Comments on: Roemer, the DNC and Abortion http://poliblogger.com/?p=5949 A rough draft of my thoughts... Fri, 17 Mar 2024 09:47:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1.2 by: Gay Orbit » Abortion and Politics http://poliblogger.com/?p=5949#comment-27813 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:59:59 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=5949#comment-27813 [...] dy is a fundamental bedrock of the values of the Democratic party. Exactly right. To which <a href="http://poliblogger.com/?p=5949">Stephen Taylor</a> replies: the voting record of Democrats in Congress &#8230; is that the abortion on de [...] […] dy is a fundamental bedrock of the values of the Democratic party. Exactly right. To which Stephen Taylor replies: the voting record of Democrats in Congress … is that the abortion on de […]

]]>
by: Gay Orbit http://poliblogger.com/?p=5949#comment-27815 Wed, 19 Jan 2024 22:51:16 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=5949#comment-27815 <strong>Abortion and Politics</strong> Time for me to vent a little. Let's start it off with Oliver Willis:I, and most Democrats, do not believe in abortion on demand anyplace, anywhere, and any time - but the right of a woman to choose what she does with her own body is a fundamental bedr... Abortion and Politics
Time for me to vent a little. Let’s start it off with Oliver Willis:I, and most Democrats, do not believe in abortion on demand anyplace, anywhere, and any time - but the right of a woman to choose what she does with her own body is a fundamental bedr…

]]>
by: Dean's World http://poliblogger.com/?p=5949#comment-27814 Wed, 19 Jan 2024 22:47:44 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=5949#comment-27814 <strong>A Rant On Abortion (Michael Demmons)</strong> I got a little irritated today when I read two posts about abortion - one by Oliver Willis and the other by Stephen Ta... A Rant On Abortion (Michael Demmons)
I got a little irritated today when I read two posts about abortion - one by Oliver Willis and the other by Stephen Ta…

]]>
by: paladin http://poliblogger.com/?p=5949#comment-27807 Wed, 19 Jan 2024 18:52:35 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=5949#comment-27807 In my view, the problem with the Democrats is not that they endorse abortion on demand, it that they support all the extremes of abortion advocates. From the studies I've seen, the percentage of absolute pro-abortion and the absolute anti-abortion forces has remained the same. What has changed is the center (of which I am a member), which reluctantly acknowledges that abortion is here to stay, but opposes the extremes (late-term abortion, non-notification of parents, no counseling, etc.) has shifted from pro-abortion to anti-abortion because of this. Do the Democrats really want to fall on the sword of abortion over something as odious as late-term abortion? In my view, the problem with the Democrats is not that they endorse abortion on demand, it that they support all the extremes of abortion advocates. From the studies I’ve seen, the percentage of absolute pro-abortion and the absolute anti-abortion forces has remained the same. What has changed is the center (of which I am a member), which reluctantly acknowledges that abortion is here to stay, but opposes the extremes (late-term abortion, non-notification of parents, no counseling, etc.) has shifted from pro-abortion to anti-abortion because of this. Do the Democrats really want to fall on the sword of abortion over something as odious as late-term abortion?

]]>
by: The Misanthrope http://poliblogger.com/?p=5949#comment-27801 Wed, 19 Jan 2024 16:51:49 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=5949#comment-27801 Those darn democrats, if it wasn't for their pro-choice stance... A member of the governing board of the nation's largest black denomination said Social Security is in trouble today because baby boomers aborted much of the generation that would have supported their retirement. Bishop George McKinney of the Church of God in Christ said, "Part of the problem that we're seeing now with Social Security has to do with the fact that 40 to 50 million people who have been killed through abortions have not taken their role as productive citizens." Now that is a good unselfish attitude. Those darn democrats, if it wasn’t for their pro-choice stance…

A member of the governing board of the nation’s largest black denomination said Social Security is in trouble today because baby boomers aborted much of the generation that would have supported their retirement.

