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Eben's probably off choosing plugs for his little jaunt next week.
Regarding abortion. It's a bad thing for sure, but life is full of choices and some of them are serious. Recognize that there are legit reasons for abortion and to ban it entirely would be bad for society.
Tell the mother who's fetus is diagnosed with spina bifida and won't live that she can't have an abortion. Tell the mother who's fetus has zero brain activity that she should be required to carry the baby to term and likely miscarraige becouse the religious right has made it illegal for doctors to treat the problem safely and legally. Tell the woman who has been raped, or who's life is in danger that she's not free to deal with something going on inside her body.
Personally I'm for restricting elective abortion to the first tri-mester, before the fetus shows brain activity. Before that, if you want to terminate it's a personal decision and it's a heavy one, but it may be better than bringing a child into the world that isn't wanted or can't be supported.
As the Democratic platoform states, abortion should be safe, legal and rare.
Regarding gay marriage. Full marraige in name will never happen, too many people are against it as am I. But the Republican platform contains language that is against civil unions as well.
Anyone who doesn't believe a devout gay couple should be allowed the same legal perks as a hetero couple needs to look inside and make sure they are not just a bigot or small minded.
In RI (and other states) it's legal for a gay couple to adopt a child. So you're telling me the party of "family values" doesn't believe this family should have the same legal perks, designed to tighten the family bond and create the best child rearing environment possible, as a hetero couple?
I'd love for every kid to have a super mom and dad, but I can think of several gay parents I know that are raising better children than their lackluser hetero counterparts. That's the society we live in, it's not perfect.
So to be against civil unions, is really anti-family...the gay marraige issue is simply a diversion.
-spence
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