Our views: The new supremes Sep 6, 2008
There, he fought abortion rights to ban morning-after contraceptive pills from pharmacy shelves and helped spearhead the impeachment of President Clinton ... Canadys appointment runs contrary to that pledge and raises the possibility that Crist whose vague stances on issues such as abortion and gay marriage have created doubt about his credentials among social conservatives will instead do this ... And majority could morph it into a slam-dunk machine with rubber-stamp decisions on reckless... (Florida Today)
* Johnny Neihu's News Watch: Colonfucius vs quasi-Confucianists Sep 6, 2008
But to the best of my knowledge, not one has a course that includes vocabulary for Tiananmen Square Massacre, Tibet crackdown, forced abortion, systemic corruption or exploitation of the peasantry. Nor, for that matter, soft power. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Obama's Abortion Positon: To the Left of NARAL Sep 6, 2008
She testified before Congress about the death of infants who survived the abortion procedure only to die without care, giving rise to the Born Alive Infant Protection Act ... You have got to remember that 90 percent of Down syndrome children are aborted in this country, and it brings the life question right back regarding Senator Obama and question of what was going on in Illinois, what his record was regarding partial birth abortionwhat he claims ... We have actually got the nurse who was... (Townhall.com)
LETTERS: NCT, Sept. 5, 2008 Sep 6, 2008
Palin, a hard religious puppet, opposes abortion, setting an irrevocable course ... Obama was the only senator to speak in favor of partial birth abortion ... Obama has NEVER spoken "in favor of partial birth abortion" (showing further ignorance; the correct term is "Dilation and Extraction" or D&X). (North County Times)
Rep. King questions Obama's patriotism Sep 6, 2008
Question him on teen pregnancy and abortion issues. Or. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
A change for real Sep 6, 2008
it's a matter of LAW. Besides abortion shouldn't be birthcontrol, you have a brain to do that for ya, don't ya ladies ... it should be about freedom to make choices and taking responsibility for those choices, I am all for abortion in rape cases as my only exception just for FYI) ... I also have a problem with her stance on abortion. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Editor's Mailbag (Sept. 5) Sep 6, 2008
sauc wrote on Sep 5, 2008 1:27 PM:" Nancy,I don't think democrats have "viciously attacked" Palin's daughter who is 17 and pregnant. Can you site any democratic leaders who did so and what it was they said? I heard Obama himself say that any discussion of political opponents' children was off limits in a political campaign. And, while your at it, can you name any liberals who have said that the daughter should have aborted her baby? Liberals are about choice, not coerced abortions, and allowing... (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
McCain avoids the issues Sep 6, 2008
She opposes abortion, even in cases of rape and incest; she urged an Alaska librarian to ban books; she believes creationism should be taught in public schools; she asked ministry students at her former church to pray for a plan to build a $30 billion natural gas pipeline in the state, calling it God s will. In choosing her, McCain caved in to the rigid Christianists who now form the core of the GOP.. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Clinton supporters not warming to Palin Sep 6, 2008
Goodman, 61, says she thought when she heard Palin s views on issues like abortion rights ... The Washington group EMILY s List, which backs female candidates who support abortion rights, says its own polling shows that a majority of Clinton supporters 55 percent say Palin s presence on the ticket makes them even less likely to vote McCain. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Our values are Palin's values Sep 6, 2008
There s no pretense, nor political calculation, nor abstract Washington think-tank or interest group agendas in play on the issue of abortion. She and husband Todd had months to decide about a problematic pregnancy; they chose life. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Eby: A woman's place is ... we still can't decide Sep 6, 2008
They had to know, however, that it would be of interest to the public, especially when Palin has been vocal about her opposition to abortion and has pushed for abstinence-only education ... To abortion activists, Palin's devout pro-life stances have been a call to arms ... In the days after McCain picked Palin, Obama began airing ads in Iowa and other states criticizing McCain's declaration that he wants to see Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion, overturned.... (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
