Bush Backs Access to "Morning-After" Pill for Minors: Pro-lifers Say President Is Inconsistent

Zenit ^ | 8/21/2006

[markomalley]

The President not coming out 100% against this abortifacient is very, very disappointing to me. I hope he thinks about it and returns to his pro-life policies.

[markomalley]

disappointed pro-life ping?

[KoRn]

The checks from the pharmaceutical industry to the RNC must have cleared.

[Responsibility2nd]

This is typical MSM spin. Don't believe it. Bush wants to restrict Plan B from being freely given to teens without parental notification.

[Responsibility2nd]

More accurate headlines:

Bush supports limits on morning-after pill

WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - President George W. Bush said on Monday he supports restricting access to emergency contraception for minors, as regulators weigh wider access to the "morning-after" pill.

So is he for it or against it?

[trumandogz]

President Bush will not Abandon the Pro-Life Movement and approve Plan B.

[markomalley]

This is typical MSM spin.

No offense, but Zenit is HARDLY MSM.

[COEXERJ145]

Bush can't approve or disapprove any type of medication. That is the job of the FDA.

[zendari]

One of the most amusing things about this entire controversy is watching the moonbats wrestle their hatred of pharmaceuticals vs their desire for free abortion on demand.

That said, I don't have a particular problem with the sale of this pill.

[Calpernia]

bttt

[Wormwood]

That said, I don't have a particular problem with the sale of this pill.

Agreed.

[Reagan Man]

..... Father Thomas Euteneuer, president of Human Life International, as saying: "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."

"President Bush is showing inconsistency in his support for life."

Not a good move Dubya.

[BW2221]

Remember, George Bush is a "compassionate conservative." Translation, "I support conservative causes when I feel like it."

[GenXFreedomFighter]

This is typical MSM spin. Don't believe it. Bush wants to restrict Plan B from being freely given to teens without parental notification.

That's what I was thinking ... Bush isn't banning Plan B, or calling for a ban on prescribing it to minors. That is tragic, but I think his comments are made in the context of the abortifacient being made available without a prescription. That means unfettered access for everyone, including minors. Bush is clearly opposing that. That is a significantly different meaning than the MSM is attaching to this. Stir that pot, media libs!

[JHBowden]

That's it, I'm voting for Hillary. /s

[Nextrush]

He still wants it out in the marketplace and available with a doctors prescription to minors.

That's what's wrong about the President's position although its not enough for Hillary who wants teenagers to pick it up over the counter.

[Alex Murphy]

Hmmm....second term lame-duck Republicans never fail to disappoint....

[Responsibility2nd]

"I believe that Plan B ... ought to require a prescription for minors. That's what I believe," Bush said at a news conference today.

So how do you read that Bush wants minors to have prescription free access??????

[Responsibility2nd]

Sorry, I read your post too fast. Please disregard my post #18.

[Nextrush]

There is weakness here in the President's position and I don't mind saying it although I'm no Hillary supporter.

What I do know is that one politician in my area who is now county chairman of the GOP here put it this way. "I oppose abortion but support birth control."

I think that's the game GOP politicians are playing because big-time money supports Planned Parenthood and they are getting around surgical abortions by pushing Plan B.

In some cases Plan B performs a chemical abortion that's less visibly offensive (no body parts) than surgical abortion. Its something that rich RINO contributors to the GOP want in my town and everywhere else.