It would set the stage for a conflict that would divide the American people for decades to come. That ruling was, of course, Roe vs. Wade, and the abortion battle has been, and still is, one of the most divisive moral issues our country has ever seen. The issue is as divisive today as it was 25 years ago. The tensions of the abortion conflict have grown so bad, the division so deep, that it seems forbidden even to talk about it.
Abortion is the ultimate conversation killer.
For many, it has become only a political battle between two opposing groups. In some ways the issue seems to have transcended abortion. If we are to end this divide in our country, honest discussion, not political discussion, must take place between real people. I believe such a resolution is possible and attainable within this generation. Not a forced resolution of law, but a real end to the moral confusion and struggle that the last 25 years have borne witness to, and the young people of our age have inherited.