Any Catholic will explain the Church position on abortion as a "
mortal sin ," That view has not changed for centuries.
What has evolved is secular " democratic " societies where public opinion is not negligible in deciding LAW. Personal morality is distinct from criminal law.
If abortion should be declared a crime by the state, could it possibly be treated as a mere misdemeanor ? How could the woman actively seeking an abortion be just an innocent " victim " while the doctor is judged a murderer ?
We see " women as victim " in prostitution. The " johns " are arrested but the hookers are referred to social workers.
As a democratic socialist and a Roman Catholic I think it would make more sense just to have decriminalized both abortion and prostitution. And I am pleased that the Church has become less obsessive on the sins of private life.
In a way, conservative Donald Trump was just - at first- trying to be consistent . But what chance has now legal abortion ( a basic human right ? ) of becoming-once again- a matter for state prosecution ?
Life is also " sacred " out of the womb. And the neo-Democrats- like Hillary Clinton- have caused ordinary Americans much grief with imperialist wars and attacks on the working class - indeed, for decades now, a one sided class war.
Hillary Clinton has no quarrel with the right of Wall St. and the American plutocracy to exist. No quarrel with the New Colonialism.
And no democratic socialist would quarrel with the right of Israel to exist. But Hillary recently was so one sided friendly toward the Israel lobby that she forgot to be equally passionate about the rights of the Palestinians.
So much for the bigger picture of the RIGHT TO LIFE under insane capitalism.
So forget reactionary Donald Trump- Hillary Clinton for president ? " Morning in America " for " liberated " working class women ? I myself am " feeling the Bern " for Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont.
What has evolved is secular " democratic " societies where public opinion is not negligible in deciding LAW. Personal morality is distinct from criminal law.
If abortion should be declared a crime by the state, could it possibly be treated as a mere misdemeanor ? How could the woman actively seeking an abortion be just an innocent " victim " while the doctor is judged a murderer ?
We see " women as victim " in prostitution. The " johns " are arrested but the hookers are referred to social workers.
As a democratic socialist and a Roman Catholic I think it would make more sense just to have decriminalized both abortion and prostitution. And I am pleased that the Church has become less obsessive on the sins of private life.
In a way, conservative Donald Trump was just - at first- trying to be consistent . But what chance has now legal abortion ( a basic human right ? ) of becoming-once again- a matter for state prosecution ?
Life is also " sacred " out of the womb. And the neo-Democrats- like Hillary Clinton- have caused ordinary Americans much grief with imperialist wars and attacks on the working class - indeed, for decades now, a one sided class war.
Hillary Clinton has no quarrel with the right of Wall St. and the American plutocracy to exist. No quarrel with the New Colonialism.
And no democratic socialist would quarrel with the right of Israel to exist. But Hillary recently was so one sided friendly toward the Israel lobby that she forgot to be equally passionate about the rights of the Palestinians.
So much for the bigger picture of the RIGHT TO LIFE under insane capitalism.
So forget reactionary Donald Trump- Hillary Clinton for president ? " Morning in America " for " liberated " working class women ? I myself am " feeling the Bern " for Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont.
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