Sentences with phrase «focus of the abortion debate»
From my perspective the focus of the abortion debate should be sentience; however, even if we are at some point able to determine definitively when during pregnancy fetal sentience begins, we would still be faced with dealing with the ethical issue of law denying women autonomy.
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The debate over abortion (most recently focused on what are called either «late - term» or «partial - birth «abortions, depending on your position) reveals a reluctance to look at the facts surrounding both sides of a serious issue out of fear that one might discover or publicize a fact that does not support one's stance.
Debates about this will easily generate much more heat than light unless the energy of both sides is focused on the right question, which is: «Given that 200,000 abortions a year is far too many, how can a deliverable change in the law most effectively reduce that number?»
Activists on both sides of the abortion debate tell POLITICO they've never seen a legislator pursue Planned Parenthood with such a single - minded focus.