From: hen3ry@cactus.org (Henry Velick)
Newsgroups: tx.politics,rice.politics
Subject: Re: Anti-choice vs. Pro-abortion (was Re: Houston Defending Choice Coalition needs you)
Date: 7 Sep 92 05:11:10 GMT
Organization: Only When Necessary

In article <hZ7Dr*7X0@caleb.UUCP> jdp@caleb.UUCP (Jim Pritchett) writes:
>In article <1992Sep01.051252.24415@NeoSoft.com>, Doug Andersen writes:
>
>> In article <16854ECA5.TROTH@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU>, troth@ricevm1.rice.edu (Rick Troth) writes:
>> >         I'm not Jewish,  so I feel perhaps more objective in seconding
>> > that.   My understanding of the pro-life stance  (being an advocate and
>> > having been previously involved)  is that it agrees:  if the mother's
>> > health  (life at least)  is endangered,  abortion is in order.
>>  
>> Wrong.  The Constitutional Ammendment proposed by the pro-lifers would
>> give no such provision for abortion to save the mother.  It's possible
>> that some courts could interpret it that way, but it clearly on the
>> face would seem to say that all abortions, for whatever reason, are
>> illegal.
>
>No, you are wrong.  The pro-life movement definitely does not favor prohibiting
>abortions when the life of the mother is endangered.  In fact, you probably can't
>find many who would agree to that.  Of course, the pro-death folks like to make up
>these lies to try to discredit the pro-life movement.  This is just another red
>herring like the accusations about alledged agendas to ban birth control, sex, etc.

I knew I had these around somewhere. It just took me a while to find
them. I do hope they're not too late for all the fun...

"I don't think Christians should use birth control. You consummate your
marriage as often as you like -- and if you have babies, you have babies."
                                         Randall Terry
                                         Executive Director
                                         Operation Rescue

"We are totally opposed to abortion under any circumstances. We are also
opposed to abortifacient drugs and chemicals like the Pill and the IUD,
and we are also opposed to all forms of birth control with the exception
of natural family planning."
                                         Judie Brown
                                         President
                                         American Life League

"Sex education in our schools is promoting incest."
                                         Rev. Jimmy Swaggart

"Resist, expose, or stop immediately every public school or group sex
education program, no matter what it is called, or how it is diffused
into the curriculum."
                                         Fr. Paul Marx
                                         President
                                         Human Life International

"I don't think we should punish the criminal [a rapist] by killing
his child."
                                         Dr. John Willke
                                         President
                                         National Right to Life Committee

"Meanwhile, let it be clear what we do: we fight contraception,
sterilization, abortion on six continents..."
                                         Fr. Paul Marx
                                         President
                                         Human Life International

And now for my favorite...

"For those who say I can't impose my morality on others, I say
just watch me."
                                         Joseph Scheidler
                                         Executive Director
                                         Pro-Life Action League

They've spoken pretty clearly, wouldn't you say, Jim?

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