Palin is catapulted into starring role Sep 6, 2008
But Mr McCain's unequivocal pronouncement last month that human life begins at conception and his selection of Ms Palin, a staunch opponent of abortion, have enthused the religious block to an extent few anticipated. "He's given energy and excitement to this ticket that wasn't there before and that is going to be crucial to getting the work done on the ground that you need to win elections," says Whit Ayres, a Republican pollster and strategist. (Financial Times)
'Change' is the theme of the season Sep 6, 2008
It is worth asking if she believes, along with her pastor, that "God put George Bush in office." Her position on abortion and sex education is unacceptable to the vast majority of Americans ... Instead they focused on God, patriotism, guns and abortion rights, the issues that resonate with rich, white Anglo-Saxon and evangelical sections of the population. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Abortion debate heats up at parliament Sep 6, 2008
The abortion debate heated up when both sides of the controversial issue clashed outside the Victorian parliament. Thousands of anti-abortion campaigners stopped traffic as they marched down Melbourne's Bourke Street and overflowed onto the steps of parliament to protest against the new abortion laws now before state parliament ... Across the road a few hundred pro-choice campaigners chanted slogans calling for abortion to be decriminalised. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Nana Akuffo Addo Must Speak Now Or Forget It Sep 6, 2008
Last but not the least, Ghanaians want to know whether Akuffo Addo did impregnate a teenager and then caused an abortion to be made or not. These are reasonably honest questions and so Akuffo Addo must speak now or forget it. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Sarah Palin can have it all Sep 6, 2008
Just because Palin's choices skew away from abortion and toward the affirmation of life even in difficult circumstances does that mean they shouldn't be accorded the same dignity as those more in line with today's feminist party line. "How do you do it all?" people ask me. (Yahoo News)
GOP-LITTWIN04 Sep 6, 2008
It's Giuliani -- not your typical Republican on issues such as abortion and gay rights and wearing dresses at New York balls -- who was Palin's warmup act. And in fact, he did about 20 minutes of standup, mostly mocking -- and that's the right word -- Barack Obama to the delight of the crowd, but in way that had to be cringe-making for much of the rest of America watching at home on TV.. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Letters to the editor Sep 6, 2008
If any woman or girl is the victim of rape or incest, Palin does not believe that an abortion should be available ... You criticize Sarah Palin for her choice of having 5 kids, then later in the same paragraph criticize her for beint against abortion ... If you say she has no right to tell other women they can't have an abortion, who are you to tell her she shouldn't have 5 kids. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
New nominee McCain distances himself from GOP Sep 6, 2008
Their issues include opposition to higher taxes and abortion rights. Saturday, the Republican duo are scheduled to be in Colorado and New Mexico. (USA Today -- News)
House to Consider Abortion Anesthesia Bill Sep 6, 2008
In a parting gesture by social conservatives before Republicans relinquish control, House leaders plan to bring up a bill tomorrow that would declare that fetuses feel pain and require abortion providers to offer pregnant patients anesthesia for their unborn child. The scheduled vote may be the last on abortion-related legislation for years ... But Republicans and antiabortion activists signaled yesterday that they intend to press hard on social issues, even those that failed to gain traction... (Yahoo News -- Abortion Rights Debate)
Kansas judge dismisses abortion charges Sep 6, 2008
Democratic Leadership Rethinking Abortion - Los Angeles Times ... Democratic Leadership Rethinking Abortion ... After long defining itself as an undisputed defender of abortion rights, the Democratic Party is suddenly locked in an internal struggle over whether to redefine its position to appeal to a broader array of voters. (Yahoo News -- Abortion Rights Debate)
Abortion a small part of big problem Sep 6, 2008
