In the fight against slavery, the party always questioned how strongly to push the issue in order to get everyone on board. The abolitionists, although correct, were viewed as crazy extremists who had an unrealistic view of things. Many chose instead to first end the expansion of slavery and make small compromises along the way.
From a human rights perspective - my apologies for using old rhetoric - how does this approach compare to the modern idea of abortion reduction? If the goal is to end abortion, what sort of compromises are acceptable along the way to bring everyone on board and truly promote a culture change? Slavery was abolished a decade later in 1863, but the victims of this old societal view were still fighting for their civil rights in the 1960's and to a lesser extent today. How long are we willing to wait for truth and justice to prevail?
Interesting quote from Lincoln: "I do not mean to say that this general government is charged with the duty of redressing or preventing all the wrongs in the world; but I do think it is charged with the duty of preventing and redressing all the wrongs which are wrongs to itself."
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