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"Well, I know. But as long as a ban is plausible I need to pull in the other direction."
It isn't plausible. There are quite simply too many moderates/centrists, and too many mixtures of politicians for anything super-radical to happen on the issue. Plus, if an absolute ban is enacted, the repubs lose a big 'rally issue' that draws large groups of people to their cause, as a party. I doubt they would be that strategically stupid.
"Well, duh."
Exactly, and just because we have a number of conservatives in office doesn't mean abortion will be banned either, for the same reasons, as well as those stated above.
"And the key to a stable culture is to see how individual decisions are shaped."
Ok, and part of what shapes individual decisions are laws. So passing laws regulating it would be of great help in shaping said decisions. I'll support you in fighting for deregulation of contraceptives (if there is any). I have yet to see or hear of republicans in my area (and I live in a really strongly conservative area of the state) banning contraceptives.
"Since you're all called Anon I dunno who you are, but I think I've read such sentiments somewhere here."
So you are basing your judgement of one 'anonymous' by something another 'anonymous' has said. Wonderful. You have already made this mistake in the past in thinking I support the death penalty, which was really dead wrong. Why would you repeat the same mistake?