Former pastor and person from a state legislature, Dan Fisher, is running to be governor of Oklahoma. He is a conservative and believes that the option to abolish abortion should be decided by the states, and not the supreme court because they do not have the "constitutional authority" to do so. He also believes that there is a difference between pro-life and abolitionists, based on his work in the state legislature. He goes on to compare it to abolishing slavery in the 1850's. He criticizes how being anti-slavery and pro-life are people who are too lazy to act upon their beliefs and morals whereas abolitionists fight for their cause and what they believe in. Back to him being against abortions, he believes that " the overwhelming majority of abortions are performed for one and only one reason: convenience." I think, after reading the article, that Dan Fisher constantly contradicts himself, and uses evidence that isn't very relevant to the situation. An example would be when he says the supreme court doesn't have the constitutional authority to make abortions legal in all states because the whole purpose of the supreme court is to determine whether or not something is abides by the constitution. The other example would be arguing the abortions and slavery are two completely different things, one being more extreme than the other. I think, if anything, the abortion laws in Oklahoma should be less restricted due to them having one of the highest teen pregnancy rates in the whole country, and by having it less regulated, then perhaps teen pregnancy will drop in that state.
http://thefederalist.com/2018/04/13/meet-abortion-abolitionist-running-oklahoma-governor/
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