Condi "Mildly Pro-Choice"

http://www.drudgereport.com ^ | 3-11-2005 | Matt Drudge

[Sola Veritas]

Rice pointedly declined to rule out running for president in 2008 on Friday during an hour-long interview with reporters at WASHINGTON TIMES, top sources tell DRUDGE. Rice gave her most detailed explanation of a 'mildly pro-choice' stance on abortion, she would not want the government 'forcing its views' on abortion... She explained that she is libertarian on the issue, adding: 'I have been concerned about a government role'... Developing late Friday for Saturday cycles... MORE...

[edsheppa]

Personally, I wince everytime I hear the terms "pro-choice" and "pro-life." ... I am anti-abortion.

Oh? Taking you literally, it seems that if a woman were carrying a child and it was virtually certain that carrying the child to term will kill them both, you'd choose to let them both die. I, being pro-life, would opt for the abortion and save one.

[sandbar]

>>> No President will. If that's the only reason some here won't vote for her then to hell with them.>>>

You got that right Hildy.

[FreedomCalls]

These exceptions you allude to are not what Rice bases her views on.

Do you have any source to back that up with?

[wardaddy]

Thank You.

Where do you have a link about what Condi proposes. That does not jibe with Drudge's alert verbage.

I would like to see her quoted as saying she is for outlawing abortion except in incest, rape, or life or death cases of mother....almost unheard of today..btw

Help me out. That is a big change from "opposing governmental interference or being reluctantly pro-choice"

[Mo1]

If you mean that I'm supposed to embrace the murdering slime that murder little babies while I pray for their conversion, confession of their sin, and their atonement, you have a skewed sense of what christianity is IMO.

Never said you had to embrace them

[supercat]

If mildly pro choice means "in cases of endangerment of the mothers life", I can live with that, but otherwise....no.

What if it means (1) restoring states' authority over abortion again, and (2) first working to convinct the public that a six-month fetus is a baby, then working to convince them that a five-month fetus is a baby, etc. and only pushing strongly for restrictions that have broad concensus support?

The left knows how to work slowly toward an end. It's time that conservatives started using the same techniques.

[eddie willers]

The Republicans have the momentum moving their way, almost entirely because of what is variously known as the conservative religious or pro-life vote.

I do not agree.

I believe the Republicans are winning because they are more on the side of "Get government off our backs" and because we have seen how liberalism is a dead end street.

There are more David Horowitz's, P.J. O'Rourke's, Ron Silver's and others like me that left the Democratic Party for reasons that have nothing to do with abortion.

I will vote for the Republican if he/she is Pro life or pro-choice.

Anything else is simply stunningly stupid.

[arasina]

I beleive abortion should be allowed in the case of Rape, Incest, or risk of death to the Mother.

Ah, but there is the rub. That third 'case' you cite is where the nebulous part of 'ethical' comes in. Sort of like the meaning of 'is'.

[pa mom]

The first thing I did on 9/11 was go to church to pray that those men realize the evil of their deeds. They needed our prayers. So do the women who have abortions.

Goodness knows, I'm nowhere even in spitting distance of perfect, but that seems closer to a christian response than calling women I don't know scum.

[MarIboro]

I agree it isnt. Theres that other small matter that is driving everone crazy...something about the borders I think.
lol
Ooooops was I allowed to say borders....sorry my bad.

[smith288]

Evangelicals voted in the same numbers they did in 2000; no more; the difference in the votes was from OTHER consituencies.

I know this...what I said is take that number away from the final vote and we lose. Do we not?

[bahblahbah]

Like I said, the vast majority of right leaning democrats are socially conservative. And even if they aren't socially conservative, abortion would almost be the last issue they'd vote on so describing herself as "mildly pro-choice" isn't going to win anything.

[marajade]

The post of mine you quoted... I don't believe I saw Condi's name there.

[wardaddy]

I have never seen Rice describe herself as pro-life with the three exceptions rule.

You and Peach are claiming that.


I want to see it.

Where is it?

[Lauren BaRecall]

Thanks for the ping!

I used to think the world of Condi until I recently found out about her pro-abortion stance. I would NEVER vote for her now.

Isn't being mildly pro-choice a bit like being "a little pregnant?" Libertarian, huh?

I'm quite po'd at her, AND Rudy Giuliani who is pro-partial birth abortion.

[FreedomCalls]

Bush's views to me sound like he is pro-life with some pretty rare exceptions.

There are plenty of people posting here who say you can't be "pro-life" "with exceptions" because pro-life means no exceptions period.

[Dan from Michigan]

I am not as sure of the republic surviving as you are. We are close to not surviving.

I'm sick and tired of that "Hillary" boogieman line. And if we vote for the "this person can win" type, we'll lose anyway. "Kerry's well known and at least he isn't Bush". "Dole's not Klinton".

We stand for something or we fall for anything.

[pa mom]

Excellent point. Would love to change public opinion, then the law would follow.