Anti-choice group howls about Democrats' abortion legislation proposals

[wyldwolf]

is this the proposal some on DU were objecting to last week?

The proposed Reducing the Need for Abortion and Supporting Parents Act was announced during a news conference in the U.S. Capitol. Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, a member of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, and Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., a member of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, are the lead sponsors of the bill aiming to prevent unintended pregnancies, support pregnant women and assist new parents.

Deirdre McQuade, director of planning and information for the bishops' Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities, told Catholic News Service Sept. 15 she objects to the legislation's emphasis on contraception.

She said it is "basically forcing taxpayers to pay for contraception" and said she was also concerned the legislation could "put more pressure on health care providers" to offer contraceptive measures.

During the news conference, Ryan said, "Solving problems often requires us to build new coalitions," and he noted that "Democrats are united in our efforts to significantly reduce the number of abortions in America by broadening the stagnant political debate that too often accompanies this issue."

DeLauro and Ryan were among a majority of Catholic Democrats in the House of Representatives who signed a "statement of principles" earlier this year saying they see their faith as a primary motivator for their political actions but are sometimes required by conscience or because of the religious diversity of the United States to disagree with the church "in some areas."

Representatives backing the bill noted the divisiveness of abortion and also said its root causes must be addressed, noting that 1.3 million abortions are performed in America each year. They also noted that one in five U.S. pregnancies ends in abortion and nearly one of every five abortions are performed on teenagers.

The proposed measure contains more than 20 policy initiatives including expanded access for contraception for low-income women, adoption tax credits, increased funding for health care for low-income mothers and children, nurse visits for new mothers, grants for teen pregnancy prevention and sex education programs as well as funding for day-care programs and child care centers on college campuses.

http://www.flcath.org/cns/cns-060918.htm

[wakeme2008]

1. Spend money to prevent abortions is just not the Repug way

Give money to Churches to tell kids to just say No is cheaper and the repug way :grr:

[MrModerate]

2. Those opposed to contraception are flat-out nuts . . .

And their voices in the pro-choice/anti-choice debate should be largely ignored.

[wyldwolf]

4. then why were some on DU sayimg this was going to outlaw abortion?

I just don't get the knee-jerk reactions around here sometimes.

[madfloridian]

5. Please quote where "some" said that?

There was a long huge thread on this subject, and when someone was pinned down they could not find anyone saying it would "outlaw" or anything like that.

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/madfloridian/274

[wyldwolf]

6. sure

From your journal:

I do have one question. Who will in reality get the final say on what a woman wants to do with her body and her reproductive so-called freedom. Who gets to decide?

The implication being that someone other than the woman will make that decision. But as we see, that isn't what the legislation says at all.

[madfloridian]

7. I did not say "outlaw"...you did not tell the truth.

"I do have one question. Who will in reality get the final say on what a woman wants to do with her body and her reproductive so-called freedom. Who gets to decide?"

Where do you get outlaw out of that?

[wyldwolf]

8. OK, I get it. So because no one used the word "attack" in any post...

..that you said was attacking you, you don't really believe you were attacked.

Reminds me of the old Brady Bunch episode "exact words."

[madfloridian]

3. I posted that in my thread you are covertly referring to....

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/madfloridian/274

About halfway down.