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Thread #113667 Message #2421027
Posted By: katlaughing
24-Aug-08 - 12:21 AM
Thread Name: BS: McCain/Lieberman v Obama/Biden
Subject: RE: BS: McCain/Lieberman v Obama/Biden
Ol' Doom N' Gloom Janet is cherry-picking. Here's the full accounting of where Biden stands on abortion:
* No public funding for abortion; it imposes a view. (Apr 2007) * Supports partial-birth abortion ban, but not undoing Roe. (Apr 2007) * Accepts Catholic church view that life begins at conception. (Apr 2007) * Nominees should agree on constitutional right to privacy. (Apr 2007) * Voted NO on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP. (Mar 2008) * Voted NO on prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortion. (Mar 2008) * Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Apr 2007) * Voted NO on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions. (Jul 2006) * Voted YES on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives. (Mar 2005) * Voted NO on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime. (Mar 2004) * Voted NO on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions. (Jun 2000) * Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions. (Oct 1999) * Voted NO on banning human cloning. (Feb 1998) * Rated 36% by NARAL, indicating a mixed voting record on abortion. (Dec 2003) * Expand embryonic stem cell research. (Jun 2004) * Rated 0% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-choice stance. (Dec 2006) * Ensure access to and funding for contraception. (Feb 2007)
Like I said, a mixed bag. Also noted from the same site:
Religion informs my values; my reason dictates outcomes. # Religious affiliation: Catholic. (Nov 2000) # Rated 100% by the AU, indicating support of church-state separation. (Dec 2006)
It is possible to have a religious affiliation and NOT try to cram it down everyone else's throat. Are you trying to resurrect the anti-Catholic BS they tried to use against JFK?