[OESY]

I always suspected Karl Rove was writing those PR releases from the DNC, NOW and NARAL.

It seems that the goal of Democrats to make abortions "safe, reliable and courteous" exposed a gap so big you could drive a "straight-talking" Greyhound bus through it -- a flaw called "Let's lose the next several elections."

Post Election Selection Trauma (PEST) continues unabated.

[gobucks]

What an unbelievable trend; this is the second time I have seen reports regarding this.

If there was ever proof that elections can affect how a politcal party evolves this article is close to it.

Now, the temptation will be simple by well meaning folks; to actually believe they are telling the truth.

To that I say this: Resist temptation folks, for though they may say a few ho hum things about abortion, you have yet to see a release from them suggesting that they approve of 'church going'. Nope, this is the anti God party, and that will remain their central agenda item. To that agenda item, may I say this to them:

Merry Christmas.

[MikefromOhio]

ohh please please please please do that so the GOP can hammer them relentlessly on it....

[Armedanddangerous]

I think they ought to emphasize gun control more often.

That seems to have been such a winner for him in the past...........hasn't it? Heh heh heh

[gobucks]

ping

[Kuksool]

If RATS really wish to soften their pro-abort image, then they would not be block an up or down vote on judges.

[JimRed]

I've said it before; put lipstick on a pig, you've still got a pig!

[APFel]

All of this Democratic headscratching, and all I see is dandruff.

APf

[goldstategop]

Its funny the Democrats are swinging cats on abortion. For years we've heard nothing but dire warnings about how Republicans would face the music if they didn't become a "big tent" on the subject. Lack of principles on the other side got them where they wanted and now they're telling the public what they think it wants to hear. Their contempt for the intelligence of Red State voters is amazing.

[SoFloFreeper]

The big lie continues. Democrats adore abortion--it is one of their sacraments. Now they are going to pretend they don't??

yeah, that'll play in Peoria. Not.

[BackInBlack]

Nancy Keenan, president of Naral Pro-Choice America: "It's time for Democrats to stop playing the defensive role on this issue and of doing a better job of showing how extreme the other side really is."

She actually believes that, doesn't she?

It's not Democratic leaders who will change their party on this issue. It's the public, continuing to reject politicians who seem not even to get queasy at the idea of murdering a five month old fetus. Political leaders are, above all else, opportunists. If we keep making the moral case to the public, Democratic "leaders" will follow suit.

[mabelkitty]

De-emphasizing the issue doesn't mean disbelieving in its importance - it just means not mentioning it.

[rod1]

Yeah one thing has to be made clear. Repubs did not hurt DEMocrats. Democrats did this all by themselves. They personally found a way to offend most Americans with thier positions. and they seem surprised that is exactly what happened.

[jmaroneps37]

The new rat position on abortion will be "humane, painless" abortions done with a needle under the supervision of a caring and sensitive medical staff.
Since they have so little regard for the intelligence of the American voter,these A--holes probably would do this and probably would believe that real Americans would fall for it.

[Reactionary]

Well. Perhaps the socialist liberals will call for the repeal of Roe V Wade.

No? You mean they're merely play acting?

[TigersEye]

...concerned that Republicans have hurt the Democratic Party by portraying it as an uncompromising champion of abortion.

Yeah, we really had to work hard to cast that light on you. I don't know how we managed to get you to run a Presidential candidate who voted to keep PBA legal.

[Davis]

The Dems are and will remain clueless. Read Here

[TigersEye]

Here's one angle on abortion the Dims can drop:

Abortion is not about saving women’s lives!

Total Abortions since 1973

44,670,812

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Why the drop after 1960? (in deaths of women from illegal abortions)

The reasons were new and better antibiotics, better surgery and the establishment of intensive care units in hospitals. This was in the face of a rising population. Between 1967 and 1970 sixteen states legalized abortion. In most it was limited, only for rape, incest and severe fetal handicap (life of mother was legal in all states). There were two big exceptions — California in 1967, and New York in 1970 allowed abortion on demand. Now look at the chart carefully.

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Abortion Statistics - Decision to Have an Abortion (U.S.)

· 25.5% of women deciding to have an abortion want to postpone childbearing

· 21.3% of women cannot afford a baby

· 14.1% of women have a relationship issue or their partner does not want a child

· 12.2% of women are too young (their parents or others object to the pregnancy)

· 10.8% of women feel a child will disrupt their education or career

· 7.9% of women want no (more) children

· 3.3% of women have an abortion due to a risk to fetal health

2.8% of women have an abortion due to a risk to maternal health

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So how many women’s lives have been saved by abortion?

Only about 3% of abortions since 1972 were reported to be “due to a risk to maternal health.” A reasonable person would recognize that not all of those cases represent a lethal risk. But let’s say they did. That means that nearly 45 million fetuses were butchered to save the lives of about 1.3 million women. Or put another way; 35 babies are killed to save each woman.

Abortion was legal in all 50 states prior to Roe v. Wade in cases of danger to the life of the woman.

[Raycpa]

I am wondering about these recent articles on abortion that the rats need to lighten up. I wonder if they know they lost the judge issue in the senate and are preparing their base for upcoming appointments.

Lets look at the environment. Bush is ready to reappoint 20 judges that were bottled up. He wouldn't be doing this if he thought he couldn't bypass the filibuster, which implies he has the votes for the nuclear/constitutional option. The rats probably know this. If they put up a big fight the Red state senators get Dasheled in 2006.

If this is the environment and the rats are not going to fight hard, they need to prepare their base. The recent group of editorialist's discussing this same issue seems as if they are preparing the base for what is coming.

[N. Theknow]

Well, since the Dims can't dazzle anyone with their brilliance, the next step is to baffle them with BS.

The "pro-choice" "unviable tissue mass" newspeak has gotten a bit old so they need to dream up new labels.

BTW, isn't it interesting to see Howard the Dud referred to as "Dr. Dean?"

Gives an authoritative ring to his words.

Of course to the discerning FReeper the ring is more akin to Dr. Mengele suggesting that twins should be studied more closely.

[ghitma]

So lets see if I have this right. A 14 year old can have an abortion without the parents knowledge, and have it paid for by tax payer dollars. At 16, 18 and 21 she can have her taxpayer paid abortions. Yet, according to NAARAL, Planned Parenthood, and Feinstein, its the "right wing extremists" that paint the demo-rats the abortion-demand-group. If that is not abortion on demand I don't know what is.