Ed Morrissey
Hot Air
1/22/2014
“Everyone”? Well, not exactly, but only if you think for more than a few seconds about human biology and the consequences of abortion. The White House put out this statement today hailing Roe v Wade on its 41st anniversary:
Today, as we reflect on the 41st anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade, we recommit ourselves to the decision’s guiding principle: that every woman should be able to make her own choices about her body and her health. We reaffirm our steadfast commitment to protecting a woman’s access to safe, affordable health care and her constitutional right to privacy, including the right to reproductive freedom. And we resolve to reduce the number of unintended pregnancies, support maternal and child health, and continue to build safe and healthy communities for all our children. Because this is a country where everyone deserves the same freedom and opportunities to fulfill their dreams…
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Related: Whoopi Goldberg: We must show “reverence” for women who’ve aborted their babies
…Just one day after View co-host Whoopi Goldberg declared to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that she’d enjoy a threesome with her and Pelosi’s husband Paul, who was sitting in the audience, Goldberg saw fit to chide conservative co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck over her anti-abortion views…
Our Daughters Dreams Arise from this Glad Slaughter!
The president, whose administration last Friday declared that religiously-founded institutions — schools, hospitals and charities — have no right to their own conscienceswhen it comes to paying for contraception, abortifacients and sterilization — dropped these pearls for us on the occasion of the anniversary of Roe v Wade, a law passed some 40 million abortions ago…
…Take note of his priorities. They do not speak of an understanding that life is a gift to celebrate; it is — first and foremost — a thing to be prevented…
Update: Why Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hates Roe v. Wade
Close observers of the legal war over abortion are familiar with the story: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the leader of the Supreme Court’s liberal wing, is a passionate critic of Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that turned 41 on Wednesday.
It’s not that she opposes the holding that recognizes a right to an abortion. It’s that she opposes the logic of the 1973 court’s majority opinion and the constitutional basis under which seven justices arrived at their conclusion…
VIDEO: Baby cries during Obama’s pro-abortion remarks at Notre Dame 2009.
Update 2: EDITORIAL: Muzzling granny about alternatives to abortion
Eleanor McCullen is a 77-year-old grandmother in Massachusetts who devotes much of her time to counsel mothers-to-be about alternatives to abortion. She distributes literature and offers advice, believing the effort is worth it if she can save the life of a child. She has never blocked access to a clinic nor has she been accused of improper behavior. She’s simply exercising her First Amendment rights, which the state of Massachusetts considers a crime. The Supreme Court is considering whether she belongs in jail.
The state that was home to the original Tea Party and the Sons of Liberty now shackles the free speech it once championed…
