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More Abortion Performed Under AWOL Than Under Clinton's Term (Compassionate Conservatism!) |
This is from Sojourners e-mag, distributed today.
More fodder for the Kerry/Edwards stats team.
ARTICLE IN ENTIRETY
Pro-life? Look at the fruits
by Dr. Glen Harold Stassen
advertisement
I am a Christian ethicist, and trained in statistical analysis. I am
consistently pro-life. My son David is one witness. For my family,
"pro-life" is personal. My wife caught rubella in the eighth week of
her pregnancy. We decided not to terminate, to love and raise our
baby. David is legally blind and severely handicapped; he also is a
blessing to us and to the world.
I look at the fruits of political policies more than words. I analyzed
the data on abortion during the George W. Bush presidency. There is no
single source for this information - federal reports go only to 2000,
and many states do not report - but I found enough data to identify
trends. My findings are counterintuitive and disturbing.
Abortion was decreasing. When President Bush took office, the nation's
abortion rates were at a 24-year low, after a 17.4% decline during the
1990s. This was an average decrease of 1.7% per year, mostly during
the latter part of the decade. (This data comes from Minnesota
Citizens Concerned for Life using the Guttmacher Institute's studies).
Enter George W. Bush in 2001. One would expect the abortion rate to
continue its consistent course downward, if not plunge. Instead, the
opposite happened.
I found three states that have posted multi-year statistics through
2003, and abortion rates have risen in all three: Kentucky's increased
by 3.2% from 2000 to 2003. Michigan's increased by 11.3% from 2000 to
2003. Pennsylvania's increased by 1.9% from 1999 to 2002. I found 13
additional states that reported statistics for 2001 and 2002. Eight
states saw an increase in abortion rates (14.6% average increase), and
five saw a decrease (4.3% average decrease).
Under President Bush, the decade-long trend of declining abortion
rates appears to have reversed. Given the trends of the 1990s, 52,000
more abortions occurred in the United States in 2002 than would have
been expected before this change of direction.
How could this be? I see three contributing factors:
First, two thirds of women who abort say they cannot afford a child
(Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life Web site). In the past three
years, unemployment rates increased half again. Not since Hoover had
there been a net loss of jobs during a presidency until the current
administration. Average real incomes decreased, and for seven years
the minimum wage has not been raised to match inflation. With less
income, many prospective mothers fear another mouth to feed.
Second, half of all women who abort say they do not have a reliable
mate (Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life). Men who are jobless
usually do not marry. Only three of the 16 states had more marriages
in 2002 than in 2001, and in those states abortion rates decreased. In
the 16 states overall, there were 16,392 fewer marriages than the year
before, and 7,869 more abortions. As male unemployment increases,
marriages fall and abortion rises.
Third, women worry about health care for themselves and their
children. Since 5.2 million more people have no health insurance now
than before this presidency - with women of childbearing age
overrepresented in those 5.2 million - abortion increases.
The U.S. Catholic Bishops warned of this likely outcome if support for
families with children was cut back. My wife and I know - as does my
son David - that doctors, nurses, hospitals, medical insurance,
special schooling, and parental employment are crucial for a special
child. David attended the Kentucky School for the Blind, as well as
several schools for children with cerebral palsy and other
disabilities. He was mainstreamed in public schools as well. We have
two other sons and five grandchildren, and we know that every mother,
father, and child needs public and family support.
What does this tell us? Economic policy and abortion are not separate
issues; they form one moral imperative. Rhetoric is hollow, mere
tinkling brass, without health care, health insurance, jobs, child
care, and a living wage. Pro-life in deed, not merely in word, means
we need policies that provide jobs and health insurance and support
for prospective mothers.
Glen Stassen is the Lewis B. Smedes Professor of Christian Ethics at
Fuller Theological Seminary, and the co-author of Kingdom Ethics:
Following Jesus in Contemporary Context, Christianity Today's Book of
the Year in theology or ethics.
