On Good Friday, as you probably know, a judge issued a ruling in Texas to sideline one of the drugs used in chemical abortions. It never really went into practice, and that judicial debate will likely wind up in the Supreme Court before long. It was a sober reminder that abortion in the United States is both intensely complicated and far from over. Reactions were — as is typical, especially after last June’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade — hysterical.
One of the reasons I write about abortion so much is that I have the perhaps naïve belief that people of diverse views and experiences about abortion can find some meeting ground. Abortion is a human tragedy. We should be able to agree there, even if you believe that abortion is necessary to prevent other tragedies.
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