Jim Galewski is fortunate that, at least for one of our really big moral issues (abortion), all he has to do is open the Catholic catechism, find the correct page and get the correct answer. I firmly believe the answer he has is the correct one: Abortion is immoral ... But there s more to condemn than abortion. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Now, the bad news on teenage marriage Sep 6, 2008
That would, of course, be consistent with the views of Palin, a mother of five children (including one with Down syndrome) who opposes abortion. MCT. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Bush vetoes stem cell funds bill Sep 6, 2008
The process of extracting stem cells from an embryo destroys that entity; conservative Republicans have likened the destruction of frozen human embryos to abortion. Surveys suggest a majority of Americans support expanded stem-cell research. (Yahoo News -- Human Stem Cell Research)
Obama spells out plans for change Sep 6, 2008
Barack Obama vows to cut taxes "for 95 percent of all working families". Obama sets goal to end U.S. dependence on Mideast oil in 10 years. (CNN -- Law)
Bristol's Choice Sep 6, 2008
The dilemma facing South Dakota's abortion providers: Mislead your patients or break the law ... In announcing that her 17-year-old daughter was pregnant this week, GOP vice-presidential hopeful Sarah Palin used this puzzling locution: "We're proud of Bristol's decision to have her baby." Pundits were quick to point out that Bristol's "decision" must have been at least somewhat constrained by her mom's positionas articulated in November 2006that she would oppose an abortion for her... (Slate)
Whatever Happened to Family Values? Sep 6, 2008
How the GOP gave in to anti-abortion absolutism ... How the GOP gave in to anti-abortion absolutism ... To Ronald Reagan and many of his most ardent supporters, abortion-on-demand was the pre-eminent example of the breakdown of traditional morality brought about the sexual revolution. (Slate)
How do Lodi-area religious leaders feel about Sarah Palin? Sep 6, 2008
Religious leaders say they admire Palin's stance against abortion, that marriage should be limited to a man and a woman, and her belief in traditional family values. "She doesn't just say it. She has lived it," Duerr said. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Sarah Palin: A Frontier Mom's Roots Sep 6, 2008
The Making of a Pol in her first big race, for mayor of Wasilla, Palin was a polarizing figure who introduced issues like abortion and gun control into a mayoral race that had traditionally been contested like a friendly intramural contest ... "It got to the extent that I don't remember who it was now but some national antiabortion outfit sent little pink cards to voters in Wasilla endorsing her," he says. (Time.com)
COLUMN: Palin's daughter got pregnant - so what? Sep 5, 2008
Even if a teenager gets pregnant, they reason, she can get an abortion ... Read all over wrote on Sep 4, 2008 6:27 AM:" Mr. Reynolds doesn't know what he's writing about. The real causes of concern with the Palin nomination are many, and a DUI at 22 is not what has generated so much discussion. (What are the URLs of these blogs, Mr. Reynolds? Do you even know what you're talking about?)Genuine causes for concern: Palin's apparent lack of expertise or interest in foreign policy, her ties to... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
OUR VIEW: McCain lays claim to 'change' in picking Palin Sep 5, 2008
Texas T wrote on Sep 3, 2008 6:14 PM:" Question, the only time that it should be an issue is if say Obama was out preaching the virtues of his perfect family and then something like that came out. I don't watch Fox News so I never heard them call Mrs. Obama a Baby Mama. Anyway, I was talking about the online poll not what any paper or gossip rag was saying. I just want to know what 33 idiots in Mattoon, IL think that her pregger daughter should be an issue in this campaign. Obviously they taught... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
COLUMN: Electrical outlets difficult to find on 'media row' Sep 5, 2008
The Question wrote on Sep 2, 2008 12:05 PM:" Palin is inexperienced, knowing little or nothing about foreign policy or national issues, George Lakoff notes. She is really an anti-feminist, wanting the government to enter women's lives to block abortion, but not wanting the government to guarantee equal pay for equal work, or provide adequate child health coverage, or child care, or early childhood education; she shills for the oil and gas industry on drilling; she denies the scientific truths of... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Did you hear Gov. Sarah Palin? What do you think? Sep 5, 2008
