Reply #139: Pro-life here, and I agree [View All]

What you said is something that should be appealing to most on both sides (you're never going to get the super far right, who want no abortions). Comprehensive family planning, good sex ed programs, making contraception easily available, etc would almost certainly decrease the number greatly, thus pleasing most pro-lifers. At the same time, those on the pro-choice side aren't caving in either, and the women themselves are spared from making a difficult decision. I don't think there is any solution that pleases everyone, but something like this would do the most good without requiring either side to give up their beliefs. I do think programs like this could get the more moderate pro-life people to vote democrat (FWIW, I voted K/E).

On a broader scale,I would also like to see issues like healthcare, the economy, education, etc. adressed. These also have a large impact on abortions (Clinton-Bush comparison), and are areas where the Democrats can attack the GOP big time.