whether to continue the pregnancy or not. However, people who believe that there are NO exceptions to allowing abortion are firm in their beliefs, too. Many of them base it on FAITH which is a powerful motivator for them. The whole subject is laden with emotion and, for many of them, is reinforced by a faith that they have practiced since childhood. In addition, many of them have ZERO capacity for thinking critically. So how do you get through to them to even begin the conversation of why individual CHOICE should be the law of the land?
You have to approach the subject with an equally powerful emotional argument to get past all the walls they have built up to deflect anything that conflicts with their view of the world and how it SHOULD be. It is when you bring a situation like pregnancy as a result of rape that you may begin to have a starting point for them. You have to demonstrate to them that it is possible that there might be a situation that IS the exception for when abortion might be allowable.
Once you get them accustomed to the idea that we do not live in a black and white world, one rule applies to all, then you might have a chance to suggest that CHOICE for the individual is the LOGICAL path. But you cannot do that until you've knocked down some of their barriers to this argument.
I know that some would go straight to the argument that CHOICE is the best path, but if you're failing to get them to hear you, your words are wasted and sometimes only reinforce the very beliefs you are asking them to question.
And finally, if you can convince them there really are exceptions to the rule of no abortions---period----then you can move on to the idea that CHOICE in all situations should be the law of the land.
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