Statement from Fred Thompson Contact: Press Office, 571-730-1010; www.Fred08.com MCLEAN, Virginia, Nov. 29 /Standard Newswire/ -- Senator Fred Thompson released the following statement tonight regarding abortion: "In tonight's debate we saw once again that on abortion, Rudy Giuliani is pro-choice and Mitt Romney is multiple choice. I believe abortion should only be allowed in the instances of rape, incest and the life of the mother and penalties should be assessed against the abortion doctor and not the woman." Now contrast that with Huckabee (who is not abolitionist enough): What I accomplished as Governor proves that there is a lot more that a pro-life President can do than wait for a Supreme Court vacancy, and I will do everything I can to promote a pro-life agenda and pass pro-life legislation. If I'm saddled with a Democrat Congress, I'll veto any pro-abortion legislation they pass. I will staff all relevant positions with pro-life appointees. I will use the Bully Pulpit to change hearts and minds, to move this country from a culture of death to a culture of life. I have no desire to throw women in jail, I just want us to stop throwing babies in the garbage.Very interesting. On the latter's part (Huck) I detect passion & comprehensiveness. On Thompson, only ho-hum exceptions.
Since Rush Limbaugh was soundly wrong with his assessment that all a POTUS can do is, as Huck described it, just wait for a Supreme Court vacancy...I'd like to see...
(A) The POTUS follow in the wake of both Reagan (1984) & Bush (2001) re: cutting off international abortion funding to the abortion industry via the Mexico City Policy...
(B) The POTUS follow in the wake of Reagan & try to stir the conscience of a nation...Reagan put forth a book during his presidency called Abortion: The Conscience of a Nation.
Since Rush Limbaugh was soundly wrong with his assessment that all a POTUS can do is, as Huck described it, just wait for a Supreme Court vacancy...I'd like to see... Great point!
From Reagan's Abortion and the Conscience of the Nation: Malcolm Muggeridge, the English writer, goes right to the heart of the matter: "Either life is always and in all circumstances sacred, or intrinsically of no account; it is inconceivable that it should be in some cases the one, and in some the other." The sanctity of innocent human life is a principle that Congress should proclaim at every opportunity.
Vote for me, I'm 100% "pro-life" after I was against it, but anyway I can't really do anything about it, doesn't cut it anymore.