Abortion and moderation

I'm sympathetic to the pro-life side. In my dream world I wouldn't outlaw abortion but I would restrict it, especially when it comes to late term and minors. In a sane society everyone would find it appalling that a thirteen year old can't get her ears pierced but can terminate a pregnancy. 

On the flip side, the pro-life radicals are without question the most delusional people out there. Some demand a full ban on abortion and are too stupid to realize that that will never happen, so they never take any pleasure of joy in even small wins for the pro-life side. The left forces change very well: it accepts mini-goals until the job is done. Gay marriage is the perfect example of that. Several states had laws against it until the supreme court finally (and correctly in my view) overturned the bans. Radical pro-lifers simply aren't capable of thinking like that. 

Radical pro-chociers are also deluded in their own way. They apply no value at all to the unborn child/fetus/whatever you wan to call it because they place such a high value on "choice". I know where they are coming from, for sure. At first it does seem troubling that another person can make life choices for you or forbid you from making them on your own. 

Abortion is a tired issue. It's such a highly charged subject that I don't think you'll ever change someones mind on it. Most topics are like that-you need to examine the issues by yourself and have the backbone to see if you are wrong-and sadly virtually no one does that anymore.