Bishop George McKinney of the Church of God in Christ said, “Part of the problem that we’re seeing now with Social Security has to do with the fact that 40 to 50 million people who have been killed through abortions have not taken their role as productive citizens.”

Now that is a good unselfish attitude.

]]>
by: Outside The Beltway http://poliblogger.com/?p=5949#comment-27799 Wed, 19 Jan 2024 15:19:59 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=5949#comment-27799 <strong>Abortion on Demand?</strong> Steven Taylor agrees with Oliver Willis that Tim Roemer's anti-abortion position disqualifies him from being chair of the DNC. Taylor adds, though, [T]he Democrats have a serious problem–there appears to be no reasonable restriction on abortion t... Abortion on Demand?
Steven Taylor agrees with Oliver Willis that Tim Roemer’s anti-abortion position disqualifies him from being chair of the DNC. Taylor adds, though,

[T]he Democrats have a serious problem–there appears to be no reasonable restriction on abortion t…

]]>
by: jpe http://poliblogger.com/?p=5949#comment-27798 Wed, 19 Jan 2024 15:12:30 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=5949#comment-27798 <i>While President Clinton did speak of making abortion ā€œsafe, legal and rareā€? is it unclear to me that any actual action by the Democratic Party has moved the country in that direction.</i> Comprehensive sex ed? <i>Iā€™d love to see a pro-life democratic movement, and I really believe it will happen, in about 100 years.</i> That's about how I feel about a pro-choice republican movement (that actually holds some sway within the party, I should add). While President Clinton did speak of making abortion ā€œsafe, legal and rareā€? is it unclear to me that any actual action by the Democratic Party has moved the country in that direction.

Comprehensive sex ed?

Iā€™d love to see a pro-life democratic movement, and I really believe it will happen,

in about 100 years.

That’s about how I feel about a pro-choice republican movement (that actually holds some sway within the party, I should add).

]]>
by: Steven L http://poliblogger.com/?p=5949#comment-27795 Wed, 19 Jan 2024 02:37:43 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=5949#comment-27795 A few months ago (ok, more like a year)there was a telling article regarding the abortion issue in Texas. The author was making the argument that the Republican take-over of the legislature, etc., had impacted abortion rights. The entire argument sprang from the premise that abortions were down -- therefore it was obvious that the Republicans were doing something to block them. There was not even a nod to the idea that both sides would like abortions to be "rare"; instead, the whole unstated -- and perhaps unnoticed -- premise of the article was that support for choice/family planning meant we needed to have more and more abortions, and that a falling number of them was bad news (without any investigation into why the numbers dropped). A few months ago (ok, more like a year)there was a telling article regarding the abortion issue in Texas. The author was making the argument that the Republican take-over of the legislature, etc., had impacted abortion rights.

The entire argument sprang from the premise that abortions were down — therefore it was obvious that the Republicans were doing something to block them. There was not even a nod to the idea that both sides would like abortions to be “rare”; instead, the whole unstated — and perhaps unnoticed — premise of the article was that support for choice/family planning meant we needed to have more and more abortions, and that a falling number of them was bad news (without any investigation into why the numbers dropped).

]]>
by: Zed http://poliblogger.com/?p=5949#comment-27794 Wed, 19 Jan 2024 02:27:16 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=5949#comment-27794 I'd love to see a pro-life democratic movement, and I really believe it will happen, in about 100 years. I’d love to see a pro-life democratic movement, and I really believe it will happen,

in about 100 years.

]]>
by: Steven Taylor http://poliblogger.com/?p=5949#comment-27793 Wed, 19 Jan 2024 02:10:23 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=5949#comment-27793 Bryan, I would, of course, agree. I oppose the idea of abortions--however, from a pure PR/politics perspective it is clear that the Dems have a problem they appear unwilling to fix. Bryan,

I would, of course, agree. I oppose the idea of abortions–however, from a pure PR/politics perspective it is clear that the Dems have a problem they appear unwilling to fix.

]]>