An editorial in today's Religion News Service gives 4 reasons Hillary Clinton should apologize for her inflammatory abortion rhetoric
Here are his reasons:
1. She shouldn’t label an opposing position as “extreme” just because she doesn’t agree with it.
Silly Hillary! How could comparing abortion with the Holocaust be considered extreme? How could murdering George Tiller be considered extreme? How could continuing to say that having a baby is a punishment for having sex be considered extreme? How could cutting all women's health funding be considered extreme? What about forced transvaginal ultrasounds? Extreme?
2. How can she call the Republican position extreme when she belongs to a party that opposes virtually any regulation of abortion at any stage of pregnancy?
I am sure that is in the platform somewhere, right? The day before birth, having second thoughts? Well alrighty then!
3. Comparing pro-life advocates to terrorist groups like ISIS is not only offensive, it’s silly.
George Tiller....and then there is this
4. Enough with the ridiculous “war on women” rhetoric.
Yes. Women only should complain during "that time of the month"
What is really FUN about this article is the comments. Here are some peaches that make me stand up and want to say "God Bless America" even though I am an atheist.
Jon August 31, 2015 at 10:16 am
Yes, it is extreme to try to ban abortion with the only exceptions of rape, incest, and the life of the mother. Your own cited data (24 and 36%) shows that.
Yes, groups like ISIL and the Taliban do oppose a woman’s choice to have an abortion.
Yes, some Republican candidates do voice the extreme position of taking away a woman’s choice as mentioned above. You can check for yourself. http://ballotpedia.org/...
Mrs. Clinton has simply stated the truth. I’m sorry you are uncomfortable with it. There are plenty of countries where abortions are banned, such as Iran. I don’t think we should try to be like them.
Charles Brown August 31, 2015 at 10:29 am
Puh-leese
Mind your own business.
You don’t want an abortion? Don’t have one.
When you demonstrate the same outrage over starving children, children being bombed and poisoned by our government, and children being raised in abject poverty, and ghettos… then you tell us all about how much you care about about “babies”.
And if Yourgod really cared about “babies”… you wouldn’t have anything to worry about.
USMAMULE August 31, 2015 at 10:34 am
She doesn’t owe anyone an apology for telling the truth. GOP candidates are talking openly about using the military to stop abortion, defunding ALL healthcare provided by one of the essential providers to poor women, even though 97% of their services are not abortion related.
Other candidates at the national and local level regularly advance bills outlawing abortion without regard to the health of the mother, or exceptions for cases of rape or incest. On top of the above, “Pro-Lifers” regularly engage in terrorist actions (bombings and murder of doctors). They are nothing if not extremists.
just a few to point out the hypocrisy of right wing religion and the politicians i too have said they feign all this empathy for a fetus but noting for the end result or the mom, they need to apologize to women and their families for what they've done and intend to do here again they do it and try to sweep it on our shoes well one word short and sweet "REJECTED"!!!!!!!
