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To draw from another ethical question in the past of our country let’s look at slavery.

I really, really, really hope the current debates don't have to be resolved the way that one did.


That seems unlikely.

The slavery issue was both a moral debate and an economic issue. The abortion debate is conducted almost entirely on moral grounds. There are no states whose economies rely heavily on abortion.

Most Americans are more likely to take up arms to protect their pocketbooks than to advance their religious or moral beliefs, no matter how it may sometimes seem otherwise.

A more relevant current comparison would be the outright banning of all tobacco. No one has seriously proposed this, though there are good arguments to be made. But several states would find such a ban unacceptable -- though perhaps not so unacceptable that they would consider secession in response.