ASPEN BAKER: THE PRO-VOICE SOLUTION TO THE ABORTION CONFLICT
Abortion remains one of the most burning debates in the United States today. It divides a culture, divides families, and angers even the most level-headed debater. In the 36 years since Roe v. Wade, the debate has raged between pro-life and pro-choice advocates. Aspen Baker proposes a “pro-voice” solution, which attempts to get past the political divisions and emphasize the stories of women who’ve had abortions in order to shape the dialogue and the law.
Some have some reservations about this new approach while acknowledging its merits, but it is an interesting new angle from which to view the issue.
Question to the Blogosphere: What do you think of this new angle of viewing the abortion issue? Do you think abortion should be a political issue regulated by the government? If so, to what extent should it be regulated? Baker argues that the pro-choice and pro-life stances in American societies tend to be mutually exclusive–can you think of any common ground, mutual interests, shared by the two sides?
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I don’t think it will solve the conflict. There will be pro-life voices and pro-choice voices to be heard from, just as in the general population. It would provide more input, though.