ABORTION KILLS…. the
innocent!
PLANNED PARENTHOOD:
“I Cut the Vocal Cord So The Baby Can't Scream.”
Dr. Leah Torres, an OB/GYN in Salt Lake City, Utah, said that
when she performs certain abortions she cuts the vocal cord of the baby so
"there's really no opportunity" for the child to scream. She also
described herself as a "uterus ripper outer" because she performs
hysterectomies.
CALIFORNIA
HANDS BILLIONS IN WELFARE TO INVADE AND BREED ANCHOR BABIES… LA RAZA WILL DOUBLE
U.S. POPULATION…. and yet…..
Planned Parenthood executives and
supporters were on Capitol Hill this week lobbying lawmakers to protect the
millions of dollars the nation’s largest abortion provider gets from taxpayers
every year and to announce nationwide “speak-outs” during the upcoming
congressional recesses.
http://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2018/04/rep-barbara-lee-la-raza-dem-ca-says.html
Americans Don’t Support Roe v. Wade
“I Cut the Vocal Cord So The Baby Can't Scream.”
By Bill Donohue | July 13, 2018 | 4:12 PM EDT
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As a social scientist who has analyzed and written about polling data for many years, I am always taken aback when I encounter dishonest surveys. The latest example of this is a survey done by Gallup on the subject of abortion; it follows a pattern established by the Pew Research Center on this subject.
The survey results on abortion taken by these two polling institutions, both of which enjoy a good reputation, were recently cited by those worried that Roe v. Wade may be overturned.
In a New York Times op-ed article published on July 12, Nation magazine writer Katha Pollitt—she is known for saying abortion is a “positive social good”—cited a 2017 Pew survey showing that a large majority of Americans support Roe v. Wade's legalization of abortion.
Also on July 12, the Hill ran a headline, “Poll Finds Strong Support for Roe v. Wade,” citing the results of a Gallup poll that was just released; similar headlines appeared in other media outlets on this survey.
Pew and Gallup dropped their standards in issuing these surveys. How? By taking a simple-minded approach to a complex issue.
Any poll that offers only two choices on an issue that most Americans have very mixed feelings about is dishonest. The researchers at Pew and Gallup know this to be true—they have even done surveys in the past that accurately tap how conflicted the public is on abortion—yet they undertook a poll that made it impossible to reveal the nuances.
The Gallup poll that was released July 12 asked respondents, “Would you like to see the Supreme Court overturn its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision concerning abortion, or not?” It found that 64 percent believe the ruling should stand and 28 percent want it overturned. In January 2017, Pew released its findings showing that the figures were 69 percent and 28 percent, respectively.
Last month, I wrote a news release titled, “Majority Oppose Roe v. Wade.” According to the two polls I just cited, I must be wrong. But I am not. They are. To top things off, my proof comes by way of a Gallup poll released on June 11.
That poll found that 53 percent of Americans said abortion should be legal in only a few circumstances (35%) or in no circumstances (18%). This means that a majority of Americans reject abortion-on-demand, which is what Roe v. Waderendered! Moreover, 48 percent said abortion is “morally wrong”; 43 percent disagreed.
My point is that by collapsing the survey responses to a "yes" or "no" on Roe does not get at the more nuanced responses that most Americans have about this issue. Most Americans do not think that abortion should be legal for any reason whatsoever, or for any time during pregnancy. Yet that is what Roe allows.
Just as misleading, the Pew survey mentioned by Pollitt shows that most Catholics think Roe should stand. But a more sophisticated survey shows the opposite.
In 2015, I commissioned a scientific survey of 1,000 Catholics; it was conducted by The Polling Company. I had a hand in crafting the questions (my doctorate is in sociology), all of which were designed to get at issues that the big survey houses refuse to query.
The survey found that 50 percent of Catholics identify as pro-life, and 38 percent as pro-choice. That was just the beginning. When the data were disaggregated, more revealing results were found.
For example, 17 percent of all Catholics said abortion should be prohibited in all circumstances; 17 percent said it should be legal only to save the life of the mother; and 27 percent said abortion should be legal only in cases of rape, incest or to save the life of the mother. That's 61 percent who are mostly pro-life.
Among those who are pro-choice, only 5 percent said that abortion should be allowed for any reason and at any time. Another 4 percent said any reason was okay, but there should be none after the first six months of pregnancy. And 17 percent said abortion should be legal for any reason, but not after the first three months of pregnancy. That's 26 percent who are mostly pro-choice.
Another way of looking at it is to consider how Catholics feel about the current law. Under Roe, abortion is effectively allowed for any reason and at any time. This makes us unique: No nation in the world has more liberalized abortion laws than the United States, including the Scandinavian countries. Now think about it: If only 5 percent agree with the current law, that means 95 percent of Catholics reject what Roe permits.
Pew and Gallup could also probe respondents more deeply on this issue—asking a series of related questions—so when they do not, they are dropping their standards, eliciting findings that distort the truth.
This is too serious an issue for polling houses not to dig deep, uncovering the qualified responses that most Americans have regarding abortion.
Bill Donohue is President and CEO of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, the nation's largest Catholic civil rights organization. He was awarded his Ph.D. in sociology from New York University and is the author of seven books and many articles.
