Comments on: Birth Control or Family Planning: the Politicization of Abortion by the GOP

By: DORIAN DE WIND, Military Affairs Columnist

DORIAN DE WIND, Military Affairs Columnist — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 11:55:18 +0000

“I hope you people can follow this very simple argument and figure out what I’m saying.”

I have heard the “you people” thing from Master Limbaugh to last me a lifetime.

No need for such condescending language here

By: Mark Nuckols

Mark Nuckols — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 11:36:21 +0000

“Do you have any proof of that claim, Mr.Nuckols?” Well, no more than I do that Germany once invaded Poland in September 1939; it’s just a basic fact I assume educated people to know. Which sadly does not include many if any Americans.

Read Planned Parenthood v Casey. Then its progeny. Then drive though Alabama and about seventeen other states and see if you can find a single abortion provider in those states. Then get back to me.

I hope you people can follow this very simple argument and figure out what I’m saying.

By: RON BEASLEY

RON BEASLEY — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 04:21:45 +0000

In his book Crazy For God Frank Schaeffer, son of Francis Schaeffer, gives a really good history of this.

By: JSpencer

JSpencer — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:13:17 +0000

Great post Joe. I suspect most Americans have had their opinions formed on this subject in the absence of very much factual information about it’s history, which makes those opinions pretty suspect to me. What a pity our present culture has been so influenced by orchestrated appeals to emotion (and division) instead of knowledge. That speaks to our shortcomings as good citizens.

By: Jim Satterfield

Jim Satterfield — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:24:37 +0000

Do you have any proof of that claim, Mr.Nuckols?

By: Mark Nuckols

Mark Nuckols — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:07:58 +0000

Well, what nobody seems to realize is this one fact: Roe is legally dead as a legal doctrine.

By: tidbits

tidbits — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:15:06 +0000

Thanks for the history lesson, Joe.