Then and NOW
NOW has distanced itself from the comments of its Morris County president who stated essentially that NOW opposed the double murder charge (one for Mrs. Peterson and one for the fetus), because it fits their position on abortion and human life. It was not a popular statement and NOW did the right thing in distancing itself.
I, like the vast majority of Americans, think abortion is bad. However, I (like the vast majority of Americans) think that abortion should remain legal. Noticeably absent by some in the pro-choice movement is the acknowledgement that abortion ends a life. And noticeably absent by some in the pro-life movement is the realization that abortion is a necessary evil.
The problem with the pro-life side is that it is riddled with fanatics who harass (even kill) abortion doctors. They also cannot distinguish that in certain cases abortion is the safest option. This damages the pro-life folks’ credibility.
The problem with the pro-choice side is that they view the issue entirely in terms of choice and women’s rights. The abortion issue is more complex than that. It is not completely and only about those two aspects. It is a human issue and not just a women’s issue. The pro-choice side also fails to deal with the fact that abortion ends a life by dismissing entirely that a fetus is a potential human, which harms their credibility.
I don’t like either of them.
