Libertarians and abortion

[tschandler]

As a libertarian myself I am personally pro-life the thought of abortion disgusts me, especially late term abortion.  But at the same time unlike conservatives I do see the need for it in certain situations.  I wouldn't want to have to make that choice, but it should be available in certain circumstances.  But at the same time I disagree with the default liberal stances that it shouldn't be regulated heavily or it should be subsidized.   The general consensus of US abortion case law as it stands post Roe, Webster, and Gonzales to me is a happy medium.  Ideally what I would like to see is actually fairly do-able under that consensus.  Pre-viability there should be abortion on demand.  That will take care of most elective abortion.  Abortion on a viable fetus should only be done to save a mother's life/health exceptions.   And the taxpayer should never have to sanction it with their tax dollars.  That keeps people that morally object to it from subsidizing it as well as as preventing the back alley scenario.  After all, simply making it illegal will simply create black, unregulated, unsafe markets.  That won't change hearts and minds or actually stop people from getting abortions. 

In summation, I don't like it but I don't believe in banning everything I don't like.  Don't ask me to pay for it either.