The Obama Administration will announce next week that President Obama has decided to scrap regulations put in place by President Bush designed to protect health care workers from being forced to participate in abortions, sterilizations, and contraceptive procedures on moral grounds. The rules were intended as an enforcement mechanism. They expanded on existing federal law protecting conscientious doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and other health care workers by requiring hospitals to certify that they comply with the law in order to continue to be eligible for federal funding. In other words, the rules did nothing new, they simply ensured that the existing law was not ignored.
There can be no doubt now that Barack Obama is the most radically pro-abortion president in history, except among the most brain-addled and delusional fever swamps of the left. This move, together with Obama’s history and two other abortion related decisions in his young Administration proves it. I used the term “pro-abortion” in my story on the abortion rules at AOL’s Political Machine and drew the ire of one liberal commenter, who called it, “symantics gymnastics.” But why? Liberals believe abortion is a good thing. If Obama is pro-abortion, that just means he is on their side.
Furthermore, the left likes to have its positions characterized in a positive light and conservative ones cast negatively. Hence the labels “pro-choice” and “anti-choice.” Since we all know choice equals abortion – it’s the only choice the left supports – let’s have truth in labeling. President Obama is pro-abortion while his conservative opponents are anti-abortion. Works for me.
There really is no other way to say it. How else would you describe acting to block the Born Alive Infants Protection Act not once, not twice, but three times? How else would you describe allowing funding for abortion providers overseas? How else would you describe supporting the Orwellian named Freedom of Choice Act, which would overturn ALL state restrictions on abortion? How else would you describe rescinding rules to protect conscientious health care workers from being forced to participate in abortions?
I call it pro-abortion.
Obama’s rules change will make it easier for hospitals to ignore federal law and make for a more intimidating workplace for health care providers of consicence. The end result of this will be more aboritons. And that is just as the president intends.
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St_Louis_Conservative (Diary) Sunday, March 1st at 4:00PM EST (link)…of Obama and then his scolding of pro-lifers for being “mean-spirited”. Then he’ll tell us how this is actually the “pro-life” position, just like FOCA is!
“…..women and minorities hardest hit”
Actually, Mark,
MikeO Sunday, March 1st at 5:35PM EST (link)Obama’s moves against BAIPA weren’t merely “pro-abortion,” they were pro-infanticide.
Obama is a monster. His supporters who elevated him to POTUS are monsters, as well. They are not human.
Post Choice; Pro-Abortion -nt
DONTREADONME (Diary) Sunday, March 1st at 7:17PM EST (link)Great point - post choice or NO-Choice Obama = Pro-Abortion!!!
Elizabeth Christian (Diary) Sunday, March 1st at 8:34PM EST (link)n/t
Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.
~Benjamin Franklin
I've always seen the spectrum as Pro-Life--Pro-Choice--Pro-Abortion
scarlos (Diary) Sunday, March 1st at 7:45PM EST (link)With Pro-choice being the people who find it morally repulsive to either ban it or allow it, so work towards ensuring it’s rarity and safety, while the Pro-Abortion people being the ones who have absolutely no problem whatsoever with the procedure and push things like partial-birth abortions.
Socialism is Oligarchy in disguise
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liberal_lexifer (Diary) Sunday, March 1st at 8:48PM EST (link)[I swear, this is fetishism on their parts. - Moe Lane]
[Conspiracy theories about Bush stealing the election blah blah blah...]
Moe, thanks for making my day
kyle8 (Diary) Sunday, March 1st at 8:53PM EST (link)you always seem to find the most appropriate amusing animal video.
“Nothing works like freedom, Nothing succeeds like liberty”
Kyle
As to part one of your three piece diary;
gekster (Diary) Sunday, March 1st at 9:03PM EST (link)As stated:
” Liberals believe abortion is a good thing. If Obama is pro-abortion, that just means he is on their side.”
How is that hypocracy if you are stating an opinion that is true.
Oh wait , maybe I know.
Liberals don’t try to state true opinions.
Thanks for making me think about that.
They say Republicans are for the rich, Democrats are for the poor.
If they need more voters,
then they have to make more of who they are for.
We are there in the various Tea Party groups, leaderless, but not rudderless.
We steer always toward the Constitutional principles this nation was founded upon.
Erick Brockway
Ok folks, 2012 is here. Get involved
where did what I replied to go?
gekster (Diary) Sunday, March 1st at 9:06PM EST (link)that was quick
They say Republicans are for the rich, Democrats are for the poor.
