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Old 01-31-2005, 05:29 PM   #2
Happy Monkey
I think this line's mostly filler.
 
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"Safe, Legal, and Rare" has been the standard liberal position the whole time, and that is just the realistic version of "Safe, Legal, and Never". If you want it to be rare, that's the same as saying that in ideal circumstances it would be never. Republicans have tried, with some success, to make the pro-choice position seem to be pro-abortion, but that's a misnomer. People are either pro-prohibition or anti-prohibition which is related, but distinct, from how frequently you think it ought to happen. Clinton is trying to clarify the issue.

The theocratic position on many "morals" issues is to legally enforce what would ideally be the preferred choice among many, ignoring the fact that attempting to legally enforce that sort of choice is usually more harmful than letting some people choose "wrongly". Intensely personal decisions like that are best handled by the person, with the help (if wanted) of their family and church (if any).
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