This is a tough subject for me to listen to on any talk radio program and I usually shut it off as soon as it comes on. the left will argue that we do not know when a life begins in the womb. I have found a pretty good answer to that. Since we do know when life ends, anyone?
Life ends when the human heart stops beating, therefore we can fight for a human life once we hear a heartbeat.
On the other hand, since the democrap party are the ones in favor of it I say we abort them.
I have become involved in a few abortion arguments and have found the ultimate stop button.
After I put down what I am drinking (it has ranged from coffee to adult beverages) I ask one simple question:
Has the person arguing about abortion (pro or con) ever had one? If they are male, I ask if any male lawyer or judge ever had an abortion.
Once I get the normal “No”. I then ask how can they talk rationally about something they have no knowledge of? If they are members of the Bar I ask them are they willing to let people who have never been to law school become lawyers and judges since personal knowledge of the subject doesn’t appear to be a prerequisites for heated and sometime irrational discussions.
One time a woman admitted to having an abortion. At that point I said: “Madam, you are, for good or bad, the only person who understands this issue. Would you be so kind as to give me your position and, if possible, explain why?” She responded with her position but said the reason was entirely too personal. To which I thanked her for her bravery and told the rest of the people to STFU since we had only one “expert” among us.
The conversation went quickly elsewhere, which was the objective of the exercise to begin with.
IMHO this should be how all arguments about abortion should be handled - those with personal knowledge of the reasons behind and the physical and emotional impacts should help the rest of us understand this deeply personal issue. All the other talking heads are nothing more than hot air generators and should be viewed as such.