Well, this election is one of the weirdest in history I think. I mean, Hillary is just plain mean to Obama, and Obama is like a question mark. McCain seems much more reasonable than Romney because Romney has flip flopped far more. Huckabee deserves a pat on the back for being consistent, but I don't think it would be wise to put him in office because of the one thing he said about changing the Constitution. Whenever someone on the right or left says anything about changing the Constitution, beware of them.
Being a libertarian, I'm stuck in the middle. Lucky me.
The abortion issue for me is tricky, because there are so many situations that arise with young kids having sex and not being taught the basics. I would venture to say that most pro-choice people would prefer there to be reduced abortions, and hopefully no abortions, but they don't believe it is the government's job to make a girl have a baby if she would be traumatized by such a thing like from rape or incest. If abortion is made illegal, then, women will resort to horrific practices to get it done, rather than in a sanitary, medical facility.
China is a perfect example of what happens when you are not pro-choice. They FORCE women to have abortions, rather than having a choice. And if abortion is made illegal, then it is the exact same situation reversed. Women would be FORCED to have babies rather than having a choice. Either way, they'd be forced to lie half-naked on a table against their will.
We need to find a solution to abortion I think, but making it illegal will only make it go underground. The best solution is prevention, via sexual education and birth control. Abstinence only education is a sure fire way to increase abortions, since it fails most of the time. The odds of a sexually active girl getting pregnant while using birth control and condoms is very low, which would prevent pregnancy, and thus abortion. So, the pro-choice people would win and the pro-life people would win.
But, the pro-life people who refuse to teach kids about safe sex which would prevent pregnancy are being unrealistic. Sexual drive is more powerful than a promise of staying abstinent.
Just remember, when you criminalize human vices, then criminals will control them.
