Court allows Texas's tough new abortion regulations to take effect.

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6. Bingo

We started losing the issue when we started treating it as a moral rather than a medical one. Too many on our side pulled the "Well our goal should be to reduce the number of abortions" without taking the tactic they should have which was "O.k. then let's make sure there is free and easy access to birth control for everyone at all times. Instead we...(surprise, surprise) gave ground on that issue too and framed people's opposition to birth control as having to do with their religion rather than just being anti women having sex they don't approve of.

This is the same boat we're in or going to be in on any number of issues where we've idiotically tried to find "common ground" where there is none. This is just the first one where it's coming home to roost in such a pronounced way.

Until our actual representatives and politicians start proclaiming loudly, proudly, and without apology where we stand on issues like abortion and many others, we'll continue to lose ground if not just electorally then in the actual legislative process where these defeats are now taking place.