Posted on 08/21/2006 1:50:58 PM PDT by Pyro7480
President Bush Approves Over the Counter Early Abortion Pill, Pro-Life Base Decries Move
By John-Henry Westen
WASHINGTON, August 21, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) - For his pro-life supporter base, President George W. Bush stepped into one of the biggest political landmines of his Presidential career today with his approval of over the counter status for the abortion-causing morning after pill Plan B.
A press release by Human Life International underscored the seriousness of the move as it was titled, "President Bush Files for Divorce with Catholic Base." Rev. Thomas J. Euteneuer, president of Human Life International commented, "President Bush's implied support for the abortion-causing drug Plan B is completely inconsistent with his recent veto of the embryonic stem cell research (ESCR) funding bill. What the president apparently fails to realize is that Plan B kills the same innocent unborn children that the ESCR process does."
At a White House press conference this morning, the President was asked by Bill Sammon a reporter from the Washington Examiner about Plan B and his new FDA commissioner who supports its over the counter status. "Mr. President, some pro-life groups are worried that your choice of FDA Commissioner will approve over the counter sales of Plan B, a pill that, they say, essentially can cause early-term abortions," said the reporter. "Do you stand by this choice, and how do you feel about Plan B in general?"
The President replied, "I believe that Plan B ought to be -- ought to require a prescription for minors, is what I believe. And I support Andy's decision."
Andy, as the President referred to him, is the new Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach. Pro-life groups last week called for von Eschenbach's resignation over his deal with a drug company to make a high-dose of a drug (Plan B, a morning-after pill) available without a prescription to women 18 year of age and older.
Concerned Women for America (CWA) blasted the decision noting that it is ludicrous to allow Plan B without medical supervision when a low-dose of the same drug (birth control pills) requires medical oversight to protect women from serious health complications.
"It is deplorable that the head of the FDA would put his career ambitions and a drug company's interests above women's health," said Wendy Wright, CWA's President. "CWA provided legal and regulatory evidence that the FDA does not have the authority to do what it is proposing and medical evidence that any dose of the drug requires medical oversight to protect women's health. The drug is known to cause serious complications such as blood clots and stroke."
Rev. Euteneuer added, "The president must demonstrate a consistent respect for the sanctity of all human life or he risks provoking a great divorce with the conservative Catholics that compromise a large part of his support base. Human beings in the embryonic stage of development deserve equal protection under the law and the president's position falls far short of that mark."
It is not the reverend that has offended the Catholic Conservative base that elected George W Bush. George Bush is the one who has alienated pro-lifers with integrity.
If the president came out for an assualt weapons ban how would you expect the NRA to respond? And when they attacked the president would you tell them to shut up and be thankful they got two judges. If the president announced he was for national health care would you tell the Cato crowd to be quite and stay focused on the WOT. The good rev is the head of a catholic pro life group... it is his job to stand up for the values of his organization
Actually I believe he does realize this. It must have been a very hard decision to make having to choose the lesser of two evils.
The lesser? Potentially, it isn't. The primary source of embryos for ESCR is fertility clinics. There are hundreds of thousands of embryos in cryogenic storage at these clinics. Only a few of these are made available for ECSR at any time. Plan B, on the other hand, if it is widely-available, could kill MILLIONS of embroynic lives.
Ditto.
Completely true.
ROFL. What utter tripe. I have to feel sorry for the women in your life.
Uh, maybe because the little word "may" is in there. Just like if you read the side effects of aspirin, it MAY cause death. You 1% will never have a president who is so opposed to abortion, but please, keep whining. It tells us so much about you and none of it is good.
This pill, by preventing pregnancy and "possibly" being an abortion, could help prevent future actual abortions.
I'll take it.
You do understand that this pill isn't the morning after pill and that with this pill, conception never does occur, don't you?
That kind of statement, or should I say falsehood, says a lot more about you than my position does about me.
No. I don't. But,...
You do understand that this pill work AFTER conception has occurred, don't you?
"...Plan B is thought to work by interrupting ovulation, preventing fertilization of an egg or inhibiting a fertilized egg from implanting in the uterus... - Daily Women's Health Policy
Fertilized egg = conception http://www.drspock.com/article/0,1510,5049,00.html
"If the threat of terrorism is serious enough to be called a "war" then those opposing it are "traitors", not "good decent people" or "patriotic Americans" as the president said today."
One of the mst absurd statements I've ever seen.
Exactly right. These are all abortion pills. And also, how can we say we oppose gay marriage, talking about the procreative nature of marriage and what it gives to society, when heterosexual couples refuse to have children and refuse to embrace the procreative aspect of sex?
Mr. President. You crossed the line!!!!!!!
AGREED!!!!!!!!!
If corruption continues to decay from Within THE USA, God Himself will allow a attack no matter how much we try and stop it. !! There is someone bigger that YOU OR I in control of the affairs of man.
What I know is that I'm delighted to stand with the president on this issue. He's the most pro life president we've ever had or probably will ever have.
And I think I'll say an extra prayer of gratitude this week in church that people like you have no control over women in the United States regarding this issue.
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