My wife is pro-life

[D-Sooner]

I’m in kind of an odd situation, politically speaking. I’m what you might call a conservative Democrat (yeah, in my short stay I’ve already found out that makes me unpopular in these here forums), but I’ve always been staunchly pro-choice. Personally, I want every baby to be wanted and planned, and I hope and pray that choice will lead to more babies born to married parents and less to single mothers.

The thing is, I married a very smart, talented, beautiful Republican. We never really talked about politics much until this election cycle started up. Now, we agree on a lot of things politically, but abortion rights ain’t one of ‘em. She won’t vote for any candidate who’s pro-choice, even though she’s a pacifist who wants universal health care.

We’ve debated this issue a couple times, and the last time it caused such a funk between us that we agreed to drop it altogether. Now when we watch the debates, it’s kind of that elephant in the room that we tip-toe around. It doesn't make me resent her in any way--it just bothers me that it seems to be the one thing under the sun that we can't talk about with each other.

I’m one of those guys who, rightly or wrongly, usually shies away from discussing abortion morals with women, because it makes me feel like a drunken baseball fan giving advice to a starting pitcher. So I guess my question is, should I broach this subject with my wife? If so, how should I approach it? Or should I just leave it alone?