Tag: Abortion Exceptions

The Rand Paul Abortion Fiasco

| March 21, 2013 | 7 Replies

Senator Rand Paul hurt himself with Iowa’s social conservatives in a potential 2016 run after his botched abortion comments during a CNN interview.

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Juda Myers: Protect Children Conceived in Rape

| January 22, 2013 | 1 Reply

Juda Myers, a woman conceived in rape, spoke to a group of Iowa Legislators and concerned citizens at the Iowa Statehouse for CWA-Iowa’s Day at the Hill.

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Do Pro-Lifers Want To Really Save Unborn Lives?

| October 31, 2012 | Reply

The debate over the direction of prolifers & the pro-life movement is portrayed as a debate between pragmatism and principle. This is a false dichotomy.

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I’m Against Abortion (No, You’re Not)

| October 29, 2012 | 8 Replies

It may be true that you are against an abortion here or there. You conveniently break it down into categories and statistics such as the life of the mother, rape and incest, abortion for convenience, for sex selection, or do so by method of killing, the age of the child, if they partially born or [...]

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Richard Mourdock is Not Todd Akin or a Misogynist

| October 24, 2012 | 16 Replies

Richard Mourdock in his answer about abortion in cases of rape during last night’s Indiana U.S. Senate debate reflects hope even in the midst of tragedy.

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This November’s Election Features Mitt Romney vs. Todd Akin

| August 22, 2012 | 1 Reply

After hours of discussing the merits and demerits of the ongoing candidacy of Todd Akin on various Facebook threads, the truth finally came to the surface. This election is about voter and politician discomfort. Few want to talk about rape, of course. It is not an easy subject. It is both a violent act and [...]

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Akin’s Problem Was His Blunder Speaking About Abortion, Not His Belief

| August 21, 2012 | 3 Replies

Congressman Todd Akin (R-MO) made an incredibly stupid statement on Sunday about abortion and rape when he discussed “legitimate rapes” and discussing how conception rarely happens during a rape (no evidence of that).    He appeared insensitive, and that is something that Republicans can ill afford. Since then his opponent in the Missouri Senate Race, incumbent [...]

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EXCLUSIVE: Newt Gingrich Consults Monsignor, Joins Rick Perry in Renouncing Pro-life Exceptions.

| December 30, 2011 | 3 Replies

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Two candidates trying to woo the pro-life voter have made public statements repudiating their formerly stated positions of accepting abortions in the cases of rape and incest. Five days before the Iowa Caucuses, I asked former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich how allowing abortions in [...]

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EXCLUSIVE: Family Leader and Bob Vander Plaats Will Not Endorse Gingrich, Great News for Bachmann or Santorum

| December 15, 2011 | 15 Replies

At Governor Huckabee’s Gift of Life movie premiere last evening, I had an opportunity to sit down with The FAMiLY LEADER president Bob Vander Plaats. In an earlier interview I heard him suggest that the Family Leader may have to make a pragmatic decision on who to endorse for President. I was concerned that “pragmatic” [...]

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Rick Perry: Southerner, check. Patriotic, check. Religious, check. Pro-life, not so much.

| September 22, 2011 | Reply

Rick Perry is the latest politician and presidential candidate to be compared with former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee.   I know Mike Huckabee…pro-abortion Governor Rick Perry is no Mike Huckabee. A recent article in the Las Vegas Sun suggested: “Rick Perry is trying to ride that Huckabee wave and he’s probably got the resources to sustain [...]

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