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Yang
a.a. #28
AthD (h.c.) conferred by the regents of the LCL
a.a. pastor #-273.15, the most frigid church of Celcius nee Kelvin
EAC Econometric Forecast and Sorcery Division
Proudly plonked by Lani Girl and Crazyalec
The Bush 'balanced' budget: 1.2 trillion and worsening
The Bush 'economic' policy: -3 million jobs and counting
The Bush Iraq lie: -1091 GIs, one friend's co-worker's son and mounting
Having Bush ***** up my country: Worthless
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| Title: Re: More Abortion Performed Under AWOL Than Under Clinton's Term (Compassionate Conservatism!) |
15 Oct 2004 05:23:50 AM |
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"Yang, AthD (h.c), Kicking AWOL's Cocaine Snorting *****"
<eacmole@/*AWOLBUSH*/mail.com> wrote in message
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This is from Sojourners e-mag, distributed today.
More fodder for the Kerry/Edwards stats team.
ARTICLE IN ENTIRETY
Pro-life? Look at the fruits
by Dr. Glen Harold Stassen
advertisement
I am a Christian ethicist, and trained in statistical analysis. I am
consistently pro-life. My son David is one witness. For my family,
"pro-life" is personal. My wife caught rubella in the eighth week of
her pregnancy. We decided not to terminate, to love and raise our
baby. David is legally blind and severely handicapped; he also is a
blessing to us and to the world.
I look at the fruits of political policies more than words. I analyzed
the data on abortion during the George W. Bush presidency. There is no
single source for this information - federal reports go only to 2000,
and many states do not report - but I found enough data to identify
trends. My findings are counterintuitive and disturbing.
Abortion was decreasing. When President Bush took office, the nation's
abortion rates were at a 24-year low, after a 17.4% decline during the
1990s. This was an average decrease of 1.7% per year, mostly during
the latter part of the decade. (This data comes from Minnesota
Citizens Concerned for Life using the Guttmacher Institute's studies).
Enter George W. Bush in 2001. One would expect the abortion rate to
continue its consistent course downward, if not plunge. Instead, the
opposite happened.
I found three states that have posted multi-year statistics through
2003, and abortion rates have risen in all three: Kentucky's increased
by 3.2% from 2000 to 2003. Michigan's increased by 11.3% from 2000 to
2003. Pennsylvania's increased by 1.9% from 1999 to 2002. I found 13
additional states that reported statistics for 2001 and 2002. Eight
states saw an increase in abortion rates (14.6% average increase), and
five saw a decrease (4.3% average decrease).
Under President Bush, the decade-long trend of declining abortion
rates appears to have reversed. Given the trends of the 1990s, 52,000
more abortions occurred in the United States in 2002 than would have
been expected before this change of direction.
How could this be? I see three contributing factors:
First, two thirds of women who abort say they cannot afford a child
(Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life Web site). In the past three
years, unemployment rates increased half again. Not since Hoover had
there been a net loss of jobs during a presidency until the current
administration. Average real incomes decreased, and for seven years
the minimum wage has not been raised to match inflation. With less
income, many prospective mothers fear another mouth to feed.
Second, half of all women who abort say they do not have a reliable
mate (Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life). Men who are jobless
usually do not marry. Only three of the 16 states had more marriages
in 2002 than in 2001, and in those states abortion rates decreased. In
the 16 states overall, there were 16,392 fewer marriages than the year
before, and 7,869 more abortions. As male unemployment increases,
marriages fall and abortion rises.
Third, women worry about health care for themselves and their
children. Since 5.2 million more people have no health insurance now
than before this presidency - with women of childbearing age
overrepresented in those 5.2 million - abortion increases.
The U.S. Catholic Bishops warned of this likely outcome if support for
families with children was cut back. My wife and I know - as does my
son David - that doctors, nurses, hospitals, medical insurance,
special schooling, and parental employment are crucial for a special
child. David attended the Kentucky School for the Blind, as well as
several schools for children with cerebral palsy and other
disabilities. He was mainstreamed in public schools as well. We have
two other sons and five grandchildren, and we know that every mother,
father, and child needs public and family support.
What does this tell us? Economic policy and abortion are not separate
issues; they form one moral imperative. Rhetoric is hollow, mere
tinkling brass, without health care, health insurance, jobs, child
care, and a living wage. Pro-life in deed, not merely in word, means
we need policies that provide jobs and health insurance and support
for prospective mothers.
