William And Bill

In Slate, William Saletan says the differences aren't that significant between the two sides in the health care bill abortion debate.

Each side has legitimate worries. Pro-choicers fear that insurers will abandon abortion coverage. Pro-lifers fear that insurers will be forced to include it. Pro-choicers fear that women won't buy abortion coverage if the premiums are separated up front. Pro-lifers fear that abortion opponents will be suckered into abortion coverage if the premiums aren't separated up front. We'll have years of studies, hearings, legislation, and lawsuits to follow up on these concerns and fine-tune the policy. The complications are worth raising. But they aren't worth killing the bill.

Saletan may very well be right. But whenever anyone makes this sort of argument, I always ask them to do one thing. Talk to the side you support most and advise them to completely give in. If you're not willing to do this, then I guess the differences do matter.