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33. Cory Gardener and Joni Earnst, to name two new ones
Sat Nov 8, 2014, 05:36 PM
Nov 2014

And judging by the activities in the state legislatures of Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, Indiana, Wisconsin and Missouri, I'd say they're not alone by any means.

K&R n/t Feral Child Nov 2014 #1
Damn right! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2014 #2
Yes, 100% agree. K&R. nt MH1 Nov 2014 #3
Oh yes shenmue Nov 2014 #4
yes niyad Nov 2014 #5
Taking away health care so that people with pre-existing conditions will die n2doc Nov 2014 #6
Reading that article this morning was what made me think about just how pro-death they have become. jillan Nov 2014 #11
Including much-needed AIDS medications Ampersand Unicode Nov 2014 #53
Maybe but the pro death label never really caught on aikoaiko Nov 2014 #7
I prefer 'Forced Birth,' as that is what they are trying to do, i.e., force women to KingCharlemagne Nov 2014 #14
slavery. it is just plain slavery. mopinko Nov 2014 #41
It's not about abortion or contraception, it's about naughty ladies being punished for having sex. Tierra_y_Libertad Nov 2014 #8
EXACTLY, Tierra_y_Libertad! Kath1 Nov 2014 #22
It's the "enjoyment" part that really riles them Ampersand Unicode Nov 2014 #55
Close Danascot Nov 2014 #70
My guess is that the GOP is going to attach this kind of BS to every jobs bill, unemp bill, etc... C Moon Nov 2014 #9
Or maybe YarnAddict Nov 2014 #10
Any parent of a stillborn child will tell you when life begins. PADemD Nov 2014 #12
Any woman with an ectopic pregnancy HockeyMom Nov 2014 #21
How many anti-aborts YarnAddict Nov 2014 #23
No this is what HAS been stated by many republican reps onecaliberal Nov 2014 #26
Who? YarnAddict Nov 2014 #27
Cory Gardener and Joni Earnst, to name two new ones gratuitous Nov 2014 #33
Quick Google search found this YarnAddict Nov 2014 #37
Ernst "might" support exceptions gratuitous Nov 2014 #45
you left out TN TNNurse Nov 2014 #42
Unless you live under a rock onecaliberal Nov 2014 #51
Here's Elise Stefanik (new R Rep) on abortion: YarnAddict Nov 2014 #28
Ah, the ol' hypocrisy position. JaneyVee Nov 2014 #62
But their leaders advocate for all of the above. Control-Z Nov 2014 #67
But their leaders advocate for all of the above. Control-Z Nov 2014 #68
My daughter almost died having one of those marlakay Nov 2014 #57
Yes, onecaliberal Nov 2014 #59
She wouldn't have been around to prosecute :( marlakay Nov 2014 #65
There are a lot of people YarnAddict Nov 2014 #24
I'm sorry you missed the entire point of what I posted. This points out many of the ways jillan Nov 2014 #13
Sorry, YarnAddict Nov 2014 #25
Doubtful, but if so Ineeda Nov 2014 #15
+1000 smirkymonkey Nov 2014 #29
I do. One worked with Operation Rescue. She wanted to do away with birth control and alfredo Nov 2014 #31
Sounds like a jerk YarnAddict Nov 2014 #32
Maybe not, but she was in a position of power in the cult. alfredo Nov 2014 #35
Is that the organization that pays drug addicts to be sterilized? Ampersand Unicode Nov 2014 #54
Allow reproduction of all, and let nature take its course. alfredo Nov 2014 #63
There's an evolutionary reason? Ampersand Unicode Nov 2014 #76
The problem with eugenics is the same problem with nuclear energy, humans alfredo Nov 2014 #80
Hebrews believe life begins at first breath. Not conception. librechik Nov 2014 #46
Don't know. As President Obama once said YarnAddict Nov 2014 #47
When life begins is up to each person's beliefs and everyone is entitled to their own opinions. jillan Nov 2014 #49
absolutely--funny how the right toys with this notion librechik Nov 2014 #52
If life begins at conception, may as well say it begins at ejaculation Niko Nov 2014 #66
So true! Heather Kube Nov 2014 #16
True. SoapBox Nov 2014 #17
they are pro fetus. not pro CHILD. pansypoo53219 Nov 2014 #18
Very true. Kath1 Nov 2014 #19
all of that + endless funding from fetus-worshippers noiretextatique Nov 2014 #20
Your last line is the key BrotherIvan Nov 2014 #30
Their opposition to Roe Vs Wade was based on the right to privacy, not the fetus. alfredo Nov 2014 #34
Only Fetuses matter. blkmusclmachine Nov 2014 #36
You have described perfectly the most Bortman33 Nov 2014 #38
Enough Said tiptonic Nov 2014 #39
gotta wonder... artemis starwolf Nov 2014 #40
There is big $$$ in the adoption industry, and pro-forced birthers love adoption me b zola Nov 2014 #75
I actually had a person on another site to tell me that a locdlib Nov 2014 #43
That's the whole thing. This is not an abortion issue. If you're going to call yourself pro-life jillan Nov 2014 #48
Drives me crazy, too, jillan. Kath1 Nov 2014 #69
Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Nov 2014 #44
They're the Oppositers. Everything they say they mean the opposite. nt valerief Nov 2014 #50
Kind of like the "Contrary" in "Little Big Man" Ampersand Unicode Nov 2014 #56
War on Poverty: Democrats vs Republicans flashsmith99 Nov 2014 #58
Those bastard Chrisitans again!!! NT Elmergantry Nov 2014 #60
there is nothing pro-life about sanctimonious repuke assholes Skittles Nov 2014 #61
They're selfish and authoritarian. They have a hideous anti-life world view. greendog Nov 2014 #64
The real reason is racism, pure and simple. They do not want to be out-numbered. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #71
You would think then that they'd support abortions for nonwhites? Ampersand Unicode Nov 2014 #78
They need to stop saying this is in the name of Christianity Thav Nov 2014 #72
That was interesting stopwastingmymoney Nov 2014 #73
Actually, the REAL reason why Republicans are anti-abortion is,... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2014 #74
Heard some on-air preacher compare abortion to blood libel Ampersand Unicode Nov 2014 #77
Amazing how they managed to word salad that and miss Area 51. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2014 #79
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