Glen Stassen is the Lewis B. Smedes Professor of Christian Ethics at
Fuller Theological Seminary, and the co-author of Kingdom Ethics:
Following Jesus in Contemporary Context, Christianity Today's Book of
the Year in theology or ethics.
Not surprising. Abortion is primarily due to unemployment of males. The
unemployment is also an incentive to join the military and hopefully to kill
some grown-up fetuses.
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| Title: Re: More Abortion Performed Under AWOL Than Under Clinton's Term (Compassionate Conservatism!) |
15 Oct 2004 05:39:20 AM |
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On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 10:23:50 GMT, "Ike" <accordiondoc@mindspring.com>
in news message <WyNbd.3739$6k2.3397@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>
wrote:
"Yang, AthD (h.c), Kicking AWOL's Cocaine Snorting *****"
<eacmole@/*AWOLBUSH*/mail.com> wrote in message
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This is from Sojourners e-mag, distributed today.
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What does this tell us? Economic policy and abortion are not separate
issues; they form one moral imperative. Rhetoric is hollow, mere
tinkling brass, without health care, health insurance, jobs, child
care, and a living wage. Pro-life in deed, not merely in word, means
we need policies that provide jobs and health insurance and support
for prospective mothers.
[----]
Not surprising. Abortion is primarily due to unemployment of males. The
unemployment is also an incentive to join the military and hopefully to kill
some grown-up fetuses.
No, no, no. Abortion is solely caused by the sexual irresponsibility
of those promiscuous whor^H^H^H^H women who should be forced to give
birth and raise any children they conceive as punishment for their
sins. Don't you listen to the pro-birth rhetoric?
Liz #658 BAAWA
We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not
enough to make us love one another, - Johnathan Swift
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| User: "Yang, AthD h.c, Kicking AWOLs Cocaine Snorting Ass" |
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16 Oct 2004 04:43:58 AM |
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On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 10:23:50 GMT, "Ike" <accordiondoc@mindspring.com>
wrote:
"Yang, AthD (h.c), Kicking AWOL's Cocaine Snorting *****"
<eacmole@/*AWOLBUSH*/mail.com> wrote in message
news:6sjum05knbhrtu07l3o3fgav7pa8qp13rq@4ax.com...
This is from Sojourners e-mag, distributed today.
More fodder for the Kerry/Edwards stats team.
ARTICLE IN ENTIRETY
Pro-life? Look at the fruits
by Dr. Glen Harold Stassen
advertisement
I am a Christian ethicist, and trained in statistical analysis. I am
consistently pro-life. My son David is one witness. For my family,
"pro-life" is personal. My wife caught rubella in the eighth week of
her pregnancy. We decided not to terminate, to love and raise our
baby. David is legally blind and severely handicapped; he also is a
blessing to us and to the world.
I look at the fruits of political policies more than words. I analyzed
the data on abortion during the George W. Bush presidency. There is no
single source for this information - federal reports go only to 2000,
and many states do not report - but I found enough data to identify
trends. My findings are counterintuitive and disturbing.
Abortion was decreasing. When President Bush took office, the nation's
abortion rates were at a 24-year low, after a 17.4% decline during the
1990s. This was an average decrease of 1.7% per year, mostly during
the latter part of the decade. (This data comes from Minnesota
Citizens Concerned for Life using the Guttmacher Institute's studies).
Enter George W. Bush in 2001. One would expect the abortion rate to
continue its consistent course downward, if not plunge. Instead, the
opposite happened.
I found three states that have posted multi-year statistics through
2003, and abortion rates have risen in all three: Kentucky's increased
by 3.2% from 2000 to 2003. Michigan's increased by 11.3% from 2000 to
2003. Pennsylvania's increased by 1.9% from 1999 to 2002. I found 13
additional states that reported statistics for 2001 and 2002. Eight
states saw an increase in abortion rates (14.6% average increase), and
five saw a decrease (4.3% average decrease).
Under President Bush, the decade-long trend of declining abortion
rates appears to have reversed. Given the trends of the 1990s, 52,000
more abortions occurred in the United States in 2002 than would have
been expected before this change of direction.
