It has nothing to do with whether abortion is "okay."
Sure it does. In fact that is the only point of the debate. They are moral questions. Is it right to take away a woman's right to choose, and is it right to take away a baby's right to life? Those are the deep moral questions that exist, everything else is just details.
Here's the thing.
This debate is WORTHLESS. It will NEVER achieve anything.
There are two groups in the public. Those who think abortion should be not be illegal and those who don't.
There is only ONE GROUP in the legislature. Those who think abortion MUST remain legal.
It doesn't matter HOW MANY voters don't like abortion, there is NO WAY that the law will change.
Here's why:
A left leaning candidate will fight to prevent it from being illegal.
A right leaning candidate raises money off the fact that it is legal.
If the right were to ACTUALLY get rid of abortion, they would lose a HUGE part of their platform.
Wanna see what I'm talking about? Review the 2004 Presidential Election.
What was the primary issue? The war? No. The Economy? No. Kerry's war record? No.
The Primary issue was GAY MARRIAGE.
Bush and co. promised an AMENDMENT to prevent gay marriage. That was their rallying cry up until 5 seconds before the polls closed.
Then what? Absolutely nothing. Dropped completely. Not so much as a peep about it.
They never intended to ban gay marriage. If they had, then they wouldn't be able to USE GAY MARRIAGE as a part of their platform.
Abortion has been around since the BEGINNING OF MEDICINE. It's _not_ going away. It can be legal. It can be illegal. It will still be there.
The question is, do you criminalize women who have abortions? Watch the youtube video when Anti-Abortion activists were asked and see just how well they've thought through their arguments:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5PBtIH8i4U
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