The Silent Issue

You probably haven't seen the statistic that so many african-american babies are aborted that the race itself is going in the hole. Barrack hasn't told his constituents that after saying he's more pro choice than Hilliary. People who are democratic and republican in both cases very few actually know the facts about our society so they vote ignorance. How lazy have we become to quit listening. How many problems have arose since the Ten Commandments have been taken out of school. There were no school shootings in the fifties. How stupid to think a nation can survive without Jesus in the decision making process.

On abortion, regardless of "law" we still have robberies, murderers, and women who are beaten daily. Even if you got a small moral victory of it being illegal there would be 100 times more illegal, inhumane abortions. Are there not bigger issues we should worry about? We don't always agree with our parents views on certain issues does that make them not worthy of our love? This world needs a little more "God like" understanding and alot less condemning.

The United States is one of a very few democracies which has not legislated this issue. As a result, elections become corrupted by this divisive debate. When the Republicans had a monopoly on power, from 2002-2006, why did no one in the 'moral' party suggest such legislation? They could have passed anything! Moreover, why has no one on either side of the aisle called for a national referendum on the issue? Both sides are afraid of the outcome!

I, for one, am grateful and relieved that abortion has not played a major role in this campaign because as a political issue it has done little other than divide this country and make it virtually impossible for good people on both sides to work together for reforms that will actually have an impact on the number of abortions performed in this country - namely, health care reform.

Just a couple of days ago, the NYTimes ran an article titled "Women Buying Health Policies Pay a Penalty" (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/30/us/30insure.html?ref=health) and it was about how women may pay up to 50% more for health insurance than men, largely because of the costs related to women's reproductive and childbearing capacities. Does this strike anyone as a "pro-life" or even "pro-child" situation? Universal/single-payer health care for all Americans would probably do 100 x more good in terms of reducing abortions in the U.S. than any legislative restrictions passed in the last 30 years, and yet every self-described "pro-lifer" I know rails against "socialized health care" and "government intrusions" (as if some fatcat politician telling me what to do with my body isn't a "government intrusion"!) and has voted against politicians who support meaningful health care reform. As far as I'm concerned, when anti-choice activists take to the streets to demand universal health care for men, women and children - or AT LEAST demand that for-profit health insurance companies stop charging women more for having babies - then, and only then will they have earned the title "pro-life."

The abortion issue is back where it started: in the churches, and that's where it belongs. Good people can differ on subjects like this, and it has become clear to enough folks in the anti-abortion movement that they have been used by the Right, coldly and with calculation, to achieve a political objective. All their efforts to make this dogma the law of the land have alienated them, isolated them, from the political mainstream and stiffened the opposition, that's all. Whether you stand on one side of the argument or the other, to be a one-issue voter makes you incredibly vulnerable to the manipulative element, which in politics is legion. Case in point: we have fundamentalist Christians, including right-wing Catholics to thank for the disastrous eight years of George Bush, and they know it. Go ye, and sin no more!

Abortion is no longer even an issue; if Bush and the Republican's thought it was so important why didn't they have something done about it when they had control of congress when he was President. Also, if my memory serves me correct we have a Republican Supreme Court right now and huh they are not overturning Roe V. Wade. So this is not an issue the Republicans do not want this issue to go away they use it to prey on the poor christian vote just like they use the issue of gay marriage.

1.5 MILLION babies a year are legally aborted in this country! That's 40+ MILLION since Roe vs. Wade. It's time to wake up to this infantcide in America. Obama fully supports any and all types of abortions, partial birth (yes the baby can be killed at full term as long as it's not completely out of the womb), late term abortion, etc. and voted against saving babies who survive abortions, 4 times I might add.. It's time to wake up the reality of this issue in America!!

Approximately 1.5 MILLION babies are aborted each year!!! = 40 MILLION+ since Roe vs. Wade. Guys and gals, it's time to wake up to the reality this infantcide. Obama is a strong advocate of abortion rights, even partial birth abortion with no term limits, and he has voted against saving an aborted baby that is still living outside the womb, 4 times I might add. What is this world coming to???!!!

Christians should read Frances Beckwith (Cradle Catholic, turned Evangelical Professor and former President of Evangelical Society, revert adult Catholic) for cogent religious and non-religious reasons for opposing abortion. He is a preeminent scholar.

"...mean hearted rhetoric"?
Why are pro-life voters so often viewed in this way? Why is such viceral concern for the unborn so repulsive to those who choose to ignore this silent segment of humanity? If these unborn beings are human this is a human rights issue. How many mentions of: Darfur, the Congo or old- African- ladies -who -live -in -the -Boston -projects has Senator Obama made in his eloquent speeches? What about cold, calculated and callus campaigning to maintain political expedience? Isn't that "mean hearted"? And oh yes, the so called "rationale" makes me mad.

I'd like to see the Right to Lifers put their money where their mouths are: ban hunting, ban lab animal testing, go vegetarian. Or change their label to "Right to Human Life Only".

It's simple, it's murder. Obama has been quoted as "Ready to sign the FOCA bill". Why wasn't this openly discussed. It will lead to wholesale abortions. Why didn't the Public hear a lot about this. I am saddened to I see Catholics attending Sunday Mass with Obama stickers on their bumpers.

It's simple. Abortion is murder