How could this be? I see three contributing factors:
First, two thirds of women who abort say they cannot afford a child
(Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life Web site). In the past three
years, unemployment rates increased half again. Not since Hoover had
there been a net loss of jobs during a presidency until the current
administration. Average real incomes decreased, and for seven years
the minimum wage has not been raised to match inflation. With less
income, many prospective mothers fear another mouth to feed.
Second, half of all women who abort say they do not have a reliable
mate (Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life). Men who are jobless
usually do not marry. Only three of the 16 states had more marriages
in 2002 than in 2001, and in those states abortion rates decreased. In
the 16 states overall, there were 16,392 fewer marriages than the year
before, and 7,869 more abortions. As male unemployment increases,
marriages fall and abortion rises.
Third, women worry about health care for themselves and their
children. Since 5.2 million more people have no health insurance now
than before this presidency - with women of childbearing age
overrepresented in those 5.2 million - abortion increases.
The U.S. Catholic Bishops warned of this likely outcome if support for
families with children was cut back. My wife and I know - as does my
son David - that doctors, nurses, hospitals, medical insurance,
special schooling, and parental employment are crucial for a special
child. David attended the Kentucky School for the Blind, as well as
several schools for children with cerebral palsy and other
disabilities. He was mainstreamed in public schools as well. We have
two other sons and five grandchildren, and we know that every mother,
father, and child needs public and family support.
What does this tell us? Economic policy and abortion are not separate
issues; they form one moral imperative. Rhetoric is hollow, mere
tinkling brass, without health care, health insurance, jobs, child
care, and a living wage. Pro-life in deed, not merely in word, means
we need policies that provide jobs and health insurance and support
for prospective mothers.
Glen Stassen is the Lewis B. Smedes Professor of Christian Ethics at
Fuller Theological Seminary, and the co-author of Kingdom Ethics:
Following Jesus in Contemporary Context, Christianity Today's Book of
the Year in theology or ethics.
Not surprising. Abortion is primarily due to unemployment of males. The
unemployment is also an incentive to join the military and hopefully to kill
some grown-up fetuses.
True. But by your fruit you shall know their labor. Just how
"pro-life" can you be when your policies jack up abortion rates by
destroying jobs?
-----
Yang
a.a. #28
AthD (h.c.) conferred by the regents of the LCL
a.a. pastor #-273.15, the most frigid church of Celcius nee Kelvin
EAC Econometric Forecast and Sorcery Division
Proudly plonked by Lani Girl and Crazyalec
The Bush 'balanced' budget: 1.2 trillion and worsening
The Bush 'economic' policy: -3 million jobs and counting
The Bush Iraq lie: -1092 GIs, one friend's co-worker's son and mounting
Having Bush ***** up my country: Worthless
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| User: "Ike" |
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| Title: Re: More Abortion Performed Under AWOL Than Under Clinton's Term (Compassionate Conservatism!) |
16 Oct 2004 09:42:25 PM |
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"Yang, AthD (h.c), Kicking AWOL's Cocaine Snorting *****"
<eacmole@/*AWOLBUSH*/mail.com> wrote in message
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On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 10:23:50 GMT, "Ike" <accordiondoc@mindspring.com>
wrote:
"Yang, AthD (h.c), Kicking AWOL's Cocaine Snorting *****"
<eacmole@/*AWOLBUSH*/mail.com> wrote in message
news:6sjum05knbhrtu07l3o3fgav7pa8qp13rq@4ax.com...
This is from Sojourners e-mag, distributed today.
More fodder for the Kerry/Edwards stats team.
ARTICLE IN ENTIRETY
Pro-life? Look at the fruits
by Dr. Glen Harold Stassen
advertisement
I am a Christian ethicist, and trained in statistical analysis. I am
consistently pro-life. My son David is one witness. For my family,
"pro-life" is personal. My wife caught rubella in the eighth week of
her pregnancy. We decided not to terminate, to love and raise our
baby. David is legally blind and severely handicapped; he also is a
blessing to us and to the world.
I look at the fruits of political policies more than words. I analyzed
the data on abortion during the George W. Bush presidency. There is no
single source for this information - federal reports go only to 2000,
and many states do not report - but I found enough data to identify
trends. My findings are counterintuitive and disturbing.
