Our Shared Responsibility
One of the best-kept secrets of the pro-life and pro-choice movements is that the two movements ultimately overlap to the extent that they share the goal of reducing the number of abortions. They differ only with respect to degree and methodology.
Unfortunately, politicians benefit more from having two polarized, angry movements than they do from having two less polarized, less angry movements.
We live in a culture today where the decision not to have sex is seen as ridiculous. Abstinence is the default choice, and the pro-choice movement has an obligation to make it a socially acceptable choice.
Likewise, the pro-life movement has been so tangled up in policy objectives that it has failed to actually reduce the number of abortions.
The Future of Abortion
Thirty years ago, the most effective forms of birth control--even if used correctly--were only ...