Not a treatise, but I do have a few questions.
On the subject of abortion, neither side claiming to represent critical views really seems to ever get to the question of why. It is always a question of whether, but never why.
Why is that?
If you never ask why and just try to manage something with a law, you’re going to retain (if not create) persistent problems of all kinds.
So, what are the underlying issues that drive a person’s desire (or need) for abortion?
When will we collectively ask that question? And, what are we willing to do about the complexity of the answers we would surely get, if we actually asked? It looks like we now have our chance, but why am I not too expectant of much?
For all the social commentary about it, there doesn't seem to be too much true actionability on the causes of abortion. And, both sides of the political versions of the debate seem guilty of not that much interest in causes.
There’s just something too conspicuous about that.
And, besides the 'issues' involved, how much discussion really is there with the woman who often has to walk alone in this process (I think we know the answer)? And, why is she, much of the time, walking alone anyway? So few seem to actually care about her (or her situation). “Just don’t have an abortion” and then we walk away as if we've solved for something — apparently content with leaving everything else for her to deal with. Besides, does a ‘just say no’ approach to such things really work? We’ve seen that approach before, haven’t we? Perhaps this is just another example of trying to treat the symptoms without addressing the causes.
The woman is held automatically accountable, but when is the man? It took two for it to happen, but it’s left to one to deal with (and too many men, in terms of the debate, seem just fine with that). Seriously? Seriously — it’s not just a woman’s problem. Looking around, it's pretty obvious...it's everyone's problem.
...finish here.
