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Badnarik on Abortion
Posted By Jason on 7/30/2004 @ 1:30 pm
I disagree wtih Badnarik on this issue. It's an issue that divides the Libertarian Party quite sharply.
Michael Badnarik has a more permissive view on abortion.
I believe that the decision to abort must remain the sole province of the mother, the father, and their own consciences. It is not an issue for government intrusion. I know that a law enforcement "war on abortion" would be every bit as successful as the "war on drugs" and lead only to more misery. It disturbs me that this issue so deeply divides our country indeed, this issue is one of the few that divides my party. I hope that there will come a time when technology will resolve the problem, but until that happens, I believe that abortion must remain safe and legal. That said, I oppose using tax funds to pay for abortions, or using the power of government to force companies, through their health benefits, to pay for them either. I know that it is vital that control of this issue not be relinquished into the hands of government, because of the way that the "pendulum of power" swings back and forth between left and right. Thus, a government given the power to ban abortion can just as easily mandate abortion, as is done in other parts of the world. This issue is far too important to place control at the whim of which ever side happens to be in power at the moment.
Hat tip to the League of Women Voters.
In the end, I don't think it's an issue for the Federal government to decide. SCOTUS was wrong when they took the Roe v. Wade case, it belongs in the hands of the states.
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