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To: garv

As I already said, any regret would be over the mental health exception. But Reagan was firmly in favor of exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother.


303 posted on 02/18/2007 8:05:02 PM PST by LtdGovt ("Where government moves in, community retreats and civil society disintegrates" -Janice Rogers Brown)
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To: LtdGovt
As I already said, any regret would be over the mental health exception. But Reagan was firmly in favor of exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother.

That's fascinating since he supported the constitutional amendment banning abortion in all instances except the life of the mother.

308 posted on 02/18/2007 8:24:40 PM PST by garv (Conservatism in '08 www.draftnewt.org)
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To: LtdGovt; garv
In post #274 you clearly indicated you had read my post at #271. In #271 I posted the following:

"When Reagan signed the 1967 Therapeutic Abortion Act, he said he did it out of sympathy for the victims of rape, incest and for those women who may be facing health risks or worse, death from childbirth. Reagan did not sign it out of political expediency. There was no flip flop in it. This was one of the first actions taken in the modern abortion battle. An action Reagan regretted within a year and a decision that haunted him for the remainder of his life.

The three exceptions rule is not the same as abortion on demand. Rudy Giuliani has made countless public statements over his entire public career supporting a womans right to choose death, and to kill her unborn child using abortion as a birth control measure..... 95% of the time! Give me a break. Reagan's position on abortion was the complete opposite of what Rudy`s abortion stance is today."

Now, exactly what are you talking about? What I posted in #271 is exactly what Reagan said in 1967 when he signed the Therapeutic Abortion Act into law; exactly what Reagan told Lou Cannon in 1968 about regretting his decision to sign it the year before; and exactly what Reagan said in his 1975 radio essay. I have the book and supposedly you have the CD/tape on that book, "Reagan In His Own Hand". In addition, I reviewed this same information in my post at #283.

So, what is your problem?

315 posted on 02/18/2007 8:53:46 PM PST by Reagan Man (Conservatives don't support, promote or vote for liberals.)
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