Reply To: Roe v Wade

[Just Iron]

Wasn’t avoiding, Deerey. Just had all family here ..some for a fortnight .. so time pressure. Equally .. as I repeat ad nauseam .. I tend to bail out when nasty gibes, mockery and wilful misrepresentations etc start. ( Not pointing fingers at immediately above .. some healthy exchanges recently) Also do the same when I feel that I’m not making a useful contribution.
The key for me in stating that Roe v Wade was an erosion of the constitutional rights of the individual States is the recognition that the US is a mosaic of different cultures and moral expressions and the recent developments have restored the recognition of this on that most emotive topic of abortion. And .. to address IAs challenge … I missed nothing but actually noticed that those locally and democratically elected officals who ran on tickets of pushing back on abortion fulfilled their pledges once Roe v Wade was reversed. Additionally .. it seems to me that our debate also misses another nuance….
If the Kansas electorate has indeed voted to allow abortion up to 22 weeks then this is not in harmony with some of the Blue States of New England where abortion up to birth is accepted.This is not a one size fits all scenario .. as it wouldnt be in the UK. Some people advocate for unconditional abortion up to birth, others see 30 weeks, 22 weeks, 16 weeks, 8 weeks or never as the cut off point. That’s why I make the point about a mosaic of cultures/moralities and the restoration of democracy to individual States. If you believe that its totally a womans right to abort at any stage and/or that any advocate for the unborn is a redneck or Christian bigot then obviously Roe v Wade is more attractive.
I welcome the developments. I believe that Gods heart breaks at the pain that abortion causes in our society and particularly the denial of life opportunity to the conceived but unborn. I recognise the counter arguments on this subject ..but dont accept them. I think you know that. Roe v Wade was an imposition of a particular worldview on a population which has wide ranging views on the subject and the new developments help that to be reflected more locally. Clearly I am hoping and praying, for the good of all, that more and more States will elect officals that take an increasingly restrictive approach on this terrible practice and will also place any such legislation within a context of care and compassion for all affected.