re: #837 kiwiviv

Then why are the pro choice people so unwilling to allow ANY moderation in abortion law whatsoever?

The answer to that question is complex but there are clues in a number of comments Charles has made in this very thread. Pro-choice activists will tell you that allowing the camel’s nose under the tent will result in the elimination of every last vestige of reproductive rights. Pro-life activists like Rick Santorum and Jill Stanek lend credibility to that claim by trying to turn every compromise into a massacre. Both sides have learned, with good reason, to distrust each other.

I think the president was trying to call for a pull-back from these battle lines today. Maybe it was just politics but even if it was, it’s worth considering.