Sentences with phrase «abortion no issue in»

The general trend of Americans becoming more socially liberal has not translated to the abortion issue in the same way, and a major cause of that, it seems, is the emotivist objection to abortion.

No political party likes to go near the abortion issue in Ireland.

In Paul Weitz's «Grandma,» not only did the film succeed in endearing us to the character of a bad - tempered lesbian septuagenarian (a very funny Lily Tomlin), but it tackled the abortion issue in a way that never felt preachy.

Not exact matches

Skillful use of wedge issues such as abortion could make an electoral difference in that context.

Abortion has long been a divisive issue in American politics, even though the procedure was legalized in a Supreme Court ruling more than 40 years ago.

«In all the positions the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has taken around the issue of abortion, they have not called for punishment of women who've had abortions,» said Don Clemmer, a spokesman for the group.

Asked about Democrats having enough leeway on polarizing issues like gun rights and opposition to abortion, House Democratic Caucus chair Joe Crowley said in a press conference on Wednesday that the party «always has been» a big tent.

The relationship between views on the death penalty and abortion — both issues in which Catholic teachings and US law are not in alignment — were zeroed in on by the panel.

In 2005, he used the first policy convention of the then - new Conservative Party to take potentially divisive social - conservative issues like abortion off the party's agenda.

Harper told Southam News in 2001 that he leaned toward a pro-life stance, and added that he supported the Alliance's policy of dealing with moral issues such as abortion and capital punishment through citizen - initiated referendums.

With hot - button right - wing populist issues like abortion and capital punishment largely off the table in Canadian politics, the long - gun registry took on disproportionate importance for that portion of the Conservative base.

April 6: Facebook says it will require admins of popular pages and advertisers buying political or «issue» ads on «debated topics of national legislative importance» like education or abortion to verify their identity and location — in an effort to fight disinformation on its platform.

Speaking to the High River Times in April 2015, Mr. Fraser was quoted as saying «I will emphasize the Pro-Life values of Albertans, making constituents and other candidates aware of the issues surrounding abortion and how they are directly relevant to provincial policy... We should de-fund abortion and fund the life affirming alternatives of crisis pregnancy support, parental support, and adoption.»

Someone said the woman in Ireland who died without an abortion about the issue.

Since then, DeMoss has helped evangelical leaders not only become more comfortable with the idea of a Mormon in the White House but also with Romney's evolving position on issues like gay marriage and abortion.

In high school I was a huge Pearl Jam fan, but after becoming a Christian, the realization of the band's stand on abortion and other moral issues quickly dulled their luster.

Even when they had the White House (George W) and both Houses of Congress the GOP never even introduced, much less voted on, any bill banning abortion, allowing prayer in school, banning gay marriage or any other of the wedge issues they use to attract a certain mentally deranged segment of the population to their side by pretending to defend those things that are important to Christian conservatives.

When Santorum or Rick Perry was the nominee it was all about social issues and bringing us back to being a «Christian nation» in good standing with God for the Republicans, we heard a never ending drumbeat about abortion, prayer in schools, teaching creationism, and trying to end funding for planned parenthood, even stopping the funding of birth control.

Condoms also prevent unintended pregnancies that could result in abortions, another issue that the Catholic Church has strong views about.

With touching concern for the welfare of the Republican Party, an editorial in the very Democratic New York Times warns that abortion is the issue that «could split the party open» and takes Ralph Reed of the Christian Coalition to task for having «overplayed his hand» and endangered the Republicans» electoral chances with his demand for pro-life candidates.

In the Enlightenment view of the world, ethical issues regularly get reduced to issues of civil liberties, which is increasingly being shown to be a far too simplistic category to guide society in dealing with such complex moral problems as incest, abortion, divorce, and substance abusIn the Enlightenment view of the world, ethical issues regularly get reduced to issues of civil liberties, which is increasingly being shown to be a far too simplistic category to guide society in dealing with such complex moral problems as incest, abortion, divorce, and substance abusin dealing with such complex moral problems as incest, abortion, divorce, and substance abuse.

These considerations are made even more relevant because of present United States commitments to international treaties on human rights, which could conceivably, at some time, put United States positive laws relating to abortion and the judges who implement them at variance with and in violation of a future international consensus on that issue.»

Left - leaning people are becoming one - issue voters over gay marriage in the same way that right - leaning people make abortion a litmus test.

The Lancet study not only calls our attention to how urgent the abortion issue is — after all, one - in - four pregnancies!

Perhaps with enough people hammering the issues of abortion and gay marriage, Harris is right to direct her attention and effort to other issues of mercy and justice, but the flavor of the book seems to downplay the importance of traditional marriage, infant life, and the church's role in mercy ministry.

In the midst of giving generally good advice to conservative pro-lifers about how to play to their political strength — by emphasizing the issue of late - term abortion, where a consensus of public opinion is on their side — Krauthammer offered this:

Leaving aside the fact that nearly twenty - five years later legalized abortion still remains our most pressing legal and social issue, the claim that the issue of abortion could be medicalized turns out to be wrong in a way that we should have been able to predict long before: the medical profession has for the most part declined to join the partnership.

