The folly of abortion abolitionism
There is a long-shot bill in the North Carolina legislature sparking some hubbub. It seeks to amend the state constitution to allow women who receive abortions to be prosecuted for murder. The bill follows similar ones in other states. They come from an ascendant faction in the anti-abortion movement known as abortion abolitionists.
TL;DR
- A bill in North Carolina proposes amending the state constitution to allow women who receive abortions to be prosecuted for murder.
- This bill is supported by abortion abolitionists, a faction within the anti-abortion movement.
- Abolitionists advocate for the complete ban of abortion and view partial bans as immoral compromises.
- They argue that if abortion is murder, then women receiving abortions should be guilty of murder.
- The article questions the rationality of the abolitionist position, suggesting deeper issues beneath their stance.