# Did this kind of crap happen when Civil Rights, Medicare and Social Security were enacted?

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**Created:** [March 25, 2010, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-kind-of-crap-happen-when-civil-rights-medicare-and-social-security-were-enacted/533712 "2010-03-25T04:27:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-kind-of-crap-happen-when-civil-rights-medicare-and-social-security-were-enacted/533712/21 "2010-03-26T15:41:50Z")

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> [@Bricker](#):
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> OK, I agree. And I assume you’ll agree when the government says, “Abortion is now illegal. It’s a right and moral decision; let the consequences fall where they do. I am giving the people what they need.”
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> Sounds like a plan?
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> Or maybe… just maybe… there isn’t universal agreement on what things are right and moral?

I believe he was talking about reframing the question into a moral issue. Most of the people fighting against this bill seem to be doing so for moral reasons. Give them moral reasons on why they should accept it.

I really don’t think there’s as big a moral divide on this issue as there is on abortion. Maybe I’m wrong.

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