Despite Jody's observations, I think McCain was absolutely right not to spend a lot time talking about abortion and related issues in his acceptance speech.

Liberal groups accuse Republicans in Washington of pulling a bait and switch on social issues, saying the GOP took back the House last November by campaigning on fiscal issues, turning to hot buttons like abortion only after taking office.

Abortion shouldn't be a «Christian» issue since that word wasn't in the Bible.

Though we hold opposed views, my hope is that we can still engage profitably in a rational discussion of the abortion issue, once we come to....

Singer has said that he sometimes thinks he and the Pope are the only ones who understand what is involved in the controversy over abortion and related issues.

Given that 70 + % of all abortions in the USA are had by believers, the abortion issue could be significantly reduced if believers simply followed their cult's rules.

Nor is it an accident that the single most important variable in attitudes toward abortion — and most other issues in conflict — is religious commitment.

If abortion and related life issues are in fact the great civil - rights issues of our time» in that they test whether the state may arbitrarily deny the protection of the law to certain members of the human community» then Griswold eventually led to a situation in which the Democratic and Republican positions on civil rights flipped, with members of today's Democratic party playing the role that its Southern intransigents played during the glory days of the American civil - rights movement.

At this point I can not say for certain, but the ethos of saying some one is athiest tends to be that they are more likely to believe life begins around viability, and there is less issues / concerns in dealing with abortion and contraception.

Governmental indifference to contraception was soon construed to imply governmental indifference to abortion, via the misconstrual of abortion as a matter of sexual privacy rather than as a matter of public justice; and the «right to abortion» soon became a defining issue in our politics.

It was that consensus that unraveled in the debates over Vietnam, civil rights, abortion, sexual morality, women's issues, and the limits of tolerance.

What does wolves in sheep's clothing have to do with the abortion issue?

Levitt's hypothesis was not concerned with the moral issues surrounding crime and abortion but with whether in fact there is a link between them, and this is where the pro-life movement should keep an open mind.

In this important work, Duddington takes consideration of a number of key ethical issues that face our contemporary policy and law - makers, including marriage, abortion, euthanasia, reproductive science, and religious conscience and freedoms.

Jeffes does not shy away from some of the most sensitive issues in this debate: abortion after rape, and when a disability is discovered.

When places like these fail to get shut down in part because we've turned abortion into such a political issue?

An easy assumption is that individuals who are firmly in the «pro-choice» or «pro-life» camps don't have ground to agree on surrounding the issue of abortion.

In fact, I wonder if an appreciation of the nuances in the debate, and of abortion's connection to traditionally «progressive» issues like poverty and healthcare, may actually make those of us who are «stuck in the middle» especially effective agents of changIn fact, I wonder if an appreciation of the nuances in the debate, and of abortion's connection to traditionally «progressive» issues like poverty and healthcare, may actually make those of us who are «stuck in the middle» especially effective agents of changin the debate, and of abortion's connection to traditionally «progressive» issues like poverty and healthcare, may actually make those of us who are «stuck in the middle» especially effective agents of changin the middle» especially effective agents of change.

In a report on the issue, it said: «While «prayer» is outlined within the prohibited activities, it is critical to note that only prayer in relation to protesting in an act of approval or disapproval in 34 respect of abortion services is included within this prohibitioIn a report on the issue, it said: «While «prayer» is outlined within the prohibited activities, it is critical to note that only prayer in relation to protesting in an act of approval or disapproval in 34 respect of abortion services is included within this prohibitioin relation to protesting in an act of approval or disapproval in 34 respect of abortion services is included within this prohibitioin an act of approval or disapproval in 34 respect of abortion services is included within this prohibitioin 34 respect of abortion services is included within this prohibition.

By the time W finished his second term, I had graduated from college, come to terms with the fact that the criminalization of abortion is highly unlikely no matter the party in power, expanded my definition of «pro-life» to include Iraqi children and prisoners of war, and experienced first - hand some of the major problems with America's healthcare system, which along with poverty and education issues, contributes to the troubling abortion rate in the U.S. I remained pro-life idealistically, but for the first time, voted for a pro-choice president, hoping that the reforms I wanted to see in the healthcare, the economy, immigration, education, and for the socioeconomically disadvantaged would function pragmatically to reduce abortions.

Let's face it: We are unlikely to find a single party that truly represents a «culture of life,» and abortion will probably never be made illegal, so we'll have to go about it the old fashioned way, working through the diverse channels of the Kingdom to adopt and support responsible adoption, welcome single moms into our homes and churches, reach out to the lonely and disenfranchised, address the socioeconomic issues involved, and engage in some difficult conversations about the many factors that contribute to the abortion rate in this country, (especially birth control).

If both sides can agree on a common objective — to reduce the demand for abortions, maybe we can do something to make a difference in people's lives while we disagree over the larger issue.

The abortion issue exists because there are folks who OPPOSE your view of abortion and so the viewpoint of your ilk is in dispute.