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> abortion too won't be fought over as soon as more conservative voters pass on Opinions on abortion haven't changed nearly as much as gay marriage or marijuan
by brandonmenc 11y ago
> abortion too won't be fought over as soon as more conservative voters pass on
Opinions on abortion haven't changed nearly as much as gay marriage or marijuana have, and in fact have remained fairly static over the past 40 years:
http://www.gallup.com/poll/1576/Abortion.aspx http://www.gallup.com/poll/1576/Abortion.aspx
Scientifically, we really don't know when a fetus becomes a person - although we all probably agree that it does happen sometime between conception and birth - and since this question will likely never be conclusively answered, there will probably always be a fair number of people opposed to unfettered abortion.
- humanrebar 11y agoI'm not sure personhood is a scientific question, but there are scientific findings with respect to the properties of a fetus (REM activity, organ development, pain sensitivity) that should inform our culture and ethics.
- brandonmenc 11y agoVery true, but I see even that leading the abortion debate to mirror our current debate on the death penalty - a camp emerges taking the position that a single unintentional death renders the whole practice immoral.
- dllthomas 11y ago"although we all probably agree that it does happen sometime between conception and birth" As a new parent, I'm not convinced...