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Way to go Dubya! Put a rat in charge of the cheese.
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Bush Taps Birth-Control Opponent for Family Planning Office
By Amanda Terkel
Posted on October 17, 2007, Printed on October 17, 2007
This post, written by Amanda Terkel, originally appeared on Think
Progress
On Monday, President Bush appointed Susan Orr to oversee federal family
planning programs at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Orr, who is currently directing HHS child welfare programs, was touted
by the administration as "highly qualified."
But a look at Orr's record shows that her strongest qualifications
appear to be her right-wing credentials and endorsement of the Bush
administration's failed abstinence-only policies. Before joining HHS,
Orr served as senior director for marriage and family care at the
conservative Family Research Council and was an adjunct professor at Pat
Robertson's Regent University. Some highlights:
- In a 2001, Orr embraced a Bush administration proposal to "stop
requiring all health insurance plans for federal employees" to cover a
broad range of birth control. "We're quite pleased, because fertility is
not a disease," said Orr.
- At the 2001 Conservative Political Action Conference, Orr cheered
Bush's endorsement of Reagan's "Mexico City Policy," which required NGOs
receiving federal funds to "neither perform nor actively promote
abortion as a method of family planning in other nations." Orr said that
it was proof Bush was pro-life "in his heart."
- In a 2000 Weekly Standard article, Orr railed against requiring
health insurance plans to cover contraceptives. "It's not about choice,"
said Orr. "It's not about health care. It's about making everyone
collaborators with the culture of death."
- Orr authored a paper in 2000 titled, "Real Women Stay Married." In
it she wrote that women should "think about focusing our eyes, not upon
ourselves, but upon the families we form through marriage."
As Steve Benen notes, the office of family planning carries tremendous
importance. Orr will "oversee HHS's $283 million reproductive-health
program, a $30 million program that encourages abstinence among
teenagers, and HHS's Office of Population Affairs, which funds birth
control, pregnancy tests, counseling, and screenings for sexually
transmitted diseases and HIV."
Last year, President Bush appointed Eric Keroack to oversee the office.
Keroack had previously worked for a Christian pregnancy counseling group
that opposes contraception. He stepped down in March over ethical
problems.
UPDATE: Jill at Feministe points out that Orr has also referred to child
protection as "the most intrusive arm of social services."
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18 Oct 2007 07:11:28 AM |
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johac <jhachm...@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
- In a 2000 Weekly Standard article, Orr railed against
requiring health insurance plans to cover
contraceptives. "It's not about choice," said Orr.
"It's not about health care. It's about making everyone
collaborators with the culture of death."
This says it all for me. She's not some "nice person"
who just happens to believe that abortion is bad, she's
a total psycho looking for a position where she can
cause the most damage.
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19 Oct 2007 01:40:43 AM |
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In article <1192709488.979423.180520@k35g2000prh.googlegroups.com>,
JTEM <jtem01@gmail.com> wrote:
johac <jhachm...@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
- In a 2000 Weekly Standard article, Orr railed against
requiring health insurance plans to cover
contraceptives. "It's not about choice," said Orr.
"It's not about health care. It's about making everyone
collaborators with the culture of death."
This says it all for me. She's not some "nice person"
who just happens to believe that abortion is bad, she's
a total psycho looking for a position where she can
cause the most damage.
Typical Bush appointee. As someone else suggested, he's angry over his
low ratings in the polls and in Congress, so he's going to do as much
damage as possible before he leaves.
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John #1782
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| User: "Denis Loubet" |
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18 Oct 2007 10:16:15 AM |
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"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:jhachmann-B33D8D.23490517102007@news.giganews.com...
Way to go Dubya! Put a rat in charge of the cheese.
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Bush Taps Birth-Control Opponent for Family Planning Office
It's just Bush trying to do as much damage as possible before he leaves.
Fucker.
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Denis Loubet
dloubet@io.com
http//www.io.com/~dloubet
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| User: "johac" |
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19 Oct 2007 01:38:07 AM |
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In article <1YudnZ5sYuhc5YranZ2dnUVZ_i2dnZ2d@io.com>,
"Denis Loubet" <dloubet@io.com> wrote:
"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:jhachmann-B33D8D.23490517102007@news.giganews.com...
Way to go Dubya! Put a rat in charge of the cheese.
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Bush Taps Birth-Control Opponent for Family Planning Office
It's just Bush trying to do as much damage as possible before he leaves.
Fucker.
You got it. Did you catch his press conference, aka lie-o-rama,
yesterday. He's saying now that he has too veto bills to show that he's
still relevant.
Idiot.
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John #1782
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| User: "skyeyes" |
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18 Oct 2007 11:44:52 AM |
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On Oct 18, 8:16 am, "Denis Loubet" <dlou...@io.com> wrote:
"johac" <jhachm...@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:jhachmann-B33D8D.23490517102007@news.giganews.com...
