The Reaction

The Pro Life side of the EC debate seems to be doing something worse than labeling.

By letting their opponents dominate the language of the debate, the far right is able to make the argument to its followers that their views are marginalized. Since the left has shut off means of open debate, the far right hopes to be able to step in and dictate.

A common (and very dangerous theme) in modern conservative politics is that the means of open debate and diplomacy have been comprised to the extent that there is no alternative but to resort to unilateral decision making.

This is a common theme in history. The undermining of discourse on the left leads to unilateral action on the right. With discourse undermined, we degenerate into a system of action/reaction.

What we are likely to see is that the intellectual dishonesty used in the Emergency Contraception Debate will be used in the upcoming attempt by the right to outlaw abortion. By burning the bridge of discourse, the "progressive scientists" have created a world where we are more likely to have dictated unilateral decisions.