Tag: Abortion
What’s The Message?
Dr. Tiller’s clinic will not re-open. The family of slain abortion provider George Tiller said Tuesday that his Wichita clinic will be “permanently closed,” effective immediately. Besides being extremely sad for Dr. Tiller’s family and the women who desperately needed his services, I worry about the message this closing sends to the Pro-Lifers Anti-Abortionists. Will […]
Dr. Tiller’s Patients Speak Out
I think it’s too soon to know what the long-term consequences of Dr. Tiller’s assassination are. One thing I’ve noticed is that the murder has inspired a lot of people who were helped by Dr. Tiller to speak out. Several places have been collecting stories, Salon’s link is here. All of the stories are of […]
Food For Thought
Liberals have taken a lot of criticism from conservatives over opposition to some terrorism policies, mainly indefinite detention without trial and torture. Balkinization does a thought experiment: what if we treated domestic terrorists like Roeder the same way we have treated international terrorism? In particular, consider the following questions: (1) Should the United States be […]
Updated: Comment(s) Rescue: Delaware Politics
Noman, a commenter at Delaware Politics, makes a great point. David A.’s response disturbs me greatly. Is this really how Conservatives view women? Noman: If you say abortion is murder, you must propose laws that prosecute women who have abortions, and prosecute them for murder. If you don’t, you are admitting that abortion is something […]
I’m Not Shocked, And Neither Is Anyone Else
Words cannot express how upset Dr. Tiller’s assassination has made me. But I’m not shocked, which, in some ways, I find more unsettling. Everyone knew this was going to happen. Everyone knew. Funny, how easily the “ticking time bomb” scenario comes into play with this case, and yet, those that worship at the altar of […]
Yep, He Was a Wingnut
While the Bush ‘Justice’ Department was infiltrating groups like the Audubon Society and those militant Quaker groups (irony intended), weapons-toting self-styled “Freemen” like Scott Roeder were doing whatever the hell they wanted. After all, just how dangerous could Roeder be?: Those who know Roeder said he believed that killing abortion doctors was an act of […]
Obama’s Notre Dame Speech
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P_pvUoLnRU&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVbzQC0qjHU&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cia9WR2Zj4Q&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT0jT2b0JIY&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Here’s the part of the speech concerning abortion, where so much of the controversy was occurring. It’s very wise and well written. Will the anti-abortion crowd reach out to him? As I considered the controversy surrounding my visit here, I was reminded of an encounter I had during my Senate campaign, […]
GOP’s Bread and Butter
Apparently when Gov. Sebelius was running for Governor in Kansas, she accepted donations from a doctor . . . a doctor who performs abortions. You can see why the GOP must hold up Sebelius’ nomination as President Obama’s health secretary. So when you have no ideas and the public is tiring of your Policy of […]
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