00camper
"If you changed the word "dental" for the word "abortion" and the case was about a law to set standards for the tensile strength of braces we wouldn't be talking about it right now."
ay, there's the rub.
we are not talking about dental and the justice department, that as i recall was run by some fellow named meese, who left office with a scandel, republicans they are a funny group, doesn't appear to be interested in the quality of the surgeries performed, they are going to tryto overturn roe vs wade by any means possible as long this mad man is in charge.
i, personally, do not like the idea of aborting a fetus that could ultimately become a child. fortunately i have not had to face the issue. i do recall my mother had an abortion when she was in her mid or late 40's. that would be sometime in the 1950's.
at that time abortions were caried out one of three ways. if you were wealthy, you flew to puerto rico. if you were middle class and had a close relationship with your doctor, he performed a D and C.
if you were poor you went to some "back alley" person and in more cases then not died of bleeding or infection, or you used a coat hanger.
you are, in spite of any protest you may mount, dealing with the issue of abortion from a religious viewpoint, and that is my biggest bone of contention with all religious groups. they all want everyone else to believe as they do and follow their rules.
that is why people of my "faith", and i don't mean jewish, but people not influenced by doctrine, can form their belief system based on their own morality and intellect.
and we do not get the rewards of an afterlife for living a decent, respectful life, treating others with respect and dignity, when they deserve it.
why does the religious middle of the road and right fight abortion and want to kill murderers instead of locking them in cages for the rest of their lives.
it is dogma flying in the face of reality and, if not checked, the most popular dogma wins the election and one of the tenants of a democracy, protect the rights of the minority, disppears.