Abortion is undesirable. We would all like to live in a world where it never happens. That is an agreement we can build on. Yet our inability or unwillingness to build on this agreement, and reach workable solutions to address this very serious problem, is destroying our country. I want to find a way forward.
I call this position “Pro-Whole-Life.” It borrows the best from both the so-called “Pro-Choice” and the so-called “Pro-Life” positions, while seeking to avoid the pitfalls of each. Because it is a middle ground and a way forward, extremists on both sides of the issue will hate it. So will the merchants of division, who will see it as a threat to one of their best cash cows, and to one of the best distractions by which they keep their control over us. I am addressing those of you who are tired of watching our country self-destruct over this issue, and willing to try thinking in a new way.
To begin with, let me respectfully ask the “Pro-Life” thinkers to consider one poignant fact. If you had your way, and abortion was outlawed coast to coast tomorrow, we would simply trade one set of nasty problems for another. Instead of about 900,000 abortions a year, we would have hundreds of thousands of new orphans every year, plus untold numbers of illegal abortions, untold amounts of money flowing into the coffers of organized crime, a whole new set of corrupting influences on our banking and political systems, and untold numbers of babies sold into human trafficking. Do any of us really want that?
