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There often are difficult decisions to make at both the beginning and the end (as well as in the middle -- think Terri Schiavo) of the spectrum of life. Yet surely the bias, the very strong bias, must be for life. And we must be particularly careful allowing some, however well-intentioned, to make life and death decisions for others. Life is not just one interest to be balanced against others. It is the essential precondition for balancing any interests.

The Center for American Progress would like to expand the discussion of reproductive health beyond abortion. Fine and good. If the government requires a reluctant mother to carry her baby to term, we can fairly discuss the moral obligations of the rest of us to aid those who are ill-equipped to care for a child.

But the starting point must be that life, once created, is cherished and protected. If not, there won't be much "reproductive health" to talk about.

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Health Care, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Abortion, Environment, Law