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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
I'm kind of the opposite. I'm pro-choice, but I think Roe vs. Wade is a bad way to do it. It's based on a pretty weak interpretation of the law in my view, and the fact that the U.S. political system left this important business in the hands of the judiciary rather than stepping up to the plate and addressing it themselves pretty much tells you what you need to know about politics in America.
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I'm with you on that. I think its very easy to be pro-life when the decision does not concern you, and you haven't been raped or had contraceptives fail, or have some relevant reason for a first trimester abortion. However, I think once that first trimester is over, either by laziness or by ignorance, the window for abortion should be closed.
In other words, its a very complicated topic and can not reasonably be decided definitively by five out of nine greybeards in robes. This is an issue that requires significant legislation and significant societal imput. What is a reasonable compromise?
It should be noted that Canada has a pretty disappointing history of legislation by judiciary too. Hot button issues don't exactly attract politicians to the plate on either side of the 49th.