Quote:
Originally Posted by powderjunkie
I'm not following the logic here...its only the polarization from one side that is preventing reasonable legislation. Please elaborate how its ultimately the progressives fault that conservatives have no choice but to do their monstrous things?
|
It’s a totally absurd position, because it supposes that “total ban” and “no government restriction” are at opposite ends of a balanced spectrum, when in reality, if you drew the spectrum of opinions on abortion regulation, “total ban” would be a single point at the end of a line and all the rest of the scientific, well reasoned arguments would look like a cluster at the other.
This is partly because, thanks to things like ethics in medicine and good practice, a world without government intervention (in north america, at least) still has a significant number of safeguards. On the other end, it’s literally removing a potentially lifesaving medical procedure that is safe and effective from the options medical professionals have, and going back to an era with back alley coat hanger procedures that killed people.
“The mindless centrist” is such a funny trope. No reasonable person believes “total ban” is even in the same league as “leave it to the doctors.”