MSNBC Guest: Aborting a Baby Is Often ‘More Moral’ than Having a Baby

FARROW One thing you ░░░░░░░░ in your book is ░░░░░░░░ need to see abortion ░░░░░░░░ an urgent practical decision ░░░░░░░░ is just as moral ░░░░░░░░ the decision to have ░░░░░░░░ child indeed sometimes more ░░░░░░░░ That s your view ░░░░░░░░ Do you think tough ░░░░░░░░ it s the most ░░░░░░░░ way to frame this ░░░░░░░░ going into this kind ░░░░░░░░ an election season Should ░░░░░░░░ be a moral debate ░░░░░░░░ the ballot or should ░░░░░░░░ be a practical one ░░░░░░░░ the health risks to ░░░░░░░░ POLLITT Well I think ░░░░░░░░ s really both and ░░░░░░░░ my arguments are successful ░░░░░░░░ will find out But ░░░░░░░░ don t think it ░░░░░░░░ going to have too ░░░░░░░░ effect on the elections ░░░░░░░░ you know I think ░░░░░░░░ if what I meant ░░░░░░░░ that when you consider ░░░░░░░░ example that the majority ░░░░░░░░ women who have an ░░░░░░░░ 61 percent are already ░░░░░░░░ You can see the ░░░░░░░░ of Oh it s ░░░░░░░░ teenage slut She needs ░░░░░░░░ be taught a lesson ░░░░░░░░ s the cold hearted ░░░░░░░░ hating career woman You ░░░░░░░░ see this isn t ░░░░░░░░ it s about These ░░░░░░░░ are false It s ░░░░░░░░ women who are trying ░░░░░░░░ do right by their ░░░░░░░░ by their families by ░░░░░░░░ FARROW And facing an ░░░░░░░░ tough syndrome crosstalk POLLITT ░░░░░░░░ FARROW Thank you so ░░░░░░░░ Katha Pollitt You are ░░░░░░░░ clear voice on this ░░░░░░░░ Thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ having me Ronan FARROW ░░░░░░░░ was really helpful to ░░░░░░░░ your insights.”