Tuesday, April 24, 2007

On Your Own

Are anti-abortion activists who are celebrating the recent victory in the Supreme Court regarding late term abortions also troubled by the rise in infant mortality in the South? In Turnabout, Infant Deaths Climb in South.

Is there something amiss with the fact that Mississippi governor Haley Barbour, who has pushed a series of anti-choice laws in order to make his state “the safest place in America for an unborn child,” yet is the state with the highest infant mortality rate in the country? Feministe. See also, TAPPED.

How does that pro-life philosophy comport with cuts in welfare and health care for the poor? Will pro-lifers rally until changes are implemented to increase aid for the poor? I don't think so.

While on the subject, I would also like to see a study comparing those opposed to abortion and those opposed to gun control. I wouldn't be surprised if there was a high correlation. I also wouldn't be surprised if those same people identified themselves as part of the Religious Right.

What is the underlying basis for the religious tenet to protect life and how is it defined?

Once you're born, you're on your own.

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2 comments:

Ron said...

How many pro-lifers are also pro-death penalty?

JudiPhilly said...

All of the above?