Cuomo Threatens to Sue If Supreme Court Overturns Roe V. Wade
“I Cut the Vocal Cord So The Baby Can't Scream.”
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks in Poughkeepsie, New York, on July 11, 2018. (Screenshot via NYGovCuomo/Youtube)
On July 11, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo threatened to “sue” if the Supreme Court overturned the 1973 abortion rights case Roe v. Wade. The governor fears the precedent set by the case would be in jeopardy if Brett Kavanaugh, nominated to fill the seat formerly held by the retired Justice Anthony Kennedy, were to be confirmed.
Speaking to a group of supporters in Poughkeepsie, New York, he made the comment in the context of calling on conservatives in the New York state Senate to pass a law that would enact the position on abortion taken in Roe v. Wade.
“I want to get it done before the Supreme Court does that because I don’t want any gap in a woman’s right to protection, and we have a better legal case when the Supreme Court acts because I will sue when the Supreme Court acts, and I want the New York law in place,” he said.
Cuomo, a lawyer and former state attorney general, did not elaborate on who or what he proposed to sue, and a message to his press office seeking clarity on his comment was not returned. Given the immunity courts and judges have from civil prosecution, the threat seemed like more of a battle cry than an actionable promise, said New York University law professor Oscar Chase.
“It’s a very bizarre idea,” he said. “It sounds like something off the top of his head, that he wants to protect women’s rights.”
Laura Little, a professor of law and government at Temple University, said: “I’m confused by the idea of him suing. … It’s not clear what kind of lawsuit that he would bring. States don’t generally sue the federal government and there’s significant immunity principles that prevent those [cases] from going forward.”
Jonah Goldberg, a senior editor at the National Review, told Fox News: “It’s like he’s a taste tester for a lead paint factory. It’s a sure sign of the desperation of a lot of the liberal activist groups.”
Kavanaugh’s appointment is significant given that the nine-justice court has a five-to-four conservative majority. Kennedy, while conservative, was often a swing vote and helped write the opinion in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which affirmed the right to an abortion found in Roe v. Wade.
If the Senate, which has a 51–49 Republican majority, confirms Kavanaugh, the court would likely become more conservative.
Responding to questions about abortion on the campaign trail, President Donald Trump had said it should be left to the states to decide. More recently, he told Fox’s Maria Bartiromo on July 1, that he would not ask his nominees their stance on the controversial issue, but that he would pick a “conservative.”
“Maybe someday it will be [left] to the states, you never know how that’s going to turn out. That’s a very complex question,” Trump said.
Also on July 11, Cuomo signed an executive order that would ensure women can get contraceptive services, through their health insurers, including Medicaid, without having to pay for them.
“I Cut the Vocal Cord So The Baby Can't Scream.”
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks in Poughkeepsie, New York, on July 11, 2018. (Screenshot via NYGovCuomo/Youtube)
On July 11, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo threatened to “sue” if the Supreme Court overturned the 1973 abortion rights case Roe v. Wade. The governor fears the precedent set by the case would be in jeopardy if Brett Kavanaugh, nominated to fill the seat formerly held by the retired Justice Anthony Kennedy, were to be confirmed.
Speaking to a group of supporters in Poughkeepsie, New York, he made the comment in the context of calling on conservatives in the New York state Senate to pass a law that would enact the position on abortion taken in Roe v. Wade.
“I want to get it done before the Supreme Court does that because I don’t want any gap in a woman’s right to protection, and we have a better legal case when the Supreme Court acts because I will sue when the Supreme Court acts, and I want the New York law in place,” he said.
Cuomo, a lawyer and former state attorney general, did not elaborate on who or what he proposed to sue, and a message to his press office seeking clarity on his comment was not returned. Given the immunity courts and judges have from civil prosecution, the threat seemed like more of a battle cry than an actionable promise, said New York University law professor Oscar Chase.
“It’s a very bizarre idea,” he said. “It sounds like something off the top of his head, that he wants to protect women’s rights.”
Laura Little, a professor of law and government at Temple University, said: “I’m confused by the idea of him suing. … It’s not clear what kind of lawsuit that he would bring. States don’t generally sue the federal government and there’s significant immunity principles that prevent those [cases] from going forward.”
Jonah Goldberg, a senior editor at the National Review, told Fox News: “It’s like he’s a taste tester for a lead paint factory. It’s a sure sign of the desperation of a lot of the liberal activist groups.”
Kavanaugh’s appointment is significant given that the nine-justice court has a five-to-four conservative majority. Kennedy, while conservative, was often a swing vote and helped write the opinion in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which affirmed the right to an abortion found in Roe v. Wade.
If the Senate, which has a 51–49 Republican majority, confirms Kavanaugh, the court would likely become more conservative.
Responding to questions about abortion on the campaign trail, President Donald Trump had said it should be left to the states to decide. More recently, he told Fox’s Maria Bartiromo on July 1, that he would not ask his nominees their stance on the controversial issue, but that he would pick a “conservative.”
“Maybe someday it will be [left] to the states, you never know how that’s going to turn out. That’s a very complex question,” Trump said.
Also on July 11, Cuomo signed an executive order that would ensure women can get contraceptive services, through their health insurers, including Medicaid, without having to pay for them.
“I Cut the Vocal Cord So The Baby Can't Scream.”
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