Re: [Fwd: Re: Abortion in Europe and US]

[Andrew Wayne Austin <aaustin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 27 Aug 1999, Katha Pollitt wrote:

>But the other side is -- even the Republican party now recognizes that
>an absolute ban on abortion is a nonstarter, and that it has to distance
>itself from the mad christians to win the presidency.

If they are smart politicians they will recognize that restricting
abortion demands going about it through steps. Opponents of abortion have
learned through trial and error what works and doesn't work. They are less
confrontational now, which will make their work that much easier. The tack
now has been to set up an alternative system to help troubled women and to
work on changing the legal and philosophical foundation to force a
reconsideration by the courts. These groups have wised up. That makes them
more dangerous.

Andy