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"Aborted fetuses who survive…"

Wow. I happened upon an article today that used that phrase in relation to the current scrabbling going on between Obama and Clinton. Specifically, Clinton is bashing Obama for his non-committal stance on abortion rights, something she has strongly and repeatedly voted in favor of. In fact, she’s bashing him because he has failed to make a strong enough case *for* abortion. In the midst of all of this, there is a reference to Obama’s vote to “deny medical care to aborted fetuses that survive.” James Taranto of the Wall Street Journal says it best, so I’ll just quote him:

There is a word in English for “aborted fetuses who survive.” They are called infants.

[Read the article Clinton Criticizes Obama in NH Mailer]

Is This Really Necessary?

A school committee in Portland Maine approved a plan this week to begin distributing birth control to students… in sixth grade. And not only is parental consent or notification not required, it’s actually against the law. In fact, once a parent has signed the waiver to allow their child to be treated by the school nurse (you know, for things like paper cuts, skinned knees, etc.) the schools is then able to dispense birth control pills and patches.

Beautiful. How out of touch can a governmental school system be? This would be a great time to start a Catholic or charter school in Portland Maine.

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