Missed so far in the big abortion debate was a nice reversal of a faith-based issue making that issue worse: abstinence-only education. Compared to "just hold it" potty training by Roy Zimmerman, I think its more like "stay on the ground" flight training. Abstinence-only sex-ed had failed by any logical measure, and existed solely because of religious convictions overriding science in the eyes of much of the electorate. Obama reversing this policy is a nice step in the direction not only of good science, but of the one goal everyone shares in the abortion debate: reducing the number of abortions.
Sad that those yelling "Baby killer!" in the crowd at Notre Dame won't be taking this into consideration. It's just entirely too gray for their black and white world.
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"Missed so far in the big abortion debate was a nice reversal of a faith-based issue"
Was it a faith-based issue, or a values-based issue?
The so-called "values based" people base their values on faith, so take your pick.
A new study did not go your way, scienceavenger:
"Abstinence-only programs might work, study says"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/01/AR2010020102628.html
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