Reply #108: I admire the guts

[Asgaya Dihi]

It's not easy to take a unpopular position in a debate like this, too often you end up getting it from both sides. There's an awful lot of people out there who are more in the middle but most of what we hear makes sound like it's all religious nut jobs on one side and all people who hate babies on the other. It isn't helpful to the debate and we could use more translators of sorts between them. Attacking the causes and trying to reduce the numbers through helping people instead of restricting them seems a decent enough option.

I won't state an opinion on abortion, mostly because I'm not a woman and don't have to make that choice myself, but also because I really don't have an answer that covers all the concerns, not enough to make me happy with it at least. But, I have known a lot of people over time on both the right and the left and it's not really a clear issue. There are atheists who hesitate, and religious who support abortion, if we'd spend more time asking people about their feelings instead of telling them who they are after just a few words we'd be a hell of a lot better off. They often aren't what we assume, and friendly fire is common.