If they need more voters,
then they have to make more of who they are for.
We are there in the various Tea Party groups, leaderless, but not rudderless.
We steer always toward the Constitutional principles this nation was founded upon.
Erick Brockway
Ok folks, 2012 is here. Get involved
It really has nothing to do with choice.
Lammo (Diary) Monday, March 2nd at 12:16AM EST (link)It’s all about control. The only time the left is totally committed to “choice” is when it’s time for an abortion and the only choice allowed is to abort. They can’t even be honest about it, hiding behind “protecting a woman’s right to choose” but never finishing the sentence. Change the subject to revolvers v. semi-automatics, SUVs v. compact hybrids, coal-fired v. solar, etc., and choice goes right out the window.
Don’t be so open minded that your brains fall out. (John Corapi, The Black Sheep Dog)
True
tarheels23 Monday, March 2nd at 2:34AM EST (link)(Liberal Poster)
There’s no question that Obama is the most actively pro-abortion candidate I’ve ever known. Now, perhaps others harbored similar beliefs, but he’s certainly the first to wear his so openly.
As a confirmed liberal on social issues, of course I am pro-choice. But I don’t “like” abortion. I think it’s a gravely serious issue and should not be undertaken casually. I also have two little girls and can’t abide the thought of it, honestly.
But from my perspective, I don’t think I should be the one making that choice for others. There’s enough gray area with respect to the timing of a life, I’m willing to let others decide for themselves.
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avgamerican (Diary) Thursday, March 19th at 11:03PM EST (link)You seem like a sensible person who can listen and make a rational decision. There is no grey area as to when life begins. The liberals used to take that position. Then when it was obvious they were wrong they defended their position by stating that it was to save the life of the mother. Then they also took the position that it was a remedy for rape and incest victims. The debate over abortion is really over. It is a matter of accepting truth. We have reached such a moral low because people refuse to take moral responsibilty. It is okay to take a moral side on behavior. But it is important to forgive others because Jesus forgave us and commands us to forgive. But this should not be confused with understanding right and wrong.
Avgamerican covers the science..
nivlem (Diary) Friday, March 20th at 8:26AM EST (link)It has been my experience intalking to people who are pro choice that they
really do not know what actually happens in an abortion clinic. They
are unaware that this is a form of birth control for many, many women. And
that these numbers include many, many middle and upper class women. I have met women that have had three and four abortions. Is thigs really what
you want by giving them “choice”?
Our constitution gives us the right to LIFE, liberty andthe pursuit of happiness.
Abortion clearly removes this right. It has removed this right for 1/6 of our
population.
It would surprise me if most pro-choice americans supported all the decisions
on abortion that Obama does. His first week in office he opened up
the US paying for abortions abroad. Liberals are against other foreign
involvement, why would they support this?
Why would anyone prevent someone from refusing to do such a horrible, horrible procedure on the basis of their religion. Why would they force
Doctors to retire and hospitals to close as a result? It is so obscene I cannot
hardly stomach it. And this is the President we have.
If he will not proctect the very least among us, who will he protect?
This is a democracy.
independent39 Wednesday, March 4th at 11:26AM EST (link)Nobody is forcing anyone to have an abortion. The anti-abortion people have to have it exactly their way, even though their perspective is just that, a perspective. People who are unwilling to allow different views belong in a theocracy, not a democracy.
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Why do liberals think the only reason a person would be pro-life is because of religion? [nt]
Martin Knight (Diary) Friday, March 20th at 4:40AM EST (link)Technically, this is a Republic
randy streu (Diary) Friday, March 20th at 8:32AM EST (link)Neither here nor there, really, but it’s one of my pet peeves.
It’s not about being “forced” to have an abortion. It’s about being FORCED to die.
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Steph C (Diary) Friday, March 20th at 8:41AM EST (link)However, once again, as Martin said, the issue has been boiled down to religion which stalls debate when the issue really goes much deeper. It is not that big a step from allowing abortions by federal mandate to forcing them by federal mandate, especially considering there are groups out there, very loud, very powerful at the moment groups, advocating population control.
Even aside from the fact that the federal government is usurping states’ rights in this matter, this is a travesty of the worst sort. And don’t try to use the argument they have said … (fill in the blank). It has been used before only to find out what was said then isn’t applicable any more because we’re in a “crisis.” Everything is a crisis these days.
“[I]f the public are bound to yield obedience to laws to which they cannot give their approbation, they are slaves to those who make such laws and enforce them.” –Candidus in the Boston Gazette, 1772
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