If you had a daughter that was raped and Ms Palin said she couldn't have an abortion, what would you do ... If you had a daughter that was raped and Ms Palin said she couldn't have an abortion, what would you do ... She believes in cases of Rape or incest that abortion should be illegal. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
She aced first test, but there'll be more Sep 5, 2008
And that record includes her ultra-conservative stance on abortion, her support for the teaching of creationism along with evolution, and her view that our troops are in Iraq on "a task that is from God," who has also apparently taken a celestial interest in the natural gas pipeline Palin numbers among her top priorities. We also need more information about the role she played in pushing to have her former brother-in-law fired from his job as a state trooper -- and whether she ousted a public... (Boston Globe)
A party united Sep 5, 2008
Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the Susan B. Anthony List, which supports female candidates who oppose abortion rights, said the choice of Palin was a stunning but welcome surprise and instantly had a galvanizing effect ... Dannenfelser said she was instead prepared to cope with the selection of either of two abortion rights advocates, former Pennsylvania governor Tom Ridge or Senator Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut, "and try to figure out how are we going to do this." ... She said the pick... (Boston Globe)
Spain takes step to amend restrictive law on abortion Sep 5, 2008
MADRID - Spain has taken a first step toward amending its restrictive law on abortion, a government minister said yesterday, moving to fill one of the last big gaps in a drive for sweeping social change in this traditionally Roman Catholic country ... She said she expects a bill to be presented to Parliament in the first six months of 2009, but could not specify whether it would provide for abortion on demand up to 12 to 14 weeks into a pregnancy, as demanded by abortion rights campaigners ...... (Boston Globe)
Obama turns focus back to McCain Sep 5, 2008
"I didn't hear the phrase 'middle class' mentioned," Biden said on "The Early Show" on CBS. "I didn't hear a word about healthcare. I didn't hear a single word about what we're going to do about the housing crisis, college education, all the things that the middle class is being burdened by now."There was a deafening silence about the hole that the Republicans have dug us into and any specific answers as to how the McCain-Palin ticket is going to get us out of that hole," he added.Despite the... (Boston Globe)
Delegate's diary: Job done Sep 5, 2008
Our diarist Mike Bayham explains the job of a delegate and weighs in on subjects ranging from abortion to gay marriage to tax cuts. Mike's intensity shows what makes party conventions the Superbowl of politics. (BBC News)
Republicans, Democrats Head for Home After Party Nominees Make Their Case Sep 5, 2008
Yet, like McCain, Franks opposes abortion rights. The things I care about really do cross over from the Democrat side to the Republican side,'' Franks, an independent voter, said earlier this week. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Palin's pro-life code, loud and clear Sep 5, 2008
The issue of abortion is central to US politics ... Astonishingly, Bush won a million more Catholic votes than his opponent, the Catholic candidate John Kerry, largely because Bush is staunchly anti-abortion and Kerry was not ... According to a poll by Time magazine in July, 20 per cent of likely voters said they would only vote for a candidate whose view was the same as theirs on abortion. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Smearing Sarah? Sep 5, 2008
Now Barack Obama's criticism of McCain's abortion stance has intensified and picking pro-life Governor Sarah Palin as a running mate has only increased the attacks ... As president, John McCain will make abortion illegal. (Fox News)
Nation gets to know once-obscure governor Sep 5, 2008
" But she said McCain is not her choice and doesn't agree with Palin's stand on the issues. "She's a little too conservative for my taste - her views on abortion and gun control. " In Hamburg, Pa., some patrons at Cabela's hunting and fishing superstore said Palin's speech had changed their outlook on the campaign. Judy Walck, 65, a Democrat who voted for Clinton in the primary, said she was undecided until she heard Palin. Now she's for McCain. "It's not about her as a woman, it's about her as... (Anchorage Daily News)
Letters to the editor (9/4/08) Sep 5, 2008
I don't remember Sarah preaching her views on abortion at anyone. Her decision to have a Down syndrome child was a family's personal choice even though my own may have opted for the opposite. (Anchorage Daily News)
