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Andrew Sullivan and abortion.
03-Jun-09The murder of Dr. Tiller has produced a fresh investigation of abortion. Andrew Sullivan has posted numerous personal stories about abortions. They are all worth reading and pondering.
It’s hard not to feel something like the Obama position: abortion is a moral issue, a deeply moral issue, like the way you use your body sexually, treat your friends, or spend your money. And as with all moral issues, it is possible to do things that are horribly wrong. But it does not always seem obvious that it is always and everywhere the worst possible moral option.
I have written three previous essays about abortion on this site, and the Obama position seems to grow in my estimation as time goes on.