Patrick Wiesner on Abortion

A woman bears the burdens; so trust her judgment

Congress does not have the knowledge or consequences to be involved. Institutions as inherently dysfunctional as the federal and state legislatures cannot possibly have the insight, empathy, or wisdom necessary to dictate the outcome on this most personal circumstance of a woman.

Finally, the courts are too slow and public to be a decision forum when time and privacy are the most important. Here also, a judge is unlikely to have any medical expertise. A judge's decision cannot be better than one made by a woman who is closest to the matter.

A woman bears the burdens; it's her choice. I trust her judgment.