Posted on 04/25/2004 7:21:09 AM PDT by Libloather
In 31 years, the pro-abortion crowd has never managed to explain exactly how it is that the "right" to have irresponsible, unprotected sex and then kill any resultant child equates to full equality for women. Maybe that's one of the reasons support for unrestricted abortion continues to drop.
"In our country, it's so important to feel solidarity with the rest of the world on women's rights," said Helena Pinto, president of ... an abortion rights group in Portugal...
Really. And what IS the rest of the world's opinion on women's rights, or on abortion? Ever hear of China? Lots of forced abortions, and the voluntary ones are mostly done to get rid of girl babies; it doesn't look like women's rights are even a concern there. And what about India, where most abortions are performed in order to get rid of girls? I really believe that abortion is used to suppress women's rights and demoralize women. Even in this country, I know young women who believe that the only "right" that matters is the "right" to abortion, and apparently are ready to give up all other rights, to keep abortion legal.
Organizers have sought to broaden the gathering to include birth control, sex education and better health care for women worldwide.
That's right. Paying lip service to these other issues really distracts us from the fact that if abortion supporters promoted birth control as strongly as they do abortion, there would hardly be any abortions. I get a little tired of abortion being promoted as the one and only women's health care issue--it's hard to see how it even relates to women's health, except as a negative factor.
"...the threats to reproductive rights are that broad-based and diverse," said Gloria Feldt, president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
What in the world does abortion have to do with reproductive rights??? Don't women have the right to not get pregnant when they don't want a baby?
Whatever their numbers, their makeup will likely be different than 12 years ago. Some from the international delegations have come to protest U.S. policies they say harm women abroad, particularly in developing countries.
In other words, American support for unrestricted abortion has dropped to the point where they need to import pro-abortion protesters to swell the crowds.
Under the rule, which President Bush reinstated when he took office, non-governmental organizations overseas that promote or perform abortions are ineligible for U.S funds.
One more reason to love Pres. Bush.
"Since the global gag rule is affecting family planning worldwide, this is also our cause," said Catherina Hinz of the German Foundation for World Population, based in Hanover.
Yeah, because poor women in developing countries have a right to be exploited for the little money they have so ghouls like you can become rich. I never once hear these pro-abortion zealots advocate birth control and education to these poor women--it's always, how can abortion be marketed to them more aggressively. Sick.
The rally, said National Organization for Women President Kim Gandy, will "demonstrate that these policies are having an impact on women all over the world."
I would hope so! And if these policies turn more poor women against exploiters like you, fantastic!
Anti-abortion groups were in action Saturday with protests outside at least three Washington clinics and activists plan to line part of Sunday's march route in a counterprotest that organizers expect to draw about 1,500 people.
Over-estimate the number of pro-abortion zealots. Under-estimate the number of pro-life counterprotesters. Of course the media aren't biased.
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