You know the abortion issue is a big deal to me (I'm anti-abortion btw) and I've just come to terms with the fact the Roe v. Wade will probably never be overturned and whatever the first Lady and the President think of it really doesn't matter - it really is an issue that can be solved with people face to face - changing their hearts and how they think about it - not changing a law that permits it...
I even recall Bush making a remark about "changing hearts" and I believe that's really where it's at. Talking to people and changing their minds, convincing women that might have an abortion to not walk in the clinic and that there's a better option - Life.
...the fact the Roe v. Wade will probably never be overturned and whatever the first Lady and the President think of it really doesn't matter - it really is an issue that can be solved with people face to face - changing their hearts and how they think about it - not changing a law that permits it... I would disagree. It matters a great deal what the President thinks on the issue of life. Bill Clinton believed frevently in the right to butcher a baby, and vetoed PBA twice. Now of course a PBA ban would not really solve the problem of third trimester abortions, but it is a vital political move forward, and a vital social link in proclaiming one form of abortions wrong and illegal.
When I hear politicians say, "There's nothing I can do. We must change hearts before we change laws", I must admit that I think to myself, "There's someone who would rather not be bothered with the issue of life. Here is a politician who will not lift a finger to truly enact real reform."
Perhaps I misjudge some. I do not know. Bush has done a few things.