Do you agree or disagree with that thesis?
The way I would put it is that once religious values are taken out of political debate, human life inevitably becomes devalued. If it is all just a matter of getting a legislative majority, how can one object on principle to slavery, to euthanasia, to infanticide, to killing the retarded, to killing the aged, and so on. It is well to remember that for hundreds of years, most people in the South thought it was perfectly fine to own other huamn beings, and that these people (who were pretty much like you and me) fought a bloody war for that "right." Slavery ended when the moral conscience of Notherners (who did not have a financial stake in slavery, and so were not blinded by avarice) was fully awakened to the horror of treating God's children like . . . chattel.
However, let's discuss Hentoff's thesis which is that abortion, like slavery, devalues human life.Hentoff, or Jackson, are not the first to make this connection. It's practically trite by now. That said, it's true. Defense of slavery ultimately depends upon dehumanizing the slave. There is no defense for it.
That was Jesse Jacksons thesis....Now,Jesse thinks killing blacks is a good thing...Many formerly pro-lifers have turned pro choice...AND its all about power or money..With Jesse,it was both!!!!!