Donald Trump's latest cock up provides a great opportunity for the Democrats. He was pressed in an interview in a way that none of the other candidates ever are about the abortion. When asked if a woman who procures an abortion, should abortion become a crime, should be punished., after a great deal of hemming and hawing he finally said in so many words yes I guess she should be. All the candidates from each party, but particularly the Republicans, jumped on him for this. Ted Cruz, in his usual sanctimonious fashion, talked about how precious women were and undeserving of any punishment.
The interesting thing about this is that Trump's answer was completely logical. Why should one who is a participant, willingly, in a crime not deserve punishment? Whether the woman is considered an accomplice, an aider and abetter, a co-conspirator or perhaps a partner in crime that woman is surely engaging in a criminal act. The right wing social conservatives are prone to call abortion the murder of a fetus. One who hires another to commit a murder is typically guilty of murder.
The implication of the Republicans position is clear. Women cannot be held accountable because the poor dears just haven't the capacity to think and act for themselves. They are not even competent to commit murder. The Democrats should be all over this. The Republicans want it both ways. They want abortion to become a crime but they cannot, because of the political ramifications, hold a woman responsible. This is a great example of the intellectual bankruptcy of the social conservatives positions.
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