Why did a British newspaper say that the Palin appointment is proof that abortion dominates American politics?
It’s a wedge issue for the parties. Asserting a non-negotiable pro-life position naturally highlights and challenges the apparently more prevalent abortion crowd. It comes down to this issue because how you understand and approach it says volumes about if and how much we as a society truly value human life. This fundamental value determines whether social and medical policies are humanizing or dehumanizing to the human person. The pro-life position is that a full human being (even if not physically developed) is created at the moment of conception, with the full dignity of a human person. If one does not treat that person with full human dignity, then at the most fundamental level, society discriminates and dishonors the totality of human life. It opens the door to other maniplations of the human being, e.g. cloning, genetic engineering, etc., for good or ill according to politics and whims, with all the risks of discrimination and injustice that come with it. On the other hand, medica