Abortion was decreasing. When President Bush took office, the nation's
abortion rates were at a 24-year low, after a 17.4% decline during the
1990s. This was an average decrease of 1.7% per year, mostly during
the latter part of the decade. (This data comes from Minnesota
Citizens Concerned for Life using the Guttmacher Institute's studies).
Enter George W. Bush in 2001. One would expect the abortion rate to
continue its consistent course downward, if not plunge. Instead, the
opposite happened.
I found three states that have posted multi-year statistics through
2003, and abortion rates have risen in all three: Kentucky's increased
by 3.2% from 2000 to 2003. Michigan's increased by 11.3% from 2000 to
2003. Pennsylvania's increased by 1.9% from 1999 to 2002. I found 13
additional states that reported statistics for 2001 and 2002. Eight
states saw an increase in abortion rates (14.6% average increase), and
five saw a decrease (4.3% average decrease).
Under President Bush, the decade-long trend of declining abortion
rates appears to have reversed. Given the trends of the 1990s, 52,000
more abortions occurred in the United States in 2002 than would have
been expected before this change of direction.
How could this be? I see three contributing factors:
First, two thirds of women who abort say they cannot afford a child
(Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life Web site). In the past three
years, unemployment rates increased half again. Not since Hoover had
there been a net loss of jobs during a presidency until the current
administration. Average real incomes decreased, and for seven years
the minimum wage has not been raised to match inflation. With less
income, many prospective mothers fear another mouth to feed.
Second, half of all women who abort say they do not have a reliable
mate (Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life). Men who are jobless
usually do not marry. Only three of the 16 states had more marriages
in 2002 than in 2001, and in those states abortion rates decreased. In
the 16 states overall, there were 16,392 fewer marriages than the year
before, and 7,869 more abortions. As male unemployment increases,
marriages fall and abortion rises.
Third, women worry about health care for themselves and their
children. Since 5.2 million more people have no health insurance now
than before this presidency - with women of childbearing age
overrepresented in those 5.2 million - abortion increases.
The U.S. Catholic Bishops warned of this likely outcome if support for
families with children was cut back. My wife and I know - as does my
son David - that doctors, nurses, hospitals, medical insurance,
special schooling, and parental employment are crucial for a special
child. David attended the Kentucky School for the Blind, as well as
several schools for children with cerebral palsy and other
disabilities. He was mainstreamed in public schools as well. We have
two other sons and five grandchildren, and we know that every mother,
father, and child needs public and family support.
What does this tell us? Economic policy and abortion are not separate
issues; they form one moral imperative. Rhetoric is hollow, mere
tinkling brass, without health care, health insurance, jobs, child
care, and a living wage. Pro-life in deed, not merely in word, means
we need policies that provide jobs and health insurance and support
for prospective mothers.
Glen Stassen is the Lewis B. Smedes Professor of Christian Ethics at
Fuller Theological Seminary, and the co-author of Kingdom Ethics:
Following Jesus in Contemporary Context, Christianity Today's Book of
the Year in theology or ethics.
Not surprising. Abortion is primarily due to unemployment of males. The
unemployment is also an incentive to join the military and hopefully to
kill
some grown-up fetuses.
True. But by your fruit you shall know their labor. Just how
"pro-life" can you be when your policies jack up abortion rates by
destroying jobs?
Amen, bro.
--
Freedom of thought entails no "Intellectual Property".
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15 Oct 2004 01:23:08 AM |
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This is a bunch of danrather from the DNC sockpuppets.
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If you are a fellow American patriot and lover of the First Amendment, then
by these presents greetings. It is good that you seek rational and
democratic discussion of the great and urgent issues facing our nation.
Unfortunately, I think you've come to the wrong place. See the bottom of
this post for additional evidence.
Especially if you remember the old days of thoughtful discussion in the
newsgroups, this triumph of noise over signal may sadden you. Hyde Park of
the world and cheap advertising are all that remain.
However, there are many alternatives. For example, there are many less
anonymous forums on the Internet where polite discussions can be found. Even
better if you can build bridges to real people in the physical world. For
example, you could treat a rational RINO to a movie--like Fahrenheit 9/11.
