This was submitted to the Washington Post on 10/29/2011 To the Editor: Jessica Valenti's piece on October 28 is powerful, but not entirely convincing. This is because argumentation by anecdote is fundamentally flawed. Our postmodern society loves to sacrifice the normal on the altar of the abnormal, but the reality is that abortion is almost never necessary to save the life of the mother. This is why abortion-rights advocates try to dishonestly cloud the issue with the "health" exception – a loophole so large it can justify virtually any abortion.
Argumentation by anecdote is fundamentally flawed
Argumentation by anecdote is fundamentally…
Argumentation by anecdote is fundamentally flawed
This was submitted to the Washington Post on 10/29/2011 To the Editor: Jessica Valenti's piece on October 28 is powerful, but not entirely convincing. This is because argumentation by anecdote is fundamentally flawed. Our postmodern society loves to sacrifice the normal on the altar of the abnormal, but the reality is that abortion is almost never necessary to save the life of the mother. This is why abortion-rights advocates try to dishonestly cloud the issue with the "health" exception – a loophole so large it can justify virtually any abortion.