Sermon on the Mount Rushmore
Okay, pro-lifers! Let's talk turkey. If you guys get your way and South Dakota outlaws abortion, I suppose you're going to move there to show your support. Right?
Oh, come on! I'm sure some of you can be bothered to pack up your things and move to SD to prove your commitment to the cause.
Surely a state that penalizes this horrible practice should be rewarded with a thriving economy!
No?
Yeah, that's what I thought. You're not going anywhere.
Living in a state that allows abortion just doesn't bother you all that much. That's because it doesn't affect you.
Seriously, have any of you even thought about the long-term consequences of what this might do to South Dakota? It certainly isn't going to reduce the demand for abortion. It's not going to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies.
But the people in South Dakota who do NOT like the implications of this ruling might well be tempted to seek their fortunes elsewhere...
And those who do already do live elsewhere will have little incentive to seek it in South Dakota.
Let's face it: collectively speaking, the people who are most concerned with access to abortion are the ones who foresee a day when it may be necessary for themselves or someone they love. There are a whole lotta college-educated folks in their 20's and 30's who fall into that very camp... those the people you want to squeeze out?
You sure about that?
How many young couples dream of moving to a state where they know that their daughter would be legally forbidden from aborting a pregnancy should the need arise?
Those of you with faith in the free market should recognize that this is a VERY lopsided equation. This ruling will repel far more American citizens than it will attract.
The anti-abortion zealots might get their way in South Dakota. Another red state or two may join them.
But the ensuing exodus of young, working people will soon have an undeniable impact on the financial health of these states. This. Will. Happen.
And all of the unwanted pregnancies in the world will not be enough to repopulate them.
Oh, come on! I'm sure some of you can be bothered to pack up your things and move to SD to prove your commitment to the cause.
Surely a state that penalizes this horrible practice should be rewarded with a thriving economy!
No?
Yeah, that's what I thought. You're not going anywhere.
Living in a state that allows abortion just doesn't bother you all that much. That's because it doesn't affect you.
Seriously, have any of you even thought about the long-term consequences of what this might do to South Dakota? It certainly isn't going to reduce the demand for abortion. It's not going to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies.
But the people in South Dakota who do NOT like the implications of this ruling might well be tempted to seek their fortunes elsewhere...
And those who do already do live elsewhere will have little incentive to seek it in South Dakota.
Let's face it: collectively speaking, the people who are most concerned with access to abortion are the ones who foresee a day when it may be necessary for themselves or someone they love. There are a whole lotta college-educated folks in their 20's and 30's who fall into that very camp... those the people you want to squeeze out?
You sure about that?
How many young couples dream of moving to a state where they know that their daughter would be legally forbidden from aborting a pregnancy should the need arise?
Those of you with faith in the free market should recognize that this is a VERY lopsided equation. This ruling will repel far more American citizens than it will attract.
The anti-abortion zealots might get their way in South Dakota. Another red state or two may join them.
But the ensuing exodus of young, working people will soon have an undeniable impact on the financial health of these states. This. Will. Happen.
And all of the unwanted pregnancies in the world will not be enough to repopulate them.