Mehdi Hasan: "Abortion is one of those rare political issues on which left and right seem to have swapped ideologies: right-wingers talk of equality, human rights and "defending the innocent", while left-wingers fetishise "choice", selfishness and unbridled individualism."
Abortion
Democrats out of Touch on Abortion
Sarah Christian: "Watching the Democratic National Convention speeches, there were moments when I was touched, motivated, and proud of my country. But I was sickened by the prideful, almost gleeful embrace of abortion as a selling point for the Party, which popped up again and again in both the speeches and commentary (though often couched in the vague … Continue reading Democrats out of Touch on Abortion
Where are pro-life women?
Debra J. Saunders: "A 2011 Gallup poll found that a minority of Democrats - 38 percent - believe that abortion should be legal under any and all circumstances. That puts the majority of Democrats on the wrong side of what the administration likes to call "the war on women." Kristen Day, executive director of Democrats for … Continue reading Where are pro-life women?
DNC 2012: Democrats reframe abortion debate
Politico: "But Kristen Day, executive director of Democrats for Life, said no matter how the issue is couched, dwelling on abortion and contraception-related issues at the convention is “a mistake for the party.” Pointing to the wide majorities Democrats had in Congress when there were more anti-abortion members in their ranks, Day said the party … Continue reading DNC 2012: Democrats reframe abortion debate
Increased Access to Health Care May Decrease Abortions
The Atlantic: "From Massachusetts, though, comes growing evidence that the quest for lower abortion rates may not be at a standstill -- and the key may be better insurance coverage. As the number of insured has gone up in Massachusetts, new state data show a corresponding decline in the number of abortions performed there since … Continue reading Increased Access to Health Care May Decrease Abortions
A Distraction From the Issues About Abortion
Sherif Girgis: "Whatever one’s ultimate view of a rape exception to laws protecting the unborn, no remotely plausible case against such an exception could rest on assumptions about the mother (as Akin’s seems to do), rather than beliefs about the unborn child's rights. Some social conservatives, including Mitt Romney, would allow an exception; others would … Continue reading A Distraction From the Issues About Abortion
Reports of Forced Abortions Fuel Push to End Chinese Law
NY Times: "Recent reports of women being coerced into late-term abortions by local officials have thrust China’s population control policy into the spotlight and ignited an outcry among policy advisers and scholars who are seeking to push central officials to fundamentally change or repeal a law that penalizes families for having more than one child."
The one-child policy: The brutal truth
Economist: "In the photographs the young mother lies on a clinic bed, her hair obscuring her face. She appears as inert as the baby lying beside her. But 23-year-old Feng Jianmei is still alive, whereas her baby girl is not. The baby was killed while still in the womb by an injection arranged by local … Continue reading The one-child policy: The brutal truth
Gender Bias
America: "Without regulation, tacit acceptance of abortion for any and all motivations becomes the societal norm. Preventing abortion solely for gender selection is an area on which a wide consensus could be built in the United States. The overemphasis on “choice” in this case undermines decades of society’s efforts to promote gender equality, including the … Continue reading Gender Bias
Eugenics, Past and Future
Ross Douthat: "But given our society’s track record with prenatal testing for Down syndrome, we also have a pretty good idea of what individuals and couples will do with comprehensive information about their unborn child’s potential prospects. In 90 percent of cases, a positive test for Down syndrome leads to an abortion. It is hard … Continue reading Eugenics, Past and Future
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