Oh, the Irony

Katha Pollit conveys a very unique and critical look at the abortion debate in her article. She shows what abortion has become - a taboo topic, one that she compares to smoking crack. She makes several humorous and ironic remarks such as "[Abortion] needs to be legal for reasons of abstract principle ('choice')." She shows the almost unbelievable double standards that America has set, firmly trying to destroy methods of birth control preventions while these are the only things that can buffer abortion rates. She goes on to explain the fecklessness of the zero abortion mentality and how with a little tolerance we can be at peace.

I think Pollit's piece is a pivotal work of pro-choice tolerance. She makes many good points, but what makes her piece truly outstanding is that she plays it so bluntly. She recognizes that zero abortion is an impossible idea, and that people will never agree on abortion stances. What she does is pleads for tolerance, and shows just how hypocritical the many faces of the whole abortion debate are. What she shows is true; abortion has truly stayed legal not because people want it, but because it just "has to be there." Maybe people have forgotten what this country was really founded on.

Politt, Katha. "Let Us (Not) Pray." The Nation. The Nation, 2010. Web. 21 April 2010. http://www.thenation.com/article/let-us-not-pray