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To: Responsibility2nd

Well, many on Free Republic oppose abortion with the rape and incest and life of the mother exceptions.

Others on Free Republic tske the position that abortion should not happen even in those cases.

And regarding legalities, many point out that abortion is now a state by state issue. Those Freepers often say they are pro life, but that a national abortion ban at the federal level will never happen so we shouldn’t pursue that. And also how such a position hurts us politically.

It depends what aspects of abortion people are talking about.


13 posted on 09/05/2024 10:05:52 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Dilbert San Diego
And regarding legalities, many point out that abortion is now a state by state issue. 

It is, and many wrongly agree that is the correct position to take. Up to the States to decide.

However the 14th Amendment is still applicable:

No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

14 posted on 09/05/2024 10:12:27 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Leaving Abortion up to the States is like Leaving Slavery up to the States.)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Those Freepers often say they are pro life, but that a national abortion ban at the federal level will never happen so we shouldn’t pursue that. And also how such a position hurts us politically.

I'm not sure Trump's criticism of DeSantis's 6 week ban in Florida and claims that he will protect "women's reproductive rights" help us either. I read that the head of one of America's leading pro-life institutes is encouraging her followers not to vote for Trump unless he reverses his position. I agree with her that Trump will never win over Kamala's base. The people who want abortion legal are unlikely to believe Trump's denials of wanting a national ban while pro-life voters are turned off by such comments. It's a lose-lose situation for Trump.

22 posted on 09/05/2024 9:14:17 PM PDT by FormerFRLurker ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"-Voltaire)
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