On the Media

Let's talk about abortion... again.

Contexts:

 Physical:
This is about abortion opinion polling. The problem is that the polling for this topic are not very accurate

Temporal:
The funding for Planned Parenthood may be reduced very soon, and it's "let's talk about politics" season so people are talking about abortion.

Psychological:
Abortion is a very serious, sensitive topic, and how we feel about it almost always has to do with our own experiences with it, or with people we know who have dealt with it. I think it's interesting that some people care about how strangers experience abortion separately from what their religious/political beliefs are.

Cultural:
People just have no idea what's going on. No one has enough information to make judgements about abortion, and people are bored talking about it because it's such an old argument.

Conclusion:
This podcast is about how opinion polling works when it comes to abortion, and I am very glad that someone is talking about this. I have always thought that peoples opinions about abortion had to be more complicated than they have been portrayed in the media ether, and that is EXACTLY what we're talking about here. People don't only believe one way or another. It's much more complicated than that.

Last note as always: I never claim to KNOW very many things, especially when we're talking about places I've never been, people I've never known, theories I've never tested, and experiences I've never had.