Saying that abortion is a private matter to a religious person is like saying murder is a private matter and should be left up to the individual. Obviously that argument does not fly with them and they view it as something that there should be laws against.
Also, claiming it as a matter of choice does not hold much water since to them the choice has already been made (sex) and the resultant person is a consequence of that choice.
Most laws are based on a moral principle such as not stealing or lying. Thus we have elections to decide what the morals of the majority are, and laws are created to reflect them.
I am surprised that so many people find it amazing that America elected Bush again. I think it would be obvious (and the pollsters agreed last night from the news I watched) that moral issues trump almost all else. When 11 states, including liberal ones like Oregon, pass amendments banning gay marriage the left should realize that the cries of "no blood for oil" and all that other propoganda means little in the face of issues like abortion and gay marriage. You cannot claim that the "christian right" passed the amendment in Oregon. It seems that there are a lot of christian liberals and undecideds that feel more strongly about these moral issues than the other issues being debated (what few there were).
Slashdot Mirror
Saying that abortion is a private matter to a religious person is like saying murder is a private matter and should be left up to the individual. Obviously that argument does not fly with them and they view it as something that there should be laws against.
Also, claiming it as a matter of choice does not hold much water since to them the choice has already been made (sex) and the resultant person is a consequence of that choice.
Most laws are based on a moral principle such as not stealing or lying. Thus we have elections to decide what the morals of the majority are, and laws are created to reflect them.
Styro
I am surprised that so many people find it amazing that America elected Bush again. I think it would be obvious (and the pollsters agreed last night from the news I watched) that moral issues trump almost all else. When 11 states, including liberal ones like Oregon, pass amendments banning gay marriage the left should realize that the cries of "no blood for oil" and all that other propoganda means little in the face of issues like abortion and gay marriage. You cannot claim that the "christian right" passed the amendment in Oregon. It seems that there are a lot of christian liberals and undecideds that feel more strongly about these moral issues than the other issues being debated (what few there were).
-Styro