![]() ![]() Life begins at conception, they believe from that moment, the fetus in the womb is a person with a right to exist. Though abortion opponents do try to deploy science to bolster their objections, their position ultimately rests on philosophical convictions about personhood and the beginning of human life. But the assertion that nobody wants an abortion, ever, directly affirms anti-choice narratives. When abortion ends a wanted pregnancy, it is one grief-sodden moment in a series of tragedies. Anything less but the prioritization of women over the pregnancies they carry cedes ground the left cannot afford to lose. Milano and the DCCC have walked directly into a trap that abortion opponents set for them, and they don’t even seem to realize what they’ve done. Were I still Evangelical, and still longed to end abortion, I’d have many reasons to celebrate. When your enemies pick up your arguments and tolerate your allies in their midst, you can be relatively confident that you’ve achieved the social and political dominance that you’ve worked toward for years. ![]() ![]() The party is working against its most important pro-choice allies in a district that a more progressive candidate could realistically win. But despite being a Democrat, Lipinski vehemently opposes abortion rights. Consider the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, now fundraising for Representative Dan Lipinski as if he’s a regular incumbent. But her opinion is not as unusual among liberals as it should be, and that makes her difficult to ignore. Her fame does not make her a spokesperson for feminism. It’s unwise, probably, to pay much attention to Milano. Just because there are women that don't believe in abortion, don't take away someone else's right." /96sdQvhCvT- Cuomo Prime Time May 15, 2019 But there are circumstances that we cannot avoid. "Nobody wants to get an abortion," says Alyssa Milano. We’re all pro-life, Alyssa Milano told Chris Cuomo, not long after Georgia governor Brian Kemp signed a bill that would, if it goes into effect, ban abortions after six weeks. But the notion that abortion is sad, a thing to be avoided and disliked, persists. Clinton hasn’t been president since 2001, and pro-choice advocates have disavowed such timid language in the years since his departure. You can still buy bumper stickers with his quote on it, if you want to tell the world that women should control their own bodies - in the right circumstances. The quote is quintessential Clinton: liberal, but not too liberal feminism moderated by a touch of good old common sense. Abortion, Bill Clinton once said, should be safe, legal, and rare. ![]()
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