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(UNREAL, INSANE BIAS) House Republicans Plan to Redefine Rape
ABC (A Bunch of Communists) ^ | Jan. 31, 2011 | By NICK BAUMANN

Posted on 01/31/2011 6:27:05 AM PST by Lazamataz

Drugged, Raped, and Pregnant? Too bad -- Republicans are Pushing to Limit Rape and Incest Cases Eligible for Government Abortion Funding

Rape is only really rape if it involves force, according to the new House Republican majority as it now moves to change abortion law.

For years, federal laws restricting the use of government funds to pay for abortions have included exemptions for pregnancies resulting from rape or incest, with another exemption covering pregnancies that could endanger the life of the mother.

But the "No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act," contains a provision that would rewrite the rules to drastically limit the definition of rape and incest in these cases. The bill, with 173 mostly Republican co-sponsors, has been dubbed a top priority in the new Congress by House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio).

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abc; abortion; opinionasnews; pressbias; prolife; rape; staterunmedia
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To: Lazamataz

Tait Sye (suit & tie on end), a spokesman for Planned Parenthood Federation of America, calls the proposed changes "unacceptable."

61 posted on 01/31/2011 8:15:10 AM PST by kcvl
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To: Lazamataz

Tait Sye, a spokesman for Democrat-supporting America Coming Together.

America Coming Together (ACT) was a liberal, political action, 527 group dedicated to get-out-the-vote activities.

The group was primarily funded by Peter Lewis, George Soros, and labor unions, especially the Service Employees International Union, and was led by Steve Rosenthal, a former political director of the AFL-CIO.

62 posted on 01/31/2011 8:17:32 AM PST by kcvl
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To: The_Media_never_lie
Rape involves force. Statuatory rape does not involved force. WTF?

Well, that is the definition of the term "statutory". Even if the act does not explicitly qualify as a crime, we still hold it as a crime because of whatever factors might be involved. In the case of statutory rape, the child's age means that we ignore virtually every fact at issue.

For example, a 15 yr old girl and her parents could all tell a 24 yr old that she is 19, she shows a (fake) ID, and she instigates all of the "action". There is no "mens rea" (guilty mind), and no forcible act... but the 21 yr old can still be easily convicted of rape. (And yes, this has happened in my state, Indiana.)

Again, for all "statutory" laws, we basically ignore the facts, and call it a crime, just because of XYZ.

63 posted on 01/31/2011 8:20:02 AM PST by Teacher317 (really?)
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To: Miss_Meyet

...which counts as a vegetable, by the way.


64 posted on 01/31/2011 8:25:07 AM PST by Erasmus (Personal goal: Have a bigger carbon footprint than Tony Robbins.)
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To: Erasmus
...which counts as a vegetable, by the way.

:) Thanks! I forgot to add that.

65 posted on 01/31/2011 8:27:55 AM PST by Miss_Meyet (When I was young I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning to believe it.)
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To: Lazamataz

An adult commits a crime and the resulting baby gets the death sentance?


66 posted on 01/31/2011 8:33:52 AM PST by fella (.He that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough." Pv.28:19')
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To: Lazamataz

Powder..patch..ball FIRE!

Page is unavailable.... lol...


67 posted on 01/31/2011 8:51:53 AM PST by BallandPowder
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To: GeronL

no, I don’t think so. Insurance companies don’t have to cover abortions, and states can keep policies that cover abortions off their exchanges. Louisiana did that right after the bill was passed.

I think the bill allows people to buy insurance policies that cover abortions on the exchanges as long as the state still allows insurance companies that provide that service on their exchange.


68 posted on 01/31/2011 9:02:46 AM PST by ChurtleDawg (voting only encourages them)
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To: Lazamataz

DailyKos is filled this week with “outrage” diaries (”Was This Rape ‘Forceful’ Enough, Mr Boehner”, etc) about this bill from slutty chicks, including one who did 10 shots and passed out at a frat party, waking up to a guy dismounting, and calling it “rape”. Ridiculous. A larger point: just ban money for ANY abortion, and don’t worry about HOW the pregnancy came about. That shouldn’t be the government’s concern.


69 posted on 01/31/2011 9:03:09 AM PST by montag813
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To: montag813
including one who did 10 shots and passed out at a frat party, waking up to a guy dismounting, and calling it “rape”

I call that rape, though. If you pull a Laz Quote "I'd hit it." and act on it, when your 'partner' is drugged (and alcohol is a drug) to the point of unconsciousness, then that, is rape.

70 posted on 01/31/2011 9:07:58 AM PST by Lazamataz (If Illegal Aliens are Undocumented Workers, then Thieves are Undocumented Shoppers.)
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To: kcvl

From the left: I'd hit it, I'd hit it, I MIGHT hit it, It's a guy, I'd hit it, I'd pass, It's a guy, It's a guy.

71 posted on 01/31/2011 9:11:45 AM PST by Lazamataz (If Illegal Aliens are Undocumented Workers, then Thieves are Undocumented Shoppers.)
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To: montag813

Of course it’s rape.


72 posted on 01/31/2011 9:13:11 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Well said.

No trial either. Just on the sayso of the gal.


73 posted on 01/31/2011 9:37:42 AM PST by BenKenobi (one of the worst mistakes anybody can make is to bet against Americans.")
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To: Objective Scrutator
The opinion that one should be pro-life with exception to rape/incest/health reasons/etc. almost makes less sense to me than being pro-abortion.

What gets me is the people who abort a child because prenatal tests show the baby has "defects."

Anyone who chooses to take the risk of begetting a child, should be prepared to accept that child, no matter what illness or "defects" the child may have.

Who knows, even a child who is born "perfect" might someday be involved in an accident that results in disability. Say, a brain injury. Does that make it ok to kill that born child, now that he is no longer "perfect"?
(Actually I have witnessed a case where the elitist parents did exactly that.)

Also astonishing to me is the number of people who happily say "I don't care if our new baby will be a boy or a girl -- as long as it's healthy."

As long as it's healthy?

To me a baby is a gift from God, to be greeted with love, whether healthy or not.

74 posted on 01/31/2011 10:10:07 AM PST by shhrubbery!
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To: Lazamataz

ABC re-posted the column from Mother Jones:

http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/01/republican-plan-redefine-rape-abortion


75 posted on 01/31/2011 10:50:09 AM PST by savedbygrace (But God.)
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To: SgtHooper
What truly confuses me is the large number of religious people who ignore this and vote as demorats. Inconceivable.

Or as Republicans.

76 posted on 01/31/2011 10:56:27 AM PST by EternalVigilance (Is a child a person? Of course. Which is why we MUST ban abortion NOW.)
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To: Lazamataz

You do realize that you are totally ruining your bad reputation don’t you?


77 posted on 01/31/2011 11:37:22 AM PST by RipSawyer (Trying to reason with a liberal is like teaching algebra to a tomcat.)
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To: Miss_Meyet; Lazamataz

No, they eat them alive.


78 posted on 01/31/2011 12:12:19 PM PST by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; bigheadfred; ColdOne; ...
Drugged, Raped, and Pregnant? Too bad...
Thanks Lazamataz.


79 posted on 01/31/2011 5:35:06 PM PST by SunkenCiv (The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

rape happens even to women with strong morals and strong legs...try again.....


80 posted on 01/31/2011 10:15:41 PM PST by cherry
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