Well, let a pro-life Democrat, (of which there are a very few) attempt or even ask to give a pro-life talk at the Democratic Convention, and it will soon be apparent how important the issue is to the party. Governor Casey discovered this in 1992. No significant pro-life position will ever be allowed.
Catholics do teach that women “should be denied” the priesthood. “Should be denied” may not be the proper phrase, but Catholicism teaches that women cannot be ordained as priests. Does that religious belief have to be changed by Hillary or are the feminists OK with it?
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)I’d say it is.
But Hillary says that religious beliefs have to be changed. She said that after declaring that too many women are denied access to “reproductive health care”.
Vince Foster is unavailable for comment.
I don’t think it is abortion rights per se that is the major issue for most Democrats, but rather women’s rights, which includes a woman’s right to choose. Thus when the latter is threatened, this is seen as an attempt to restrict women from making their own choices, one of which is to decide whether they want to bring their baby to term. This choice is seen by many Democrats as personal and private, meaning that no one–government or religion–should determine the answer, except the woman herself in consultation with her family, her physician, and her spiritual advisor if she has one. Women’s rights are the key issue here.
She’s talking about patriarchal societies in which women have no say, no rights. She isn’t referring to abortion. Links to the audio of her speech have been posted as well as a transcript.
I think you’re exactly right. Here is what Hillary was asked and responded:
good points!snickers
I agree. Health is so broad as to apply to mental anguish, health of your bank account, whether or not your tummy with go back to its original size, and the like.
Astonishing again we can’t unite on something as simple as partial birth abortion regardless of candidate (even one we purported to not support or would vote for…
I’d say it is.
We are always told abortion is not a top-five issue for most folks in America.
Yet threaten abortion rights from the right, and there is no greater rallying cry for the left. The vitriol and passion makes it number one. Anecdotally, I have heard numerous folks who would never support a candidate because of their stance on abortion or women’s “health” issues. They never even consider anything else the candidate stands for.
Abortion isn’t an important issue to the left as long as no one brings it up. But try pledging to nominate USSC nominees who will overturn Roe v Wade, or pledge to defund planned parenthood and see how many folks on the left write you off entirely.
I agree with Hillary on this issue.
and you wonder what secrets he took to the grave with him…
Again, I have to remind you that it was a Republican appointed Supreme Court who made that legal. You cannot blame that on the Democrats. If Republicans wouldn’t have upheld Roe v Wade, we wouldn’t be having this conversation in the first place.
Could you remind us which party has opposition to any and all restrictions on abortion as part of their published statement of principles?
I do, too. I don’t want the government making my decisions for me, or for any other woman.
If you can remind us which party appointed the justices that upheld Roe v Wade?
If you can remind us if one is voting for pro-abortion candidates or not.
No one is “pro-abortion.” Some people are pro-choice.
I think the recent veto from the Democratic Governor of West Virginia on dismemberment abortions which was overrode by the W. Va. legislature; shows such terms of being pro-choice or pro-abortion is merely semantics.
You still didn’t answer which party appointed the justices who upheld Roe v Wade?