GOP Candidate Opens An Entirely New Angle On Pro-Life Conversation
Vivek opens a win/win alternative to the usual zero-sum argument
Is there a way to take the pro-life position in such a way as to sidestep the left’s default ‘you-hate-us’ antagonism?
The only way to find out is to try. What it might really come down to how is many people are actually arguing in good faith.
He starts with something that most of us can find common ground on — a pregnant woman being attacked is seen as a special subset of violence that should be viewed somewhat differently than even the horrors of supposedly ‘ordinary’ domestic abuse.
Will this presidential election be the most important in American history?
Most of us admit that there’s something different about attacking an expectant mother. And then he introduces the olive branch to the hostile side.
His idea hinges on making it easier to bring a child into the world.
Even more interesting, he’s making this pitch in the ‘hostile territory’ of the Sunday news shows.
Is he a longshot candidate? Sure. But whatever his odds might be, he’s bringing up fresh ideas that are worthy of being part of the larger conversation.
The debates, when the time comes, could prove interesting indeed.
