Reply #135: When you say "these people" you are assuming that

[DemBones DemBones]

all pro-lifers are the same. We're not. I have nothing in common with many pro-lifers because many of them are conservatives and support other forms of killing like war and the death penalty, Many of them also oppose sex ed and contraception, which I support. And many of them oppose having the government provide financial help to women who feel economic pressure to abort while I favor such help.

With the country divided as it is, and the GOP in control, Democrats need to stop taking the hard-core "Abortion is a sacrament!" approach and appeal to all the people who want to keep abortion safe and legal but want it to be rare. Because if we don't work out a manageable compromise, the hard-core anti-abortion people will push for a complete ban, and they're likely to win.

I personally don't want abortion banned but I do want the numbers of abortions to decrease. I also want the Democratic Party to be strong again and get the GOP out of office. For those reasons, I applaud what Senator Clinton said. I've not been a big fan of hers but she's doing the right thing here.

For those old enough to remember, another big court decision back in the days of Roe was the SCOTUS ruling that capital punishment was unconstitutional. Our celebrations didn't last long, though, before it was reversed. Roe has lasted 32 years but it's probably not long for this world. Now's the time to choose: build some bridges or just go down in flames.