Top Stories, Friday 24 Jan
Terminus
on the abortion debate:
To me, the abortion issue is so simple that it boggles my mind that we’re still stuck in this
hideously tedious debate. Oh, I know that the issue is complcated on a personal level, on a
moral level, and on a religious level. But on a legal/political level, it’s so simple. Who
chooses, government or pregnant woman? That’s the only issue. Most pro-choicers agree with
pro-lifers that abortion is an awful, awful thing which should be limited, ideally, to cases of
rape, incest, and medical emergency. Pro-choicers, however, understand that it is a complicated
moral issue with no easy answers, and that a woman should be allowed to choose for herself, on
the advice of her physician, how to handle her own body.