{"id":2768,"date":"2024-09-10T09:56:58","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T14:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/?p=2768"},"modified":"2024-09-11T18:01:09","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T23:01:09","slug":"thoughtful-voter-question-8-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/2024\/09\/10\/thoughtful-voter-question-8-abortion\/","title":{"rendered":"Thoughtful Voter Question #8: Abortion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our eighth question addresses abortion and reproductive choices, a complex issue shaped by numerous personal and societal factors. This question is one of the many thoughtful questions in this set. These questions don\u2019t mention any candidates by name, but each serves as a starting point for personal reflection or group discussion. Accordingly, our eighth question is: \u201cDoes the candidate respect a woman&#8217;s ability to make her own healthcare decisions, including access to abortion and infertility treatments?\u201d <br><br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Question08.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"543\" height=\"354\" src=\"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Question08.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2769\" srcset=\"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Question08.png 543w, http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Question08-300x196.png 300w, http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Question08-460x300.png 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br><a href=\"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/2024\/09\/10\/thoughtful-voter-question-7-truthfulness\/\">Previous Question<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/2024\/09\/10\/thoughtful-voter-question-9-police\/\">Next Question<\/a> <br>Use the links in the table below to view any question in the set. <br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table has-fixed-layout\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/2024\/09\/10\/thoughtful-voter-question-1-unity\/\">Question 1 Unity<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/2024\/09\/10\/thoughtful-voter-question-4-jobs\/\">Question 4 Jobs<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/2024\/09\/10\/thoughtful-voter-question-7-truthfulness\/\">Question 7 Truthfulness<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/2024\/09\/10\/thoughtful-voter-question-10-ukraine\/\">Question 10 Ukraine<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/2024\/09\/10\/thoughtful-voter-question-13-equality\/\">Question 13 Equality<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/2024\/09\/10\/thoughtful-voter-question-16-justice\/\">Question 16 Justice<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/2024\/09\/10\/thoughtful-voter-question-19-environment\/\">Question 19 Environment<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/2024\/09\/10\/thoughtful-voter-question-22-diplomacy\/\">Question 22 Diplomacy<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/2024\/09\/10\/thoughtful-voter-question-25-security\/\">Question 25 Security<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/2024\/09\/10\/thoughtful-voter-question-28-college-debt\/\">Question 28 College debt<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/2024\/09\/10\/thoughtful-voter-question-31-corporations\/\">Question 31 Corporations<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/2024\/09\/10\/thoughtful-voter-question-34-voting\/\">Question 34 Voting<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/2024\/09\/10\/thoughtful-voter-question-37-integrity\/\">Question 37 Integrity<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/2024\/09\/10\/thoughtful-voter-question-2-leadership\/\">Question 2 Leadership<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/2024\/09\/10\/thoughtful-voter-question-5-fitness\/\">Question 5 Fitness<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/2024\/09\/10\/thoughtful-voter-question-8-abortion\/\">Question 8 Abortion<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/2024\/09\/10\/thoughtful-voter-question-11-democracy\/\">Question 11 Democracy<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/2024\/09\/10\/thoughtful-voter-question-14-racism\/\">Question 14 Racism<\/a><br><a 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href=\"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/2024\/09\/10\/thoughtful-voter-question-3-immigration\/\">Question 3 Immigration<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/2024\/09\/10\/thoughtful-voter-question-6-women\/\">Question 6 Women<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/2024\/09\/10\/thoughtful-voter-question-9-police\/\">Question 9 Police<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/2024\/09\/10\/thoughtful-voter-question-12-opioids\/\">Question 12 Opioids<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/2024\/09\/10\/thoughtful-voter-question-15-resilience\/\">Question 15 Resilience<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/2024\/09\/10\/thoughtful-voter-question-18-housing\/\">Question 18 Housing<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/2024\/09\/10\/thoughtful-voter-question-21-infrastructure\/\">Question 21 Infrastructure<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/2024\/09\/10\/thoughtful-voter-question-24-global-health\/\">Question 24 Global health<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/2024\/09\/10\/thoughtful-voter-question-27-development\/\">Question 27 Development<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/2024\/09\/10\/thoughtful-voter-question-30-geopolitics\/\">Question 30 Geopolitics<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/2024\/09\/10\/thoughtful-voter-question-33-trade\/\">Question 33 Trade<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/2024\/09\/10\/thoughtful-voter-question-36-alliances\/\">Question 36 Alliances<\/a><br><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Permission is granted to share these questions, individually or as a set, with social media, organizations, family, friends, and the general public. Here is a <a href=\"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/ElectionQuestions.pdf\">printable document with all the questions<\/a>. <br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for your thoughtful reflections on this election. In your own way, please encourage others to do the same.  <br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our eighth question addresses abortion and reproductive choices, a complex issue shaped by numerous personal and societal factors. This question is one of the many thoughtful questions in this set. These questions don\u2019t mention any candidates by name, but each &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/2024\/09\/10\/thoughtful-voter-question-8-abortion\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[281,284,1,287,288,285],"tags":[317,319,320,318],"class_list":["post-2768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-democracy","category-election","category-general","category-presidential-race","category-thoughtful-voting-questions","category-voting","tag-abortion","tag-healthcare-autonomy","tag-infertility-treatments","tag-womens-choice"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2768"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2768\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3177,"href":"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2768\/revisions\/3177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/umpteenhorizons.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}