more morning
this morning i got to pinch-hit for my new employer, who is doing a master’s in spiritual psychology … i advocated for the pro-life postion/anti-abortion position on a phone call with a facilitator (L., my employer), her sister and her friend, both of whom were advocating the pro-choice position.
It was remarkably easy in the beginning, to reach into memories of old discussions and pull out lines i’ve heard … and i had done a quick 5 minute net search on the stance … but 20 minutes into the half hour discussion, i was drawing blanks. these women, educated, i’m sure, but far from authorities, were making excellent points … in my position i kept having to beat the drum of the government must protect the life of a child, why they argued the defifitno of life was the moral decision best left to the woman … and i just found myself wondering … how do people who feel so strongly about this confront this simple and unadulterated logic that the government should not be able to force women to do something they do not want to do, i.e. have a full term pregnancy?
moral issues aside, that’s the crux. it was very interesting. although it felt weird to be saying things i didn’t believe, whether or not it was for a good cause.