Posted on 01/23/2005 7:57:58 AM PST by Dog Gone
AUSTIN - Republican Gov. Rick Perry reaffirmed his anti-abortion stance Saturday and, in a stark disagreement with potential rival Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, said he doesn't support embryonic stem cell research.
"As long as I am the governor of this great state, I will oppose any taxpayer dollars being used and spent on research that ends a human life," Perry said.
Hutchison, a Republican who is considering a run for governor next year, said last month that state leaders should develop a stem-cell research policy that keeps Texas from being "left in the dust by California." That state recently approved a $3 billion initiative to fund stem-cell research.
He made his comments in front of hundreds of anti-abortion activists who carried American flags and signs that said "Parental Rights" as they marched through downtown Austin to the Capitol chanting "Hey, hey, ho, ho, Roe v. Wade has got to go."
The march coincided with the 32nd anniversary of the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion.
To a wave of applause, Perry pledged his support for a bill requiring parents to give their consent before a minor can have an abortion.
Texas law now requires parents of minors to be notified before their daughter has an abortion. The minor can ask a judge for a waiver of parental notification if she believes she cannot confide in a parent.
"Five years ago, we passed a bill requiring parental consent for a child to get her ears pierced," Perry said. "I think it's time that we applied that rationale and that same rational standard to abortions performed on minors."
NARAL Pro-Choice Texas is more concerned about another bill that Wheat said would allow a pharmacist to refuse to fill birth control or emergency contraceptive prescriptions.
Another anti-abortion group, Texas Right to Life, is not putting the parental consent bill high on its agenda this session, said Stacey Emick, the group's legislative director. She said statistics show that the decline in abortions for minors is about the same if a state has a parental notification law or a parental consent law.
On stem cell research, Perry said he supports President Bush's position and that an ethical balance can be struck between science and the protection of life.
Hutchison last month said state leaders should work with Perry and the Legislature on a stem-cell research policy. The research could help cure cancer, Alzheimer's and Hodgkin's Disease, she said.
No. It's a simple matter of how politics typically works. Bush wants Perry's support on any number of things in Texas, so he throws him a bone by picking X-Rod for a minor judicial post.
Anyway, not sure what that has to do with anything...
I remember encountering an asp when I was just a little kid.Cute lookin' little fuzzballs but don't touch 'em. OUCH!
Whoops! I touched him the first time I saw him. Only once, though.
:^)
In a strange sort of way, that's the one thing I miss about East Texas: the subtropical flora and fauna. As a kid, it wasn't that great: you run through the woods, or through a field, and you risk ruining your day from snakes, asps, fireants, whatever. Same for the water there, and water moccasins, and gators. For that reason, we mostly stayed indoors, or in paved areas/mowed areas for sports.
But from a naturalist/photographer perspective I kind of wish I had some of those subjects as they'd make nice additions to a photo collection.
DO me a favor an d read the WISH List's mission statement:
The WISH List raises funds to identify, train and elect pro-choice Republican women
at all levels of government -- local, state and national.
(from http://www.thewishlist.org/Mission.htm)
Care to rethink your position on Hutchison raising money for them and serving on their board?!?
Electing pro-abortion women is their TOP PRIORITY.
Also, Roe v. Wade is THE issue. Her vote in support of that resolution plainly indicated her support for the Roe v. Wade decision. She supports abortion rights. In my opinion, that is not a meaningless vote. It is the most important vote. Especially since Hutchison probably just wants to be Governor to make herself viable (no pun intended) for a run for the White House, either as president or veep.
Sounds like you work for her, or something.
Yet they've also backed pro-life candidates before. Imagine that.
like who?
i'd be surprise since they are organized to elect pro-choice women...
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