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still_one

(92,190 posts) Sat Jul 18, 2015, 08:36 PM Jul 2015

Republicans plan new abortion push

Republicans on Capitol Hill are betting the secretly filmed Planned Parenthood video — depicting an executive allegedly discussing the sale of fetal organs from terminated pregnancies — will give them cover to more aggressively push abortion issues without the political ramifications that have haunted the party in the past.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/republicans-planned-parenthood-abortion-push-120263.html#ixzz3gIEQNih0

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Republicans plan new abortion push (Original Post) still_one Jul 2015 OP

It's not new, it's been happening for the past 5 years. Democrats need to take this issue back. PeaceNikki Jul 2015 #1

Certainly. Dawson Leery Jul 2015 #2

absolutely, and the timing couldn't be better. When Gore ran this issue was hardly discussed, and still_one Jul 2015 #7

In time to rile up the base for the '16 elections. QED Jul 2015 #3

We are slacking on this issue and it shows gollygee Jul 2015 #4

Exactly. We need to change the narrative, remove the stigma and take it back. PeaceNikki Jul 2015 #6

They lost a big battle on the War on Gays so now it's time to double down on the Arugula Latte Jul 2015 #5

Seeing that their attempts to preserve "religous liberty" Dawson Leery Jul 2015 #8

here are the "the new leaders of the pro-life movement" IcyPeas Jul 2015 #9

It is definitely something to be concerned about, and it is disturbing as hell. No one forces still_one Jul 2015 #10

PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)

1. It's not new, it's been happening for the past 5 years. Democrats need to take this issue back.

Reply to still_one (Original post)

Sat Jul 18, 2015, 08:38 PM

Jul 2015

It's gotten beyond fucked up.

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)

2. Certainly.

Reply to PeaceNikki (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 18, 2015, 08:45 PM

Jul 2015

The US right wing is most vile and reactionary in the developed world.

still_one

(92,190 posts)

7. absolutely, and the timing couldn't be better. When Gore ran this issue was hardly discussed, and

Reply to PeaceNikki (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 18, 2015, 10:13 PM

Jul 2015

the Democrats really better step up on this as you said

QED

(2,747 posts)

3. In time to rile up the base for the '16 elections.

Reply to still_one (Original post)

Sat Jul 18, 2015, 09:23 PM

Jul 2015

They've got very little else.

gollygee

(22,336 posts)

4. We are slacking on this issue and it shows

Reply to still_one (Original post)

Sat Jul 18, 2015, 09:30 PM

Jul 2015

The Democratic party needs to ramp things up. This is an example of why we can't just talk about economics.

PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)

6. Exactly. We need to change the narrative, remove the stigma and take it back.

Reply to gollygee (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 18, 2015, 10:07 PM

Jul 2015

We're losing this battle.

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)

5. They lost a big battle on the War on Gays so now it's time to double down on the

Reply to still_one (Original post)

Sat Jul 18, 2015, 09:34 PM

Jul 2015

War on Women.

Miserable fucksticks. I can't say what I'm thinking about them.

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)

8. Seeing that their attempts to preserve "religous liberty"

Reply to Arugula Latte (Reply #5)

Sat Jul 18, 2015, 10:21 PM

Jul 2015

by allowing discrimination against gays is going nowhere, the Christian Taliban can dedicate all of their resources to making women second class citizens.

IcyPeas

(21,871 posts)

9. here are the "the new leaders of the pro-life movement"

Reply to still_one (Original post)

Sat Jul 18, 2015, 10:33 PM

Jul 2015

all these young milleniums - this is so infuriating to me. Lila Rose one of the new leaders. Calls Planned Parenthood an abortion chain.

http://fusion.net/video/168446/young-women-fighting-abortion-illegal/

Lila Rose:

https://liveaction.org/lilarose/

Lila founded Live Action when she was fifteen years old. The group is a new media movement dedicated to building a culture of life and ending abortion, the greatest human rights injustice of our time. Live Action uses powerful and dynamic media platforms to educate the public about the humanity of the unborn and investigative journalism to expose the threats against the vulnerable and defenseless.

As Live Action’s president, Lila leads undercover investigations into America’s most notorious abortion facilities, shining a light on the greatest human rights abuse of our time through national media campaigns. Under Lila’s direction, Live Action has documented rampant sexual abuse cover-up, racism, medical misinformation, the willingness to assist sex traffickers, false statements made by Planned Parenthood executives, sex-selective abortion, and infanticide.

still_one

(92,190 posts)

10. It is definitely something to be concerned about, and it is disturbing as hell. No one forces

Reply to IcyPeas (Reply #9)

Sat Jul 18, 2015, 11:00 PM

Jul 2015

anyone to have an abortion, yet this group takes it upon themselves to "presume" to speak for all women, and that is far from the case.

It would be interesting to know this groups views on welfare. Currently the most conservative who are against abortion, were the first to be against healthcare for all, food stamps and welfare, and yet they speak about the sanctity of life, as they try to push the U.S. into another middle east war. They want it both ways.

I am sure not an advocate for the Catholic church, but at least their positions on these subjects are consistent

Very scary stuff what you presented there

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