This is why the debate is so passionate. Because it's about our identity and our self-determination as human beings. The middle ground is preventing unintended pregnancy. That's what reduces abortions. Let's talk about that.
Language can lift up public discourse.
That is the hope of democracy as envisioned by the founding fathers. Going from racket to reason is a shared responsibility. No whining allowed. And individual citizens bear a huge part of that responsibility. My neighbor Cathy recently wrote me to express her anger with Dr. Laura Schlessinger for lying about Planned Parenthood on the radio.