Originally Posted By: Salmo g.
The abortion issue remains a deal breaker for me. I'm a man, never could get pregnant and never had to think about it. I think abortion should be the sole province of women. That is, no man should be allowed any say whatever on whether someone should or should not be allowed an abortion. I don't think there should be any local, state, or federal law affecting the issue of abortion. I see that decision as belonging to the woman and her doctor who may be considering it. Few abortions occur in the third trimester, and when they do, it is generally because of a health issue of the woman.


True 1% or less of abortions are in the third trimester, according to the CDC. For the most part I agree here, however I have one caveat. Other than issues of the mother's health, rape and incest, after the quickening (the 20th week, viability) the baby has developed enough to now the primary consideration of whether to kill this innocent human being should be this human beings own point of view. Just like in euthanasia, the primary consideration of the abortion after week 20 outside the exceptions ought to be from the perspective of the one killed.

Also, you are asking for medical doctors who are in short supply and taxpayer dollars to pay for this. So now the taxpayer gets a say in how their money is spent.

Originally Posted By: Salmo g.
If there was justice in this world, every anti-abortion person would have to take one of these non-aborted babies home to raise for 18 years plus 4 years of college following. Sort of a "put their money where their mouth is" kind of action plan.


You are not looking at the point of view of the one being killed here, in a just world if their life would be worth living anyway having survived then they ought to. In a just world every proabortion person should themselves have been aborted but no every single time somebody is proabortion they were never aborted yet they ignore the opinion of somebody who was. If abortions are so great why didn't your mother get one?

Originally Posted By: Salmo g.
Technicality or not on Reichert's Congressional voting record, he has decidedly placed himself in the anti-abortion camp. He also came out against gay marriage at an event in Ellensburg last summer. So he's got that going for him as well.


Partially true, partially false. What's true is that in February 2024, Reichert told a group of Pierce County Republicans that he believes "marriage is between a man and a woman." What is false is that he has since clarified that, if elected governor, he would not take any steps to restrict same-sex marriage, which is currently legal in Washington state. So believing it is wrong yet respecting the voters opinion on it isn't coming out against gay marriage. I don't believe in gay marriage which is why I voted against it but it passed anyway, so here we are. According to Seattle Times survey's in 2019, 75% of Democrats and independents who leaned Democrat supported same-sex marriage, while 44% of Republicans and independents who leaned Republican did. So he is in the majority of Republican and independent leaning republicans who don't support same sex marriage.