[ultima ratio]

The metaphor is apt. This is soul-wrenching stuff that changes the psyche of a nation. The comparison is to the gut-reaction of revulsion, nothing else. I would think this is more akin to Roe vs. Wade, however--it has split the country into two camps and it will not go away. There will be conflict over this for generations to come.

[gcruse]

Once you get over the notion that what other adults choose to do with their lives is any of your business, the soul wrenching will go away. Trust me. :)