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It's those photos that make anti-abortion judges who would threaten Roe v. Wade loser at confirmation. It's a polarizing issue and Bush won't go near it. If this is our main issue, then Buchanan is correct. Women's "reproductive rights" is a big issue that unites the majority of women (majority defined as 50+%). That's why that appalling catch phrase "if you don't believe in abortion, don't have one" caught fire. Having said that, we need to take a serious run at "parental consent" and get some common sense back in this. As the father of two teenage daughters, that's a hot button for me. There's no way we'll find ourselves in that situation (knock wood) but Kerry's crap in Debate Two about some father raping is 14 year old daughter is total smoke screen. If we want an easy values winner, IMHO, this is it.

I didn't listen to the debates (I had other obligations, one being that I was born 20 miles from Fenway Park). I'm not familar with any comments regarding fathers raping their 14 year olds.

However, I am quite aware that the problem of 25 or so year old men victimizing 13- and 14- and 15-years olds is serious enough in the city of Chicago that legislation was passed in the State of Illinois this year making the penalties for statutory rape much more serious if there is a significant difference in age between the victim and the perpetrator. Drugged out guys who can't get a woman their own age are apparently picking out very young girls to satisfy their urges. And some of these girls are getting pregnant. Decry the MSM if you want, but I think they had this story right.