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How a Cause Was Born. Ronald Reagan, father of the pro-life movement.
The Wall Street Journal ^
| Thursday, November 6, 2003 12:01 a.m. EST
| BY FRED BARNES
Posted on 11/06/2003 8:53:41 AM PST by .cnI redruM
Edited on 04/23/2004 12:06:05 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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When President Bush signed a ban on partial-birth abortion yesterday, it marked the first congressional rollback of Roe v. Wade since the landmark Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion was handed down in 1973. And it marked the success of an idea as well. The idea, of course, is that abortion is inhuman and should be limited as sharply as possible and ultimately outlawed altogether.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Extended News; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: ronaldusmagnus
FR should add a category for historical discussion and debate. It would help me classify some of the stuff I don't really know where to post.
To: .cnI redruM
Thanks for posting this. I did not know a bunch of this stuff.
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posted on
11/06/2003 9:02:18 AM PST
by
petitfour
To: .cnI redruM
Great article.
The more philosophical quotations of Reagan's that I read, the more I resent the left for calling him a buffoon
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posted on
11/06/2003 9:02:24 AM PST
by
Cosmo
(Liberalism is for Girls!)
To: .cnI redruM
The big difference over the years has been that Evangelicals have come on board, after initial hesitation.
Loyal Catholics have always opposed abortion, while dissenters have supported it. The dissenters have been aging and losing influence, although they are still overrepresented in the Church bureaucracy. But on the whole, opposition to abortion among Catholics has grown.
But there has been a real sea change among Evangelicals. In the early days of Roe v. Wade, Southern Baptists supported abortion. Now they oppose it. In early days my Evangelical friends were divided on the issue and somewhat reluctant to speak out. But, thank God, that has changed.
The Supreme Court was confident that the nation would fall in line with their decision as a fait accompli. They were wrong. We will NEVER consent to the legality of infant murder.
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posted on
11/06/2003 9:54:04 AM PST
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: .cnI redruM
P.S. It's not generally known that while he was president Ronald Reagan actually wrote a book opposed to legalized abortion. I have a copy at home. I'm not absolutely sure of the title, but I think it was something like "Abortion and the Conscience of the Nation."
Anyway, this book sold numerous copies through pro-life organizations. But needless to say the news media NEVER MENTIONED IT, and NEVER REVIEWED it. To this day most people probably never heard of it, even though I suspect that it was a secret best seller.
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posted on
11/06/2003 9:57:52 AM PST
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: .cnI redruM
Interestingly, Reagan was actually pro-abortion when he first got elected governor of California back in the '60s.
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posted on
11/06/2003 10:00:51 AM PST
by
jpl
To: Cicero
I grew up around a whole lot of Southern Baptists, and I do not recall ever hearing that they believed abortion was ok.
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posted on
11/06/2003 10:03:20 AM PST
by
petitfour
To: Cicero
The book is mentioned above in the article.
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posted on
11/06/2003 10:04:45 AM PST
by
petitfour
To: .cnI redruM
I'm totally behind you.
To: republicanwizard
Ronaldus Magnus must be defended!
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posted on
11/07/2003 5:47:34 AM PST
by
.cnI redruM
(Mouthing support for the workingman is one of the best ways to avoid actually being one.)
marking
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posted on
11/07/2003 10:09:37 AM PST
by
djreece
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