Palin rises above 'feeding frenzy' Sep 5, 2008
Anchorage Daily News. The bears are awake and showing up around town. (Anchorage Daily News)
Palin's night Sep 5, 2008
Though brought on the ticket in part to excite religious conservatives, Palin made no mention of abortion or other hard-line social conservative causes like banning same-sex marriage. Instead, she hit her pro-life theme by calling attention to the special needs of baby Trig. (Anchorage Daily News)
New embryo test to screen for 6,000 diseases Sep 5, 2008
The plan was to have an abortion if the test revealed she was carrying a boy ... "I just couldn't bring myself to have an abortion knowing there was a child growing inside me," she said ... "There is nothing worse than knowing you are going to watch your own child die." Linda became pregnant again some years later, and decided to have the test, even though she knew that again, she would not have an abortion if the baby was male. (Yahoo News -- Biotechnology and Genetics)
Barack Obamas Acceptance Speech Sep 5, 2008
We may not agree on abortion, but surely we can agree on reducing the number of unwanted pregnancies in this country. The reality of gun ownership may be different for hunters in rural Ohio than for those plagued by gang-violence in Cleveland, but don't tell me we can't uphold the Second Amendment while keeping AK-47s out of the hands of criminals. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
McCain to give big speech on rebuilt stage... Sep 5, 2008
McCain's wife, Cindy, suggested in one interview that she doesn't agree with Palin's support for a nearly total ban on abortions ... Cindy McCain told ABC's "Good Morning America" she doesn't agree with Palin's opposition to abortion in cases of rape and incest ... Palin opposes abortion and rejects the view that pregnancies caused by rape and incest should be exceptions. (The Drudge Report)
Obama-backer Annette Bening pillories Palin... Sep 5, 2008
" I like that quote, but then again she has move than Edwards did when Kerry brought him onboard but you all did not say this then. Keep leaning left and watch everyone pass you by. TC RiderThu, Sep 4, 08 at 04:15 PMShame, shame on Annette Benning, a mother of four has no business galivanting around Hollywood making movies!dzThu, Sep 4, 08 at 04:15 PMWe should all follow Mrs. Bennings advice. After all she is an actress, and actresses are on TV and Movies which makes thier opinions important. I... (The Drudge Report)
Coverdell, gun joke, gas prices Sep 5, 2008
And, of course, the whole thing became enmeshed in the clichs of red-blue: the supposed conflict between the condescending media elites and the gun-owning trailer trash, between abortion-rights urban women with one kid and anti-abortion rural women with five ... She left behind most of the standard tropes of Republican rhetoric (compare her text to the others) and skated over abortion and the social issues. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Respect conscience as a moral guide Sep 5, 2008
But I support a regulation, recently promulgated by the Bush administration, that would cut federal funding to nearly 600,000 hospitals, clinics, health plans, doctors' offices and other entities if they do not allow their employees to opt out of providing certain types of care including abortion services on grounds of conscience and personal belief ... Many people who favor abortion rights defended the right of health-care providers to dispense abortion services when it was illegal to do so... (Albany Times Union)
Compassionate Conservatism: Republicans should welcome abuse Sep 5, 2008
And this shift raises the prospect that Obama the idealist was merely a brand an intentional distraction from a liberal voting record in the Senate, and a rather radical voting record in the Illinois Legislature on issues such as crime and abortion (he opposed bills to prevent early release of sexual offenders, to toughen sentences against gang members, and to protect children born alive after an attempted abortion). In short, Democrats may finally win the presidency with the skills of Barack... (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Oklahoma’s annual abortion law Sep 5, 2008
Oklahoma s annual abortion law ... It is the Oklahoma Legislature s annual attempt to find new ways to restrict abortion ... It centered upon the requirement that women who choose to exercise their constitutional right to have an abortion in the first trimester would be required to have an ultrasound procedure immediately before the abortion procedure so that a medical technician could describe to them what he/she sees on the screen. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
