Could it just be something as cynical as a need for cannon fodder, or abjectly poor people desperate for even peasant level wages?
Unfortunately, one of life's greatest pleasures has its downsides! As long as we have been around, and all the advances we have made, people still don't realize that if you have unprotected sex, there may be some consequences.
Because I sure see a lot of activity in support of sex leading to offspring, while also witnessing a complete liquidation of all support systems for those children after birth.
Yep, the party that claims to be so concerned for the welfare of the unborn, display many characteristics of someone that doesn't care for humans once they are here, at least not poor or maybe even middle-class humans!
Is the human race just incapable of seeing multiple sides of an issue, or is it just a result of the constant barrage of persuasion techniques?
It is called narrow mindedness. Seeing something only from one perspective and failing to acknowledge valid points from any other side.
I mean seriously, this thread is filled with "liberals don't care about people" statements from people who claim liberals are unrealistic about society caring about people.
It is my opinion that Liberals, even those that don't believe in God, have more empathy for others than the ones that claim they do. Abortion seems to be one topic where they are able to claim "caring" without having to spend a dime. As you can see, they have made sure that not one penny from tax payer's money goes toward anyone's abortion. Never mind, the people that are on welfare and have no health insurance, they can fend for themselves the best way they can, as they would like to do away with welfare and HCR, because that may actually cost them something.
Personally, I believe ther are far too many people on the planet as it is, and therefore bringing more people into it is madness. I advocate incentives to sterilization and even voluntary, incentivized eugenics. (Genetic disorders, etc.)
I do not go for those extremes, but I'm all for programs that will educate people that have no idea what happens when you have sex. But, we have seen that they even want those programs eliminated. Everyone should be born with the knowledge, I guess.
So while I don't advocate for abortion as birth control, I do believe that accidental/unwanted pregnancies should be abortable for both the survival of the species as well as the quality of life of the fetus in question.
As a Christian, I would not have an abortion for myself regardless of my circumstances, but I realize that not all people share my beliefs and we do have a law that is in place that allows women to use that option. I have a feeling that many that choose abortion for convenience do it because they may not have the means to take care of an infant, but it seems that is not of concern for those who are against abortion. It appears that they are in favor of removing any programs that might have changed someone's mind, almost as if their mantra is "you made your bed, now lay in it"!
And for reference, I believe in reincarnation and a multitude of lives, a philosophy precisely as valid as any other, so my cosmology does not necessarily make abortion a sin.
I believe that we will always have to provide for abortions because there will always be cases where the woman's life is at risk, where the infant is so deformed and will not live anyway and puts the mother's life at risk if birthed. Then there is also rape and incest. I cannot imagine what it would be to carry a child of a criminal, so I will not even make any assumptions as to how someone in that situation should feel. It certainly is not something as simple as what that moron from Ariz (Angle) tried to imply - "make lemonade out of lemons"! And, as long as the law falls under the privacy issue, we will never know how many abortions are really necessary and how many are for convenience. That is why I support education and support instead of just expecting people to do what some group thinks is the right thing.
This is just another of those places where people are never going to agree.
Once it became a political issue, it took a new life of its own - I don't think all of it is about the fetus anymore.