Lots of good books still being published. (Michael Moore has two new ones.)
You could write a letter for your local paper--you'll reach more "normal"
people and probably have more impact than here. Or you could donate to the
political campaigns--I confess I've already made seven donations. Just
remember that big money is harming democracy, that BushCo has more money
than anyone, and that if money alone decides elections then the American
republic is already dead.
Last, but MOST important: VOTE! Your nation needs you NOW!
On the other hand, if you are a Bushevik troll, then in the immortal
floor-of-the-Senate words of the unloved ***** Cheney: "Go f*ck yourself.
When selecting "featured" posts, the following factors are considered:
1. Ad hominem evasion of real issues.
2. Stone-headed fanaticism.
3. Impersonal hate speech, such as racism.
4. Spinning diversion or trivialization of issues.
5. Blatant lies or hypocrisy.
6. Overt trolling, such as extensive cross-posting.
7. Incomprehensible writing.
[For the purposes of this thread, the freshest original parts are usually
sufficient, but use the last entry on the References: header line if you
want to see the full context.]
Fraudbasher <nospam@aol.com> wrote:
This is a bunch of danrather from the DNC sockpuppets.
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We don't know if 9/11 could have been stopped--but we do know Dubya
failed to stop it. That's the FACT.
You want steady leadership for disastrous change?
Attack, lie, spin. Dubya's REAL trifecta.
Trolls fed to "The vile spewers of mindless blather thread".
('Doorman' is a role-based pen name of Shannon Jacobs, copyright
2004.)
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| User: "Yang, AthD h.c, Kicking AWOLs Cocaine Snorting Ass" |
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15 Oct 2004 02:08:27 AM |
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On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 23:23:08 -0700, Fraudbasher <nospam@aol.com>
wrote:
This is a bunch of danrather from the DNC sockpuppets.
Why don't you debunk it? Oh, that's right, you can't
This is from Sojourners e-mag, distributed today.
More fodder for the Kerry/Edwards stats team.
ARTICLE IN ENTIRETY
Pro-life? Look at the fruits
by Dr. Glen Harold Stassen
advertisement
I am a Christian ethicist, and trained in statistical analysis. I am
consistently pro-life. My son David is one witness. For my family,
"pro-life" is personal. My wife caught rubella in the eighth week of
her pregnancy. We decided not to terminate, to love and raise our
baby. David is legally blind and severely handicapped; he also is a
blessing to us and to the world.
I look at the fruits of political policies more than words. I analyzed
the data on abortion during the George W. Bush presidency. There is no
single source for this information - federal reports go only to 2000,
and many states do not report - but I found enough data to identify
trends. My findings are counterintuitive and disturbing.
Abortion was decreasing. When President Bush took office, the nation's
abortion rates were at a 24-year low, after a 17.4% decline during the
1990s. This was an average decrease of 1.7% per year, mostly during
the latter part of the decade. (This data comes from Minnesota
Citizens Concerned for Life using the Guttmacher Institute's studies).
Enter George W. Bush in 2001. One would expect the abortion rate to
continue its consistent course downward, if not plunge. Instead, the
opposite happened.
I found three states that have posted multi-year statistics through
2003, and abortion rates have risen in all three: Kentucky's increased
by 3.2% from 2000 to 2003. Michigan's increased by 11.3% from 2000 to
2003. Pennsylvania's increased by 1.9% from 1999 to 2002. I found 13
additional states that reported statistics for 2001 and 2002. Eight
states saw an increase in abortion rates (14.6% average increase), and
five saw a decrease (4.3% average decrease).
Under President Bush, the decade-long trend of declining abortion
rates appears to have reversed. Given the trends of the 1990s, 52,000
more abortions occurred in the United States in 2002 than would have
been expected before this change of direction.
How could this be? I see three contributing factors:
First, two thirds of women who abort say they cannot afford a child
(Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life Web site). In the past three
years, unemployment rates increased half again. Not since Hoover had
there been a net loss of jobs during a presidency until the current
administration. Average real incomes decreased, and for seven years
the minimum wage has not been raised to match inflation. With less
income, many prospective mothers fear another mouth to feed.
