An honest question
February 25, 2010emily 2 Comments »My tendency on this blog is to really strictly limit the topics I talk about because… well, because I don’t want to alienate anyone. Not everyone shares my politics, and I want this to be a friendly space that everyone feels comfortable frequenting. But the problem with that, of course, is that I wind up talking about really safe, beige topics. I’m much more likely to talk about nothing than something, because something might be divisive. But today I’m going to shelve that because I want to talk about a touchy subject: abortion. Nothing quite as divisive as abortion, right? Talk about jumping right in with both feet. But seriously, I have an honest question here. I think I understand both sides of the abortion debate pretty well. But that understanding falls apart when it comes to selective reduction. Selective reduction is used when a woman has multiples (twins, triplets, etc) in her womb and she chooses to limit the number of them she’ll carry to term. It’s another form of abortion. But never have I heard of anybody making a fuss about selective reduction. Why is that?
Posted on February 28th, 2010 at 9:52 am
Great question, and honestly a subject I’ve heard little about (and therefore know little about). Is it because this issue is inherently complicated and therefore difficult to dumb down and turn into a political talking point? Because, to me, it seems that the entire abortion debate is not actually about the issue–a woman with a difficult decision to make–but a line drawn in the sand by political parties.
Posted on March 16th, 2010 at 5:03 am
Maybe because it’s a little-heard-of subject. I honestly had never heard of the practice before I read it here. [You taught someone about something, take a bow! OK, if you're not a teacher by profession in which case don't bow]
I believe that is also abortion in the truest sense of the word.