Liberals and Abortion

A reader sent me the following comment regarding abortion. I don’t know if I necessarily agree, but it’s an interesting theory:

PR,

I don’t know why you’re making such a big deal out of this abortion thing. I have a Machiavellian theory of why abortion should remain legal.

Since conservatives believe that abortion is morally wrong, we do not abort our babies. We have babies (often lots of babies) and raise them in conservative households.

Liberals, on the other hand, believe that abortion is a God-given right, and therefore tend not to have as many babies as conservatives.

Granted, I still believe abortion is evil and aborting a fetus is the same as murdering a baby. But I also believe in finding the silver lining in every dark cloud. In this case, the silver lining is - is it possible that liberals will eventually be bred out of existence, while we conservatives flourish?

It's an interesting theory, but I must point out the obvious flaw.

Just because children are born to a conservative household doesn’t mean they will be conservative when they grow up. Think of all the Baby Boomers who were born to conservative parents, yet became yesterday’s hippies and today’s ultra-liberals.

Besides, as you say yourself, abortion is evil and our battle must continue to teach people of its disgusting realities so the public’s viewpoint changes in our favor.

All the same, nice try. It’s good to know that my readers think outside the box.

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