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One of the most emotionally charged issues on the political scene is the abortion issue.
It is unfortunate, but the debate is often waged in very emotional terms . . . it is one that most people either feel very strongly for or very strongly against. Those who support abortion rights for women are viewed as being pro-abortion and those who oppose legalized abortion are viewed as being anti-women. Neither of these extreme views is accurate. The majority of Americans are troubled by abortion, but also feel that it is not right to decide what is right or wrong for someone else and therefore, are unwilling to make abortion illegal. Many states has restrictions on abortions such as referrals by school employees, parental notification and/or a 24-hour waiting period. There are bills being introduced into state legislatures that would make illegal any abortion except in the cases of rape, incest or to the save the life of the mother. Also, in some of these bills, the licensed physician who performs a then unlawful abortion would be guilty of a class A misdemeanor, all the way up to class B felonies. If the bill considers the unborn child to be a living human being at the time of conception, then it is the duty of the State to protect that life from being taken. Some states are looking at abortion referrals and the distribution of birth control devices and unlawful, with the exception of their own child. One of the debating points is whether the federal government or the states should have the power to dictate abortion law and which should have the power and right to enforce these laws. Proposals to ban any and all abortions are and have been very emotional and political in political campaigns. Some believe that human life begins at conception and that the child should be protected from this point, while others believe that a woman and her doctor should have the right to choose whether or not an abortion is appropriate in each individual circumstance. The Democratic Party has traditionally through its platform taken a pro-choice position on abortion, but that does not mean that Democrats are pro-abortion. The same holds true for the Republican Party, which is traditionally pro-life. That does not mean however, that there are not Republicans that are pro-choice. In watching the political conventions of both parties over the years, one can see that battles are waged on the floor of both of them. We have to remember, as candidates, that abortion is a volatile issue . . . but it is only one issue. A candidate must be Go To Page: 1 2
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