I wonder if it is time to take abortion off the table as a divisive issue, that is, to say first educate and provide most effective pregnancy prevention methods; proponents pay costs either via special taxes, or fund raising like many of us do to help pay costs for catastrophic illness or injury patients in many areas of SD, for instance; to pay for it, NO taxpayer money can be used because not all taxpayers favor abortion, and the act does cause death of a living being; the reluctant 'mother to be' must be fully informed as to how an abortion is done, including facts about suffering of the 'preborn baby'; emphasize and encourage carrying the baby long enough to be delivered as a living, adoptable baby, including some financial assistance to the adoptive parents via whatever form of 'welfare' is available to natural parents who qualify for and receive it for their own natural children. And this new program and the existing 'welfare type' programs should include education, with passing grades required, to train people how to manage their finances and jobs in order to pay their own way and build savings programs before becoming pregnant; Again, all costs should be paid by the voluntary fund raising efforts of proponents, just like money is raised for other events the proponents of said events believe worthy of such efforts. Many people in our communities often work very hard to raise money from private individuals, not government agencies, in order to help people with catastrophic illnesses, accidents, or even 'acts of God and/or Mother Nature'. People who believe strongly that abortion is the best way to solve a problem should be at least equally motivated enough to raise the money to pay the costs.
mrj