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Originally Posted by irateplatypus
i'm a conservative who does take abortion into consideration when voting.
it's not a dominating factor, but as long as roe v. wade stands... it is a federal issue where the president does have very real sway.
but, (as far as the issue goes in informing my vote) i think i'd support a pro-choice candidate who opposes roe v. wade over a pro-life candidate who would let it stand or address the issue by constitutional amendment. the SCOTUS trampled on the constitution the minute it granted certiorari. we're so divided over the issue today because the people never got a chance to express their will through legislation. the best solution is returning it to the states under their constitutionally granted police power, not by rolling it into an amorphous "right of privacy" creation. if 50/50 states approve abortion, so be it. at least democracy would have a chance to address the situation.
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I would be content with that situation as well. I guess I would have to call myself pro-choice, in that I think anyone claiming that destroying a zygote is equivalent to murder is crazy... but anyone claiming that it should be ok to kill a baby 8 months and 29 days into pregnancy, while saying its murder to throw it in a dumpster the next after its delivered would be just as crazy... states rights on the issue would be ok in my book.