Second, half of all women who abort say they do not have a reliable
mate (Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life). Men who are jobless
usually do not marry. Only three of the 16 states had more marriages
in 2002 than in 2001, and in those states abortion rates decreased. In
the 16 states overall, there were 16,392 fewer marriages than the year
before, and 7,869 more abortions. As male unemployment increases,
marriages fall and abortion rises.
Third, women worry about health care for themselves and their
children. Since 5.2 million more people have no health insurance now
than before this presidency - with women of childbearing age
overrepresented in those 5.2 million - abortion increases.
The U.S. Catholic Bishops warned of this likely outcome if support for
families with children was cut back. My wife and I know - as does my
son David - that doctors, nurses, hospitals, medical insurance,
special schooling, and parental employment are crucial for a special
child. David attended the Kentucky School for the Blind, as well as
several schools for children with cerebral palsy and other
disabilities. He was mainstreamed in public schools as well. We have
two other sons and five grandchildren, and we know that every mother,
father, and child needs public and family support.
What does this tell us? Economic policy and abortion are not separate
issues; they form one moral imperative. Rhetoric is hollow, mere
tinkling brass, without health care, health insurance, jobs, child
care, and a living wage. Pro-life in deed, not merely in word, means
we need policies that provide jobs and health insurance and support
for prospective mothers.
Glen Stassen is the Lewis B. Smedes Professor of Christian Ethics at
Fuller Theological Seminary, and the co-author of Kingdom Ethics:
Following Jesus in Contemporary Context, Christianity Today's Book of
the Year in theology or ethics.
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Yang
a.a. #28
AthD (h.c.) conferred by the regents of the LCL
a.a. pastor #-273.15, the most frigid church of Celcius nee Kelvin
EAC Econometric Forecast and Sorcery Division
Proudly plonked by Lani Girl and Crazyalec
The Bush 'balanced' budget: 1.2 trillion and worsening
The Bush 'economic' policy: -3 million jobs and counting
The Bush Iraq lie: -1091 GIs, one friend's co-worker's son and mounting
Having Bush ***** up my country: Worthless
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| Title: Re: More Abortion Performed Under AWOL Than Under Clinton's Term(Compassionate Conservatism!) |
15 Oct 2004 11:37:25 AM |
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Yang, AthD (h.c), Kicking AWOL's Cocaine Snorting ***** wrote:
On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 23:23:08 -0700, Fraudbasher <nospam@aol.com>
wrote:
This is a bunch of danrather from the DNC sockpuppets.
WASHINGTON (AP) - When asked who they would trust as commander in chief,
people in military service and their families chose President Bush over
Sen. John Kerry, a decorated Vietnam veteran, by almost a 3-to-1 margin.
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| User: "az-willie" |
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| Title: Re: More Abortion Performed Under AWOL Than Under Clinton's Term (Compassionate Conservatism!) |
15 Oct 2004 11:44:24 AM |
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On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 09:37:25 -0700, Fraudbasher wrote:
Yang, AthD (h.c), Kicking AWOL's Cocaine Snorting ***** wrote:
On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 23:23:08 -0700, Fraudbasher <nospam@aol.com>
wrote:
This is a bunch of danrather from the DNC sockpuppets.
WASHINGTON (AP) - When asked who they would trust as commander in chief,
people in military service and their families chose President Bush over
Sen. John Kerry, a decorated Vietnam veteran, by almost a 3-to-1 margin.
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So who would expect anything else from the servicemen? They are subjected
to 24 hour a day brainwashing. Constant classes and lectures and items
posted on the bulletin boards etc. etc. etc.
They get told a hundred times a day that Bush is wonderful and Kerry is
evil.
They don't find out the truth until they get injured and then try to get
benefits and / or get discharged.
Opinions of people in the position of servicemen are generally to be
disregarded because they aren't in a position to get true, accurate
information.
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"The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our
number one priority and we will not rest until we find him."
~ George Bush Jr. 2001-09-13
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"I don't know where he (bin Laden) is. I have no idea and I really
don't care. It's not that important. It's not our priority."
~ George Bush Jr. 2002-03-13
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