Abortion; Is this true?

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

If abortion is equal to the death penalty, then there is a dissonance with the left's support of abortion as well.

Actually, if the Left = Democrats, I don't think anti-death penalty is part of their platform (as anti-abortion is for the GOP). I would venture to say that most Democratic politicians are in favor of the death penalty (at least in their public utterances). In all but the bluest of blue states, a politician cannot even hint about being against the death penalty if he wants to be elected.

As for the left "supporting abortion," I think pro-choice isn't, by definition, pro-abortion. Personally, I'm pretty much anti-abortion (in terms of my personal beliefs), but not strongly so. However, I don't feel a need or desire to impose this belief on anybody else. It's simply none of my business.