Monday, April 4, 2011
Savings Lives at Home
A few days ago, I posted a message of appreciation to President Obama for his controversial but, in my view, morally well-justified actions in saving lives by preventing an impending massacre in Libya. Now if only he would take steps to save unborn lives here at home -- or at least not threaten to veto or shut down the government to ensure continued federal funding for Planned Parenthood and to prevent any restrictions on abortion. Note this story from Politico:
“We have a positive relationship with the Obama administration, and we applaud its strong commitment to reproductive health, family planning and preventive health care,” Dawn Laguens, executive vice president of public policy and advocacy for Planned Parenthood, said in a statement to POLITICO. “President Obama has reinforced this commitment by calling for an increased investment in an essential women’s health care program” in his latest budget
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[I]n a news conference on March 11, Obama signaled he would not accept a budget proposal that included any provisions slashing the budgets for federally funded programs that social conservatives don’t like, including Planned Parenthood.
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Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.), co-chairwoman of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, told POLITICO the group has consulted with the White House on a “regular basis” and expressed confidence the administration is committed to blocking any bill that includes abortion restrictions. “The White House has been steadfast in its position,” she said.
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Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of Susan B. Anthony List, which opposes abortion rights, said the strategy reveals “without question” that Obama “is the most important ally that Planned Parenthood has."
Greg Sisk
https://mirrorofjustice.blogs.com/mirrorofjustice/2011/04/savings-lives-at-home.html
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Obama is the most pro-abortion -- not pro-choice, pro-abortion, as funding it will surely expand it -- president ever.
We already saw, in the healthcare battle, how he and his allies lied in the early stages, claiming that Hyde already covered the law, so nothing was needed.
Then, when that cover was blown, we saw shifting lies, leading all the way up to the "executive order" scam that sealed the deal.
Yet, when debating here on MOJ about what the enacted law really does, and Obama and the bishops disagree, some suggest that we trust Obama's view.
I can understand pro-choicers, with whom disagree. I can even understand those who self-identify as pro-Obama pro-lifers, who say that other issues outweigh his pro-abortion moves.
But I cannot understand how anyone can still insist that he is not moving us in a pro-abortion way, or insist that he is actually "more pro-life" if you squint just right.