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The abortion loving story teller, cooper dowda, told the reporter that the governor ordered an investigation. That, like her "waking up" story, is unsubstantiated. She has motive to lie about that and no motive to lie about being dismissed for job performance issues.

Below is the abortion platform of the church Rev. Rus is ordained in. Not only do they tolerate abortion, they want to ensure there are enough doctors to meet the demand. Abortion promoters that create the environment that has led to Terri's Shiavo's perdictament.
No highly publicized protest fast on the church steps to alert the world to the millions of babies that are aborted because of her "church"? Not even a resignation from the so called ministry.
She's really a woman who should be "sainted", eh?

Train more baby killers

S2 Abortion Availability Requires Trained Doctors Issue: What can Unitarian Universalists do to ensure adequate numbers of doctors trained to provide abortions?

Background and Reasons for Study: Unitarian Universalists have a long history of supporting a woman's right to choose an abortion. In recent years, the number so choosing has remained fairly constant. The killing of Dr. Bernard Slepian in Buffalo, as well as threats to other doctors and abortion provider agencies, has made it harder to get doctors to do abortions. In a growing number of communities, no doctors trained to perform abortions are available. Eighty-six percent of the counties in the United States do not have abortion providers. Doctors trained to perform this surgery are aging; over half are over 50! Who will replace them? Medical students are not currently required to receive training in abortion procedures. In some cases, chief medical residents doing family practice are not currently trained in even the simplest abortion procedures. Worse yet, only twelve percent of obstetric/gynecology residency programs routinely teach abortion, and the percentage is declining. One reason may be the mergers between hospitals with and without religious affiliation. One immediate result of such mergers is the elimination of abortion training and birth control counseling.

Possible Study Questions: Are abortions available in your community? Is abortion available in health centers and hospitals or only in private clinics? If there is a teaching hospital in your community, what, if any, abortion-related training does it provide? What can Unitarian Universalists do to encourage abortion training for medical students? How can Unitarian Universalists support the efforts of organizations such as Medical Students for Choice and the American Women's Medical Association as they advocate for abortion training in medical residency programs? How can we assure continued freedom of choice? Do staff and patients have safe access to the abortion clinics?

Possible Actions: Determine the availability of abortion and abortion training in your community. Network with other organizations, including religious groups, to guarantee women's access to abortion services by ensuring there are enough trained doctors. Ask abortion providers how they might be best supported. Meet with local medical school officials to discuss their educational requirements. Write to the American Medical Association in support of abortion training. Contact your elected federal representatives to ask that federal funds be denied to medical schools which do not offer abortion training for their residents. Support federal and local legislation providing for abortion and providing safe access for staff and patients.

Hi,
This is Rus Cooper-Dowda.
I am not a Unitarian Universalist minister. I am not a member of that church. I have written for them and a variety of publications. I have also written for the funeral home industry but that does not make me a mortician.

I went to a Unitarian school, a Yankee school (State University of New York on Albany) and even Hamburger University that McDonald's used to run. We are all more than where we train.

I am not pro-abortion. I almost was denied my seminary degree because I was not.I put a lot of energy into anti-abortion work.

Like many people after the onset of severe disability I had to declare bankruptcy for the medical bills that Medicare does not cover.

The most common reasons for bankruptcy are unemployment and medical problems. There are many like me and my family.

About my history of litigation:
They were each American With Disabilities Act cases that did not go to trial because we didn't want money. We wanted access which we got through the U.S. Department of Transportation or U.S. Department of Education.

Here's what we got for our part in class action access requests:
a bus with a working wheelchair lift to finally stop near our house.
Two seminary classes moved so there were no stairs to them
and my son's 4th grade class moved to the first floor.

There is little money in ADA cases by law -- that's why it is so hard to get representation for them.

About the coma time, I am curious as to what kind of proof folks are looking for. I suspect no amount of proof will change the minds already made up here.

I can tell you that as of tonight my story is part of Gov. Bush's next round of legal paperwork submitted on Tuesday.

If I hated Bush, Republicans and condervatives of all stripes -- why would be spending most of my time with them?

I shared the suspicions voiced here about me at my church this morning. The folks at the Sardis Missionary Baptist church think they are very funny.