Abortion and Compromise

First, I apologize. I only realized late last night that the comments were turned off on yesterday’s post. That was not intentional. Now, today, talking about abortion and compromise, might as well really fire up the comments. LOL.

On abortion, I think the pro-life movement is going to have to decide if it wants to save the pro-life cause or see abortion on demand up until birth.

What I mean by that is that some states will go along with a six week ban. But a lot of states will not. If the GOP cannot accommodate the needs of voters in various states and make a cultural case to change the hearts of voters, it risks serious set back across the nation.

The upper Midwest is pretty supportive of expansionist abortion rights, even though those voters might accept a 15 or 20 week ban. But if you offer them six weeks or else, they are going with or else.

In the South, you can do a six week ban, but if you try an absolute ban, you might see voters revolt.

The reality of our times in our fallen world is we live in a hyper-individualistic, sexualized and licentious culture where people have been told for decades they can have sex without consequence. If you seek to change that legislatively without changing hearts and minds, you risk the voters changing the legislature.

I’d prefer zero abortions. I also know if I were to try to advance that in, say, Wisconsin, I’m getting Democrats elected.

Republicans moving rapidly to the abolitionist position may make them hold their head high and sleep well at night, but it is also risks Democrats elected in swing states that then enact abortion on demand until birth.

We actually need to realize politics still matter and voters still matter. We cannot always get our way, even when we are right. We have to be prepared for reasonable compromises and can fairly articulate that what works in some states won’t work in others.