Thursday, February 2, 2017

The Question the Left Won’t Answer on Abortion




Katrina Trinko
The Daily Signal


If there weren’t, well, lives at stake, Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell’s dodging of Fox News’ Tucker Carlson’s questions about whether abortion was the taking of a human life would be comical.

Just check out how often Swalwell (who is, of course, from California) dodged it in an appearance Tuesday night (transcript omits some cross chatter):
Carlson: Do you think it is the taking of a human life, abortion? 
Swalwell: I think that, right now … before viability, a woman should be able to make her own decision. After viability, in the case of her own psychological health, in the case of rape or incest, she should also be able to make that decision. 
Carlson: OK, but is it the taking of a human life? 
Swalwell: That is a woman’s personal decision. 
Carlson: OK, but what do you think? I’m not asking about the decision, I mean is it human life or not? 
Swalwell: She’s terminating something that she does not want, and that’s her own choice. 
Carlson: OK, but do you think it’s human life? 
Swalwell: Do I think—I think, at viability, a baby … should be decided by the woman. She’s the one who has to have it. 
Carlson: You brought it up, that’s why I’m pressing you, but do you think, before viability, it’s a human life or something else? 
Swalwell: I think it’s not viable yet, Tucker, and courts have decided this and it’s a woman’s decision. 
Carlson: You’re not going to answer my question, now or ever I suspect, but you should because it’s a basic question I think.

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