The Parties' Changing Stances on Abortion

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I think that the fight over this is dumb and it should just be made illegal.
Except cases of rape.

Me of MN 10:26AM April 21, 2011

In support of underage girls to get abortons:
If there is a good relationship in families, pregnant gils will confide in their parents. In cases where the girl is in danger from their parents, she should be able to get an abortion without their consent.

Dorothy Nicholson of CA 9:17AM October 02, 2008

To add to my earlier comment, the bailout being planned for the Wall Street firms only proves the direction and interest of the Republicans in our government.
Wall Street maybe two trillion.
Taxpayers more debt.

allencharles of FL 1:45PM September 22, 2008

This article is only another example of the struggle we face as a nation. The two parties will exploit anything they can to try and get that small group that will in the end settle elections. People of FAITH can be a strong group that a minority desiring control can user to build towards a small majority. Christians today have been found as necessary for the otherwise smaller Republican party. There is not likely any way the small number of wall street high income folks and corporate people could win elections with out adding other groups . They have learned to attach people of FAITH to them by using their platform as the draw. Also noone desires to pay taxes so another group can be added.
The abortion issue is a difficult problem for Christians to deal with. I am PRO-LIFE in every situation except when medically both mother and child will die anyway if the baby remains, and even then every attempt to save the child when delivered (in what ever way it can be delivered) should be done. The truth of the abortion issue is that the Republican establishment will never let it go away. If abortion was outlawed, the most faithful supporters of their party might then look elsewhere at other issues as to who to vote for. If you faithfully vote Republican now because of their pro-life platform they will never allow that to change. Unfortunately abortion is too good politically to lose as an issue. Once again the sheep are being sheered. Things being what they are I think improving the lives of women to the point none would ever want an abortion might be the best hope we may have to stop abortions from happening.
This business about which party will bring the most change kind of brings to mind the book "Animal Farm,” where all the barnyard animals want to get their freedom from the human farmer. The farmer somehow was removed and they were working (so they believed) for the benefit of themselves collectively. Before long, the story was about the Pig then living in the house and getting most of the benefits from the collective efforts of all the animals on the farm. The Christians that have become for the most part Republicans are like the animals in the barnyard believing voting Republican will help stop abortion, make the country more moral and create a better world to raise their children. The sad truth is like the Pig in Animal Farm the benefits go mostly to high income folks on Wall Street and International Corporations that move the very livelihoods these grass roots families need disparately to be able to provide for their children. McCain/Palin seem hopeful at first glance but does anyone actually believe the Wall Street group that has controlled the Republican Party for at least one hundred years are going to give up that control to anyone. I doubt it. The Republicans has been in control for at least the last eight years so any REAL CHANGE has to come from somewhere else.

allencharles of FL 2:42PM September 16, 2008

Women who can sacrifice the lives of their sons and daughters should eugenically do so; so that the progeny of women who could never sacrifice the lives of their sons and daughters shall inherit America.
But Crypto-Neo-Marxist refugees from Nazi Germany and Marxist Soviet Union shall not use the government to corrupt Christian culture, by promoting licentiousness and human sacrifice by women.
Christian Fundamentalists and Evangelists are leading the Holy Cultural War Crusade against these subversive Crypto-Neo-Marxists abortion mongers, and their following of morally depraved Christian heretics, because the Protestant and Catholic leaders have been slower to go on the offensive.

Jeugenen of MA 5:56PM September 09, 2008

And they should be ashamed for using the subject as a political ploy.
It is bad enough that political parties have taken over what was supposed to be the people's government.
It is worse that they attempt to take over private matters between women, their doctor and their family.
Spying on citizens's in the name of fighting terrorism is terrorism itself.
The form of government originally conceived for the U.S. was not one to rule the people, but to serve the people.
We desperately need to somehow find a way to return to that principle.

HillbillyBill of TN 9:26AM September 07, 2008

Explain why Levi Johnston shouldn't be arrested as a pedophile, that's what she needs to do. Does she support pedophilia when it envolves her children?
This is his second child; the first was with a 13 year old girl. Even by Alaskan standards (which are very loose) that is a bit young.
Sick.... really sick... yea, we want her in the White House. Her and her husband are good evangelicals, and typical of the bread. But lets move on to other issues.
Will she support states that wish to secede from the United States, since her and her husband were both in a party pushing to have Alaska secede from the Union?
Will she legalize pot since she smokes it herself?
Will she start supporting unwed mothers, particularly teens so they can finish an education through college?

basementfrog of CA 3:51PM September 03, 2008

The Republican "platform" on abortion is to keep it alive in state and national elections forever, Deborah. They do not care about keeping the babies alive, it's about keeping the issue alive. You have five Catholics on the Supreme Court now and you still have abortion. After they add a few more and finally overturn Roe, it will be not an "outlawing" of abortion at the national level but a returning of the issue to the states where the Republicans will try to keep it in just enough limbo to win elections with it forever.
What you DID get from the "conservative" Supreme Court, though, was the ruling last year against Lilly Ledbetter, virtually nullifying the laws against wage discrimination against women, with corporate fat cats virtually laughing their tails off at every now belittled woman in America. And THOSE are the decisions sought from the Court by conservatives. Republicans do not care about babies. They care about the "business climate". Why do you not seem to know this?

of 3:00PM September 03, 2008