That’s an excellent point, Michael, and it gets to the heart of the politics of the abortion debate. Most voters are willing to support a pro-choicer or a pro-lifer, but most voters don’t want their leaders to seem obsessed with the issue. Those preferences work in favor of the status quo on abortion policy.
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Ramesh Ponnuru is the editor of National Review, a columnist for the Washington Post, and a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
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