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Clinton Announces She’s for Taxpayer-funded Abortions
Via NRO, Hillary Clinton wants to end the Hyde Amendment, which bans the use of federal funds for abortion except in cases of rape, incest, or danger to the life of the mother. Via C-SPAN, here’s the relevant portion of the speech in question, in which she also praises Planned Parenthood, whose political action group has already endorsed her for president.
While I doubt that the Hyde Amendment can be repealed given Republican control of the House and Senate, expect widespread protests and civil disobedience if it were to happen.
Clinton’s move signals how far left the Democratic candidate is, and how far she is willing to go to win the presidency. Like Obama, she will tear this country apart to gain power.
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Yeah, I think bringing up Gosnell does a disservice to the discussion here. Can we all agree that it was an extraordinary case?
We *hope* that Gosnell was an extraordinary case. However, given the apparent policy of the Pennsylvania health authorities to ignore what was happening … how confident can we be?
They didnt ignore what was happening, they just didn’t inspect the place.
I don’t have all the details at hand, but I recall there were a number of people who tried to whistle-blow on deaf ears. So, yes, they didn’t inspect the place, but — again, I recall — that that seemed to be a largely conscious choice.
Regardless, it’s an interesting question, as to whether there are <em>more</em> Gosnells out there — possibly, many more — or whether he really was an unparalleled weirdo and monster. I don’t think any of us know for sure.
I’ll be happy if the professional libertarians will just let the cops — and anti-terrorist forces — use their taxpayer supplied guns when they have to.
The question of taxpayer supported family planning will be addressed locally. The underlying problem, teen pregnancies among the urban poor, will be addressed state by state. Will libertarian Republicans and independents (a much larger group than Libertarian Party registrants or theorists) side with family planners when they help decide close elections? I think they will, and Republican voters may take this into account when running in those states. You’d have to collect more granular voter data than most have right now to know who these voters are, but today few identify with the old woman who lived in a shoe.
I don’t look on politics as an extension of personal morality or religious faith. The “libertarian”-influenced voter puts economics and personal freedom first. I believe we are a large and growing group and have been for 60 years.
“No” to central planners, but “yes” to family planners. For the greater good.
Can’t help it. I have a visceral repulsion to these arguments. I’m outta here.
I don’t think they are different at all – they were both involved in evil and destruction of life. I’m astounded that you think the most shameful thing about PP selling baby body parts was the “language of the poorly trained idiots caught on tape”. These people reveled in destroying life and trying to make money from it – that is disgusting and inhuman. The MSM buried the story because they can’t bring themselves to see the horror before their own eyes.
How can Gosnell be left out of this discussion Fred? Not seeing where unrestricted access to abortion leads is a disservice to the discussion. When people like Hillary want to use your tax money to fund abortion they send a message to butchers like Gosnell that what they are doing must be for the common good and it gives them license to perform their butchery. Four decades of slaughter have led to this. I grieve for all the lost souls.
We know that government is all funged up. So why would we want to make it bigger by paying for anything we don’t absolutely have to? Let’s keep the government out of the baby-killing business.