Avram
“I can give you the reasons,”
Yes so can I. Its because the doctor gains nothing by saying its ok to fast. and opens himself to theoretical liability by saying fast and then 5 years later the kid is slower than his friends and they sue him because he said fasting is ok.
More to the point though. sure some doctors will say it is dangerous to fast (or not to have an abortion) how would we make sure Frum women only see those doctors and not the “the out-of-sight colleagues of a person on the Internet” ?
“Ergo enforcing or allowing for religion, as you perceive it.”
nope as explained many times the government should not regulate abortions. period. (in our non-ideal society)
Frum woman will ask their rav, those deemed permissible will get it
non-frum women, not my (primary) concern
“But neighborhoods and towns can set zoning laws intended to preserve a certain look and feel that happen to infringe on where and how an eruv can be constructed.”
Yes and I oppose that 100% if it would prevent an eruv. (don’t you?) I’m not sure why on earth you’d think I felt otherwise.
“It’s easy to get behind a theoretical ideal that you know has no chance of passing in our current legal system”
Exactly! and that’s even with the lawyer’s “big bucks and long hours”