What Do Women Want Now? Sep 5, 2008
Liberation meant sexual freedom, and for many it meant freedom to have abortions ... Further, abortion will always be wrong, irrespective of the spin put on it by feminism or any other -ism. (Townhall.com)
Religion briefs Sep 5, 2008
Gray Davis to abstain from Holy Communion unless the governor reversed his support for abortion rights. In 2005, the bishop oversaw the 900,000-member diocese's payment of $35 million to settle 33 claims of clergy sexual abuse. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Southern women (and men) know Sarah Palin Sep 5, 2008
She does not appeal to me because of her stance on other issues, not abortion. Although I am pro-choice, I do not personally believe in abortion. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
LETTERS: NCT, Sept. 4, 2008 Sep 5, 2008
Only, in the matter of children, that she is against abortion is pertinent ... Alf wrote on Sep 4, 2008 8:37 AM:The letter by Shirly Fletcher says - "What kind of children she has is not necessary for the voters to know. Only, in the matter of children, that she is against abortion is pertinent. " and"There is no reason to characterize the children of politicians..." ... That point is that Palin is a staunch pro-lifer, ANTI-CHOICE, who would ban abortions for everyone,YET,her daughter was given... (North County Times)
Abortion clinics remain protected Sep 5, 2008
B.C.'s highest court has upheld a law that established bubble zones around abortion clinics under siege from protesters ... B.C. Court of Appeal Justice Catherine Ryan found that the right to express opposition to abortion is a constitutionally protected right but added that the object of the bubble-zone law was to protect vulnerable women and health-care providers. (The Province)
That Palin's a fighter Sep 5, 2008
Nicole, I did catch some of the DNC. Obama: tax, tax, tax, spend, spend, spend, talk to terrorist leaders, no drilling, no drilling, inflate your tires(sorry I still laugh at that one), abortion is a good thing ... She is pro-contraception but anti-abortion. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Anti-United Nations measure stalls in House vote Sep 5, 2008
Call king george at 202-456-1111 and demand that he stop this abortion of justice. THEN you can have something to puff your chests out about. (Yahoo News -- United Nations)
Trust your eyes on Ryan Sep 5, 2008
You can t buy a NFL brain in the alleyway behind the abortion clinic, like you can buy beef & brawn. You can t earn a NFL brain in college, playing 8 games a year against the Weak Sisters of Mercy all-volunteer, intramural football team. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
A maverick who now must lead Sep 5, 2008
And to that end, McCain s speech, like the speech of his running mate, Sarah Palin, the night before, was remarkably free of the hot-button issues like abortion, guns or gay rights that Republicans have grown used to. When McCain referenced such issues, he did so very briefly and by using purposefully bland code. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
B.C. court upholds abortion bubble-zone law Sep 5, 2008
VANCOUVER British Columbia's highest court has dismissed a constitutional challenge of the province's controversial bubble-zone law, which restricts protesters around abortion clinics. Two anti-abortion protesters went to the B.C. Appeal Court claiming the law infringed on their freedom of expression under the Canadian Charter of Rights ... The pair were charged in 1998 for breaking the Access to Abortion Services Act by engaging in sidewalk interference with women entering a Vancouver clinic. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Opinion: Sarah Palin can have it all Sep 5, 2008
Just because Palin's choices skew away from abortion and toward the affirmation of life even in difficult circumstances does that mean they shouldn't be accorded the same dignity as those more in line with today's feminist party line. "How do you do it all?" people ask me. (Christian Science Monitor)
Investigators puzzled by trail of Skagit County killings Sep 5, 2008
TDN Bad Boy wrote on Sep 4, 2008 8:12 AM:" Any body who doesn't believe our Justice system failed here simply has to read the in-depth piece in Thursday's Seattle Times. This guy should NEVER have been out on the streets. Only a justice system that cares more about personal freedoms than citizens protection would decide that. Piper it's not up to the federal government to house a state's mental patients. It is up to the state. Simple. Don't blame Reagan. And besides didn't Clinton come after... (Longview Daily News, WA)
