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Originally posted by Spanky
In my opinion the best way to reduce abortions is to reduce unwanted pregnancies. The best way to reduce unwanted pregnancies is contraception. It seems to me that a large swath of the pro-life group insures a high number of abortions by preventing the distribution of condoms. I think planned parenthood does the best job of trying to reduce abortions and most social conservatives just get in the way of their efforts.
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Aren't you supposed to be a fiscal conservative? The best way to reduce abortions is to quit subsidizing and coddling people who engage in risky behavior. Its way harder to get preggers at an 8-10 hour/day minimum wage job with a mean boss than it is in a 16th floor bordello of a public housing project.
I think your characterization of "social conservatives" is off too, but I also think it depend how you define "social conservatives". My guess is that a majority of the people who define themselves as solidly "pro-Life" would not also characterize themselves as solidly "anti-condom".
ETA, it appears some of those bloggers who Ty's always quoting also think this will be a win for the Democrats:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/3/31/13226/2693
(Spree: Kos? citing to Yglesias?)
