Posted on 09/21/2006 9:18:35 AM PDT by presidio9
Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), who supports abortion rights, on Monday during a speech at Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif., said both abortion-rights supporters and abortion-rights opponents sometimes use "misleading and unconstructive" language and urged both sides to find "common ground," on the issue, the Boston Globe reports (Klein, Boston Globe, 9/19). Kerry during an interview in July 2004, while running for president, said, "I oppose abortion, personally. I don't like abortion. I believe life does begin at conception. ... But I can't take my Catholic belief, my article of faith, and legislate it on a Protestant or a Jew or an atheist ... who doesn't share it. We have separation of church and state in the United States of America." Kerry has a 100% voting record with NARAL Pro-Choice America and frequently has spoken of his commitment to abortion rights (Kaiser Daily Women's Health Policy Report, 7/6/04). Gary Bauer, president of the conservative American Values group, said he doesn't "want to discourage anyone from giving a speech in moving in my direction, but this is one of these issues where words aren't enough." Kerry in the Senate has voted against bills that would restrict abortion rights. NARAL Pro-Choice America President Nancy Keenan said Kerry's speech highlights what her group "has been saying for years: This decision is a personal one between a woman, her family, her doctor and her God." Kerry after the speech said he is aiming to push advocates on both sides of the abortion rights debate to "be more honest about the complexity of the moral decision here" and understand the genuineness of one another's convictions.
Kerry is too infirm of purpose to pull off triangulation. Or anything else, for that matter.
So he was for Abortion before he is against it? Sort of. If we vote for him maybe he will be.
Then how can you legislate against theft, murder, terrorism, etc..?
Boy he's ridiculous.
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LOL!
Kerry arguing for "genuineness" is like Hillary arguing for tenderness.
It's a foreign language.
James 2:26
For just as a body without a spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.
Kerry speaks out of both sides of his mouth.
Actually, from what I understand practicing Jews and the serious Protestant denominations are pro-life as well. What he really means is that most of his support comes from athiests and self-worshipers.
Did you know he was in Vietnam?
On what basis does he believe "life begins at conception"? If he believed it as a scientific fact (as I do) - that there is an unbroken chain of human development between conception and birth - then why would there be a hindrance to legislating on that belief.
What's honest about saying life begins at conception but being unwilling
to lift a finger to protect it?
As far as I know the only religion that is borderline on the issue is Unitarian. So again he talks outta his butt.
Is she saying that NARL worships Satan?
Het turd burglar kerry! It is murder end of story! If you read your Bible like a professed Catholic such as you say you are you would know that without a doubt.
James 2:20
Do you want proof, you ignoramus, that faith without works is useless?
Dont kill your unborn children, no matter how screwed up your own life is. Its a sin against God.
Is that misleading? If you consider it unconstructive then you need to read your bible more. This is a very simple, honest and moral thing to decide.
Kerry is still an idiot.
OK, John, how about we all agree that partial birth abortion is a hideous abomination, and outlaw it. About three-quarters of the US agrees with that, so let's find common ground there.
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