Why I am a pro-choice Catholic
Few issues are as explosive and controversial as abortion. I'm jumping into a fire! The fact of the matter is that I believe abortion is a necessary evil and I think this is the position of many who support choice on abortion. I don't think anyone who supports choice really thinks that abortion is the greatest thing since sliced bread. Last year some Catholics voted strictly on abortion. They were single-issue voters. But the fact of the matter is that Obama won the Catholic vote by 54% to McCain's 46%. The McCain Catholics kept saying that the Vatican said that the Democrats were the party of death. But the Pope is not a one-issue man. He talks about the environment, poverty and other issues. The Catholic bishops support health care reform. Yes, they supported the anti-abortion language introduced by Rep. Stupac. But they support the essence of health care reform and that's the important thing in my book. I don't want women who want abortions to end up in the back alleys dying from a botched abortion. What's the virtue with that?
I'm still learning how to blog so please be patient with my screw-ups and such, I'm trying to save this post. In the future I'll be blogging about my involvement with the Catholic peace group Pax Christi. So stay tuned!
Monday, December 28, 2009
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