Originally posted by tabibito
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That war will NEVER be won. It will never be resolved. It will never end. Those who insist on engaging in it are engaging in an endless, unresolvable conflict. That is, by definition, an exercise in futility. And while they are engaged in this exercise, children continue to die. That makes BOTH sides of that conflict responsible for its outcomes, IMO. That's a message CP takes exception to. I suspect you will too. But it is an inevitable consequence of the points above.
There is only one way to "win" this - if "winning" means "children stop dying at a significant level." We need to turn our attention from "the ongoing war" and turn it to finding systemic solutions that can be seen as acceptable to both sides. That means solutions that both strive to reduce abortion to the smallest it can be, while preserving the autonomy and rights of women. The pro-life side has to be willing to say, "I understand government intrusion in medical decisions is a thing we ought to avoid and want to work with you to make that happen" and the pro-choice people have to be willing to say, "I understand you see this as a life and want to preserve it and I want to work with you to make that happen."
Whether or not it IS an independent, human person is not an issue that will ever be resolved. Whether or not we can find ways to let it become one just might be.
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