The divide between political parties is smaller than we think (2020)

Re:The divide between political parties is smaller than we t... by rayiner on Thursday February 04, 2021 @02:44PM (#26028994)

Based on what? In the U.S., Roe protects elective abortions (i.e. abortion on demand) up to viability, 20-24 weeks. Almost all European countries ban on-demand abortions after the first trimester (10-14 weeks): https://www.loc.gov/law/help/abortion-legislation/europe.php

Lots of other issues are tied up in this one. E.g. federal funding of abortions would result in public funding on-demand second trimester abortions that would be illegal in most European countries.

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Re:The divide between political parties is smaller than we t... by pelliphant on Friday February 05, 2021 @07:58AM (#26035799)

Abortion laws in europe isn't decided by our most liberal parties.

The first trimester rules you mentioned are usually what everyone can agree on.

Example one: In my country (Sweden), a high-ranking party-poard member of our conservative christian party just got into a lot of trouble because it was found out that they had been a member of an anti-abortion organization 10 years ago, and now had to publicly state that they now support the first-trimester abortion rules (Personally, I think it's a lie, but this is what you have to do over here to not ruin your political career, even in the conservative christian party).

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