Comments by "Cinderball" (@cinderball1135) on "Caller Confronts David About Abortion" video.

  1. I feel like the whole abortion conflagration makes no sense. Let's say I'm a Christian (which I actually was, at one point!) and I want abortions to end (which I actually do!) -> Surely I can see that criminalising it doesn't work - enforcement won't catch everybody, and foetuses will be aborted. Bummer. (Also, this fills the prison system with vulnerable women who have already often been traumatised by rapists. Man, this isn't looking good) -> Okay, so instead, let's address the causes of abortion, and prevent people from ever getting unwanted pregnancies in the first place. -> Provide comprehensive sex ed to kids in school, provide free contraception in the form of condoms, pills, implants, whatever. -> Work to eradicate other underlying causes of teen pregnancy - the best contraception is education, so increase funding for that. -> Work to alleviate the effects of poverty - child poverty is a huge predictor for the likelihood of teen pregnancy. -> Close the gap between rich and poor, and nurture the growth of the middle class (the people most likely to adhere to the nuclear family model) See, I'm a progressive, and I want the same thing that radical Christians want - I'd like abortions to be a thing of the past. It's simply that we're attacking the problem from completely different angles. They want to punish people who get abortions. I want to prevent the need from ever arising, through social and humanitarian reform. Is this not a platform that could ultimately unite us?
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