The Roe v. Wade anniversary with its ritual marches of protest and defense occurs this year amidst our quadrennial election carnival. Our elections now seem to require that contending politicians seek to outdo one another in ideological extremism. This has meant that most Republican contenders have sought to one-up each other on exactly how rigid they will make America’s abortion laws.
We have been shouting about abortion in this country for nearly 40 years, but it seems like a long time since we actually talked to each other about it. Our politicians do plenty of posturing and sound biting, but we rarely have any kind of real conversation beyond that. And we never seem to say anything new.
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