Way to go Dubya! Put a rat in charge of the cheese.
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Bush Taps Birth-Control Opponent for Family Planning Office
It's just Bush trying to do as much damage as possible before he leaves.
Yup. And it's gonna be a looooonnnnnnnng 15 months....
Brenda Nelson, A.A.#34
EAC Professor of Feline Thermometrics and Cat-Herding
skyeyes at dakotacom dot net
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| User: "Al Klein" |
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18 Oct 2007 01:42:29 PM |
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On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 23:49:05 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
- In a 2001, Orr embraced a Bush administration proposal to "stop
requiring all health insurance plans for federal employees" to cover a
broad range of birth control. "We're quite pleased, because fertility is
not a disease," said Orr.
Neither are pregnancy and birth, so let's stop OB/Gyn care.
- At the 2001 Conservative Political Action Conference, Orr cheered
Bush's endorsement of Reagan's "Mexico City Policy," which required NGOs
receiving federal funds to "neither perform nor actively promote
abortion as a method of family planning in other nations." Orr said that
it was proof Bush was pro-life "in his heart."
Which is why he's ultimately responsible for the deaths of 1.5 million
Iraqis.
- In a 2000 Weekly Standard article, Orr railed against requiring
health insurance plans to cover contraceptives. "It's not about choice,"
said Orr. "It's not about health care. It's about making everyone
collaborators with the culture of death."
Contraception is death?
As Steve Benen notes, the office of family planning carries tremendous
importance. Orr will "oversee HHS's $283 million reproductive-health
program, a $30 million program that encourages abstinence among
teenagers, and HHS's Office of Population Affairs, which funds birth
control, pregnancy tests, counseling, and screenings for sexually
transmitted diseases and HIV."
Most of which is going to end up in the hands of "faith-based"
organizations, isn't it?
Last year, President Bush appointed Eric Keroack to oversee the office.
Keroack had previously worked for a Christian pregnancy counseling group
that opposes contraception. He stepped down in March over ethical
problems.
NO! A Christian with ethical problems? Water is wet?
UPDATE: Jill at Feministe points out that Orr has also referred to child
protection as "the most intrusive arm of social services."
Absolutely. We need more fetus protection, and we need to stop
wasting money protecting born people.
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Al at Webdingers dot com
"The last temptation is the greatest treason: To do the right deed for the wrong reason."
- T.S. Elliot
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| User: "johac" |
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19 Oct 2007 01:36:00 AM |
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In article <764fh3p6mqo2u93e9bp7fp468vdadmmjqe@4ax.com>,
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 23:49:05 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
- In a 2001, Orr embraced a Bush administration proposal to "stop
requiring all health insurance plans for federal employees" to cover a
broad range of birth control. "We're quite pleased, because fertility is
not a disease," said Orr.
Neither are pregnancy and birth, so let's stop OB/Gyn care.
Yep. Disease is God's will, we shouldn't interfere.
- At the 2001 Conservative Political Action Conference, Orr cheered
Bush's endorsement of Reagan's "Mexico City Policy," which required NGOs
receiving federal funds to "neither perform nor actively promote
abortion as a method of family planning in other nations." Orr said that
it was proof Bush was pro-life "in his heart."
Which is why he's ultimately responsible for the deaths of 1.5 million
Iraqis.
But they don't count. They don't look like us, they speak a funny
language, and they're heathens.
- In a 2000 Weekly Standard article, Orr railed against requiring
health insurance plans to cover contraceptives. "It's not about choice,"
said Orr. "It's not about health care. It's about making everyone
collaborators with the culture of death."
Contraception is death?
Every sperm is sacred.
As Steve Benen notes, the office of family planning carries tremendous
importance. Orr will "oversee HHS's $283 million reproductive-health
program, a $30 million program that encourages abstinence among
teenagers, and HHS's Office of Population Affairs, which funds birth
control, pregnancy tests, counseling, and screenings for sexually
transmitted diseases and HIV."
Most of which is going to end up in the hands of "faith-based"
organizations, isn't it?
Yep and most of that in the pockets of those running those organizations.
Last year, President Bush appointed Eric Keroack to oversee the office.
Keroack had previously worked for a Christian pregnancy counseling group
that opposes contraception. He stepped down in March over ethical
problems.
NO! A Christian with ethical problems? Water is wet?
UPDATE: Jill at Feministe points out that Orr has also referred to child
protection as "the most intrusive arm of social services."
Absolutely. We need more fetus protection, and we need to stop
wasting money protecting born people.
Just send them off to Iraq and Afghanistan. Problem solved.
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John #1782
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