"The failure of 'gay marriage' as a national issue in the 2006 elections sends a message that the politics of division no longer work," said Dison.
Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, a political action committee focused on ensuring women's reproductive rights, said she believes voters are no longer mobilizing behind the more hard-line approaches to cultural issues proposed by some Republicans in the past.
"[In 2006] We saw a backlash against divisive attacks on a woman's right to choose because President Bush and his allies in Congress and in the states had overstepped and overreached," Keenan noted. "[Beginning with the Terri Schiavo feeding tube case] Americans witnessed firsthand what it meant for politicians to interfere in our personal, private medical decisions. Voters are beginning to connect the dots. They see the same politicians involved in the Schiavo case blocking stem cell research and undermining women's reproductive freedom."
Members of the pro-choice group EMILY's List, which provides money and guidance for pro-choice female candidates and works to help elect Democrats, said after having won Congress, they are now turning to the White House.
Liberal Groups Banking on Social Issues Garnering Votes
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In "No place for politics in stem cell science" (Commentary, June 11), columnist Dennis Byrne states, "The politicalization of science by the left to further its political goals ought to end."
hat's an arguable position, but his selective attention to the issue is almost laughable. Can he really believe that the abuse and misuse of science is something that only liberals engage in? I suppose that the diagnosis-by-videotape of Terri Schiavo was sound science. Or perhaps the denial of evolution. Or the argument that homosexuality is just an (immoral) lifestyle choice. Or the assertion that abstinence-only sex education really reduces sexual activity and is an effective HIV prevention.
The list goes on, but suffice it to say that when it comes to the politicization of science, conservatives certainly have their share of egregious and embarrassing, not to mention dangerous, abuses to cop to.
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