Wife Of Nominee Holds Strong Antiabortion [Pro-Life] Views (Jane Roberts A Pro-Life Feminist Alert)

Los Angeles Times ^ | 07/21/05 | Maura Reynolds

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A Roman Catholic like her husband, Jane Roberts has been deeply involved in the antiabortion movement. She provides her name, money and professional advice to a small Washington organization — Feminists for Life of America — that offers counseling and educational programs. The group has filed legal briefs before the high court challenging the constitutionality of abortion. ....

Feminists for Life has sponsored a national advertising campaign aimed at ending abortion in America. One of its mission statements proclaims: "Abortion is a reflection that we have not met the needs of women. Women deserve better than abortion."

Jane Roberts was a volunteer member of Feminists for Life's board of directors from 1995 to 1999. She has provided legal assistance to the group and been recognized as a contributor who donated from $1,000 to $2,500.

The president of Feminists for Life, Serrin M. Foster, said Roberts maintained her ties by advising the group on how to draw up incorporation and not-for-profit papers.

She also has written for the group's newsletter, Foster said, including an article about adoption. Roberts and her husband have adopted two children.

"She's a brilliant attorney, and we're really proud that she lent her legal services to us to help serve the needs of women," Foster said. "She was a very good board member. She was invaluable as an attorney for us."

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Note to Admin Mod: I corrected the biased title. Media liberals always describe those in favor of abortion as "pro-choice." They don't extend those who are for life the same courtesy in how they're named. The article sounds like a hit piece on a pro-life woman. And the Los Angeles Times says it keeps opinion out of its front pages. Yeah right - along with loaded headlines designed to put pro-lifers in the worst possible light. What's wrong with being FOR life as opposed to being against abortion? I'd like the media liberals to answer that one.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[garandgal]

And, most strongly pro-life RC are also against the death penalty, in keeping with the Church.

[HiTech RedNeck]

"Abortion is a reflection that we have not met the needs of women. Women deserve better than abortion."

I think the unborn babies deserve better than this too.

[goldstategop]

At least they have a consistent life ethic. The phony liberals don't mind the slaughter of the unborn even as they bleat to save condemned murderers.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Wife of Nominee Holds Strong Antiabortion Views

Maybe Kennedy, Schumer and Durbin should grill her.

[garandgal]

At least they have a consistent life ethic.

Oh, I've no argument with you there whatsoever. I was simply pointing out that a devout RC would be anti-death penalty...which would really annoy many conservatives.

We have no idea what this nominee's opinion is on anything.

[goldstategop]

Indeed. Why drag his wife into it? Are liberals saying she isn't entitled to have views separate from those of her husband? How sexist of them!

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[nickcarraway]

That's not necessarily true. Catholic teaching clearly teaches that a Catholic can support a just implementation of the death penalty. It was the judgement of Pope John Paul II that the death penalty might not be necessary under current conditions, be he never changed the teaching of the Church in that regard. According to Catholic teaching, a Catholic cannot support abortion, but it is perfectly acceptable for a Catholic to support a just death penalty. (or not support it) There is no real comparison of the two issues in Catholic teaching.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Unlike lying LIBERALS (but I reapeat myself) how refreshing it is to know where she stands.

[Bogolyubski]

Actually, I don't think it annoys us that much. While I disagree with that stand - which is recent one, by the way, in contrast to the 2000-year stand gainst abortion - I can certainly see how they would come to that conclusion. I'd prefer to say that we respectfully disagree.

I don't know very much about Roberts at all, but most reports from the conservative world have been positive. As I recall, Scalia was fairly low-key before his nomination to the court also. The left attacked him, but they attack anyone except a hard-core Marxist like Ginsberg. They didn't launch the kind of all out war they did against Bork or Thomas.

Let's hope that the President has been listening to the folks who voted for him last fall. Roberts is only one seat of nine, but an originalist in that seat can help things.

[Bogolyubski]

That's a nice, succinct explanation of Catholic teaching on the death penalty as I understand it. That's exactly how some of my traditionalist Catholic friends have explained it to me - though they used more words to make the point than you did! It is actually the traditional position of all Christian churches on the issue prior to the 20th century, with the exception of pacifist sects like the Amish and Mennonites.

[rbmillerjr]

bump

[Einigkeit_Recht_Freiheit]

Sounds like a really radical organization that they belong to. Probably just a few more abortions away from breaking into a planned parenthood clinic and blowing away some doctors and mothers.

"Not meeting the needs of women" Where do these loonies get this stuff? /sarcasm

[fabrizio]

Here's what then Cardinal Ratzinger - now Pope Benedict XVI - wrote to Card. McCarrick during the heated debate about disloyal Catholic politicians in 2004:

"3. Not all moral issues have the same moral weight as abortion and euthanasia. For example, if a Catholic were to be at odds with the Holy Father on the application of capital punishment or on the decision to wage war, he would not for that reason be considered unworthy to present himself to receive Holy Communion. While the Church exhorts civil authorities to seek peace, not war, and to exercise discretion and mercy in imposing punishment on criminals, it may still be permissible to take up arms to repel an aggressor or to have recourse to capital punishment. There may be a legitimate diversity of opinion even among Catholics about waging war and applying the death penalty, but not however with regard to abortion and euthanasia."

http://catholicculture.org/docs/doc_view.cfm?RecNum=6041

[Jaysun]

Oh, I've no argument with you there whatsoever. I was simply pointing out that a devout RC would be anti-death penalty...which would really annoy many conservatives.

I think in the end I could accept it if abortion was also ended. It isn't a bad trade really - 150 losers a year for 1,000,000 babies a year.

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The Democrats dragged in porn in the Thomas hearings. It was a low point in this country's history. All over a nominee who did not even sexually harrass that woman. As I recall, the MSM was salivating over the prospect that Thomas would be borked. He was confirmed by the narrowest vote in the Senate's history - which I believe was then controlled by the Democrats. Naturally his experience completely soured him on the Left.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[Einigkeit_Recht_Freiheit]

You know I knew that. I was kind of joking on the "grilled her" thing.

Of coure for me it is midday and for you it is quite late, so I will assume it is on account of tiredness.

[TomB]

And, most strongly pro-life RC are also against the death penalty, in keeping with the Church.

Are you familiar with Church teaching on the death penalty? Being RC, I can say that most of the Catholics I know, especially the strongly pro-life, don't have a problem with the death penalty.

[Jimmy Valentine's brother]

I was simply pointing out that a devout RC would be anti-death penalty..

You base that statement on what? A child comes to this world innocent. Mad dogs have to be put down. I think there is a BIG difference.