Do you know why I take such an extreme position on abortion? In truth, I don't. An extreme pro-abortion stance would be to advocate that people should get abortions under various circumstances, rather than that they should be able to get abortions under all circumstances, which is what I advocate 1 . My position is not extreme; it's hardline—which is to say, I am not amenable to compromise. The actual substance of my position comes across as extreme only because it is outside the mainstream... read more