Pro-life Democrat vs. Pro-choice Republican

[J. J.]

I don't use the pro-life -  pro-choice issue to cast my vote.

I generally agree, however, I would look at the actual positions of each candidate.

Suppose that we were talking about elective cosmetic surgery, a nose job.

One candidate said:  "There is an absolute right for a person to have a nose job.  A 14 year old should have a right, on his own, without his parent's consent or permission of a judge, to get a nose job."  I probably would not vote for that candidate.

Another candidate said:  "Cosmetic surgery should be illegal.  No one should get a nose job, unless their it affects his breathing to the extent that it's life threatening."  I probably wouldn't vote for him either.

It's the extremes that bother me.

[J. J.]

It's the extremes that bother me.

Except that nose jobs and abortions are not, in any way, comparable.  Pretty gross simplification if you ask me.

They are both, in general, voluntary surgical procedures.  Most nose jobs, for example, are not life saving procedures, nor are the result of a crime, though in theory, they could be.  Likewise, I cannot legally perform a nose job in my state, because I'm not a licensed physician. 

There are more similarities that you might wish to admit.