-for-pro-liifers-to-change-the-culture-on-abortion/ It’s Time for Pro-Lifers to Change the Culture on Abortion Liberal states are seeking to codify protections for abortion if Roe is overturned. How about we focus on making the practice unnecessary? Abortion measures in two states that reduce barriers to late-term abortions have drawn righteous outrage from pro-lifers for provisions that would allow for abortions essentially until the moment of birth. The reactions to New York’s recently passed Reproductive Health Act and a now-tabled bill in Virginia are understandable, but abortion opponents should use that emotion constructively, as motivation toward the ultimate goal of eliminating abortion. There’s only so much good that can come from being upset by raucous cheering in the New York Senate gallery or by the callous comments of Virginia Delegate Kathy Tran and “moderate” governor Ralph Northam. Conservatives need to pay attention to what else is in those laws, and keep an eye on the direction that states are moving on abortion. The New York law, for example, codifies protections for Roe v. Wade in the event that the Supreme Court overturns that landmark decision. For his part, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo didn’t downplay the Roe aspect, even stating that “whatever happens in Washington, women in New York will always have the fundamental right to control their own body.” Other states may soon follow New York’s lead and enact their own legislation intended to protect access to abortion in the event the United States Supreme Court overturns Roe — thus showing the limits of the landmark ruling. Overturning Roe would not make abortion illegal at the federal level; it would simply return power to the states to enact their own laws regarding access to it. (There is an argument to be made as well that those on the left who foresee a Handmaid’s Tale-esque future are also overstating their case.) So pro-lifers are not going to effect the change they want via the Supreme Court. Indeed, New York’s new legislation is so extreme that it permits the kinds of abortions that have been outlawed in nearly every other civilized country in the world — and the kinds of abortions that many pro-choicers previously argued didn’t or shouldn’t exist. And no law is going to eradicate the demand for — or existence of — abortion entirely in the United States. It is therefore not enough to change the laws. The pro-life movement must focus on changing the culture. ...
The Virginia governor's words seemed to me like the words of someone talking about something they don't really believe, but felt they need to support for their base, a "this is what i think they want me to say" thing. It was similar to Trump's lock up women who get abortions (a person who was pro choice until the day he became a republican candidate, lol), but it was one of the only things Trump has ever backtracked too.
Abortion needs to legal and safe and rare. Sex ed in (and out of) schools, along with easily accessible family planning clinics like Planned Parenthood, adoption counseling, etc....
