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A less-known candidate for president, former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore, told the Register that although he believes abortion should be legal through the first eight weeks of a pregnancy, he has strongly supported the pro-life movement in his state, helping to enact various restrictions — including parental notification and a 24-hour waiting period for abortions, a cloning ban and a bill to ban partial birth abortion.
‘Human Bellwethers’
Gilmore also pointed to the 1998 case of Hugh Finn — not unlike the Terri Schiavo case — in which he went to court to block the removal of a permanently disabled man’s feeding tube.
“I rely on my record,” said Gilmore.
Pro-Lifers and the GOP Early Campaign Season Focuses on Abortion
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When is the last time you thought about Terri Schi- avo?
Unless you or a loved one has had a life-threatening illness in the past two years, chances are you haven't given much thought lately to Terri's life or death. Terri's life ended in a Florida hospice on March 31, 2005, after an intense, seven-year "right-to-die" legal battle - 15 years after she had suffered a cardiac arrest at the age of 26.
Whatever our beliefs about Terri's medical condition or legal case, we can benefit from talking with family and friends about what happened to her. And we can act to avoid what could happen if we are unable to speak for ourselves in serious medical situations.
We should all have a `living will'
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I've met Gilmore a number of times and friends of my family know him very well. Gilmore is qualified for the job, but it will never happen. Gilmore comes across to opponents with an "Eddie Haskell" (from "Leave it to Beaver") level of abrasiveness. He would be far better suited as Attorney General or something like that.
Here is an article I posted about him the other day:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1799121/posts