Republicans lead with an ethics formed by faith, and yet their platform cares greatly for embryos and fetuses and hardly at all for needy children. And we basically respect both the rights of women who seek abortions and the consciences of people who oppose them. We think they should be earlier in pregnancy, not later. Methods also differ: More European abortions are accomplished medically (pill or injection) than surgically (suction or dismemberment).Īmericans have a basic moral intuition about abortion, one that is seen even in the nuanced polling of partisans and ideologues: We want fewer abortions, not more. There are other differences, including waiting periods that would horrify American pro-choice activists. In most European countries, where the political systems encourage consensus, abortion widely is available on request during the first trimester but generally illegal afterward. European and American stances on abortion Given the parties’ capture by extremist, unyielding interest groups and the elimination of pro-choice Republicans and pro-life Democrats from government, all incentives and opportunities for compromise have disappeared. Even as we get a clearer view of what each side ultimately is advocating for, it’s not likely that our divided political climate will allow either side to prevail decisively and indefinitely. Our political system, designed to accommodate compromise, will not handle the new reality very well. Wade is overturned and states are freed to impose local limits or outright bans. Wade overturnedĪfter years of interest groups’ fear-mongering and fundraising over abortion restrictions proposed, enacted and litigated within the framework of Roe, we now have a glimpse of what the abortion debate will look like if Roe v. Pollsters will find that any recent gains in pro-life identification erode as Americans consider whether Alabama’s vision of justice is correct: A rape victim obtains an abortion, and the doctor gets a substantially longer prison sentence than the rapist. He said the February 15th briefing will also include information comparing China’s military capability to that of the U.S.As with the extreme Democratic laws in New York and Virginia, the newly passed Republican bans will be unpopular. At a Sunday news conference, Schumer unsurprisingly praised President Biden’s response including the order to shoot the suspected surveillance balloon down as “calm, calculating and effective, despite the administration’s lack of being transparent with the American people and what many believe to be a slow and soft response to China’s clear violation. (New York, NY) - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says lawmakers will receive a classified briefing on the Chinese balloon incident next week. Cruz said the Biden administration only acted after the balloon’s presence made the news and “forced” him do something. Biden said Saturday he issued the order to shoot it down as soon as possible January 30th, but decided to hold off given the safety issues with falling debris.
airspace on January 28th but defense officials didn’t confirm the incident until January 31st. The surveillance balloon first entered U.S. Appearing on CBS’ Face the Nation, the Texas Republican said that while he commend the President for “having the guts” to shoot down the balloon, Biden shouldn’t have waited so long to take action. (Addison, TX) - Senator Ted Cruz says President Biden should have had the suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down sooner than Saturday.
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