It marks something of a departure for director Mike Leigh; his films typically chronicle the lives of ordinary, working - class people in the present day, although he has visited the past on two occasions before, 1999's Gilbert and Sullivan biopic Topsy - Turvy and 2004's Vera Drake, the fictional story of
an abortionist in 1950s London.
An elderly miner played by Bill Nighy and a community leader played by Imelda Staunton (whom you remember as
the abortionist in Mike Leigh's 2004 film «Vera Drake») add zest to the proceedings, which yield not only the new camaraderie between miners and «perverts» (as the gays call themselves to «own» the pejorative) but a new entente between one young man and his family.
David Thewlis as the furious, self - hating, seductive autodidact in Naked (1993), Brenda Blethyn and Marianne Jean - Baptiste as the unlikely mother and daughter in Secrets & Lies (1996), and Imelda Staunton as the empathetic illegal
abortionist in Vera Drake (2004) come immediately to mind, but they are only a handful among many others, including at least a half dozen of the characters in Topsy - Turvy.
Then God really IS the biggest
abortionist in the universe, because MOST pregnancies end in miscarriage, nearly all before the woman even knows she's pregnant.
Then God really IS the biggest
abortionist in the universe ------------------ So?
Most mutations do not result in viable (let alone reproductively successful) offspring — and the great
abortionist in the sky takes care of these non-viable mutations.
Not exact matches
And, I do not mean the Earth Religion, tree hugging, butterfly feelings,
abortionists defending animal rights, kick the Bible out of society morans finding peace
in Bhuddism or any other false doctrine.
They don't give courses
in how to kill an
abortionist or how to fight a Palestinian, so I think the same rules will apply.
Or, if you consider abortion murder, then god is the most proficient
abortionist, since so many pregnancies end
in miscarriage, many times before the woman even knew she was carrying a fetus.
Now, as many of them argue for forcing others to do what they want, like forcing doctors to refer women to
abortionists or even participate
in abortions themselves, the traditional goal «has been thrown over
in favor of a crusade to establish what might be called... «comprehensive liberalism» as the official pseudo-religion of the state.»
An «abortion cocktail» that women take
in the privacy of their homes would eliminate the clearly specifiable
abortionists against whom the pro-life movement has been able to focus its efforts.
They grant the annulment so the
abortionist woman can get remarried
in the church.
And would
Abortionists be convicted of second degree murder??? Would they be brought from another state to trial... Fathers would have to be accessories
in some way too... come one... after all, they caused the condition that resulted
in the abortion... What would happen to fathers who left after impregnating the mother?
Yet the Irish language version of the wording of Article 40.3.3 — which ought to take precedence
in moments of ambiguity or doubt — refers not to «the unborn» but to «the living without birth,» («na mbeo gan breith») a concept that cuts through the
abortionists» dissembling.
Lader argued that the original intent of the anti-abortion laws which were passed
in the 19th century was to protect the health of women from the dangers of quack
abortionists, but since legal abortions had become so safe, the continued presence of these laws had the opposite of their intended effect, forcing women into a dangerous back - alley underground.
In one particularly harrowing incident, Cheever's father invited an
abortionist to the family home weeks before baby John was born, hoping his wife would take the hint.
I believe
in policies that reduce the urgent need some people feel to kill
abortionists while, at the same time, respecting the rights of conscience of my fellow citizens who believe that the killing of
abortionists is sometimes a tragic necessity — not a good, but a lesser evil.
In Victoria, Australia, all physicians must either perform an abortion when asked or find an
abortionist for the patient.
This immense slaughter is the direct responsibility of a government that has not only permitted it but,
in many cases, has paid for and even performed the killings
in its own hospitals by its own
abortionist employees.
... With only the head of the fetus remaining
in utero, the
abortionist tears open the skull.
When the terrorist attacks killed thousands of people on 9/11/2001, some Christians said this was God's judgment upon wickedness
in our country, and specifically condemned feminists,
abortionists, and homosexuals as the cause for this attack.
Paul J. Hill, convicted of killing an
abortionist and his security guard
in Pensacola, Florida, has advanced the following rationale for his action: «Whatever force is legitimate
in defending a born child is legitimate
in defending an unborn child.»
«It is stomach - churning to hear a top doctor for the national Planned Parenthood organization admit, on videotape, that Planned Parenthood
abortionists can and will alter late abortion procedures to facilitate the harvesting of intact baby body parts — she specifically mentioned hearts, lungs, livers, even intact heads —
in order to fill specific pre-orders,» said National Right to Life president Carol Tobias
in a statement.
Because some Christians have murdered pro
abortionists, that's like me saying, I like how all Christians are murderers, but it says
in their book, «thou shalt not kill.»
And when the unthinkable does happen, as
in the slaying of late - term
abortionist George Tiller, philosophical co-believers unequivocally condemn the criminal.
While I agree that violence against
abortionists can not be condoned (for the reasons stated
in my article), I can not shrug off the troublesome paradoxes implicit
in that stance as easily as he does.
Finally, it is an error because the reason the Christian does not advocate or practice shooting
abortionists is grounded
in biblical ethics, rather than some finger —
in — the — breeze sense of the political or social climate.
This is the story of a compassionate young man (Maguire), raised
in an orphanage and trained to be a doctor by the
abortionist (Caine) who runs the orphanage...
It is difficult not to admire Leigh's boldness
in giving the Christian virtues of selfless generosity, charitable goodwill and quiet passivity to a backstreet
abortionist, but by presenting Vera with an almost cartoonlike saintliness from start to finish, Leigh misses an opportunity to engage seriously with the moral complexity of the abortion issue — and some viewers will be left longing for Vera to be a shadier, more difficult figure, like the protagonist of Leigh's far more confronting «Naked» (1993).
Vera is an
abortionist at a time when abortion is illegal
in England.
Mike Leigh's award - winning film Vera Drake, about the almost forgotten trade of an illegal
abortionist, is brilliant - well written, directed and acted, evocative of London life
in the 1950s.
In the case of «4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days,» the dilemma involved the repugnant choices faced by two young women negotiating with an illegal
abortionist.
The new Ecuadorian Constitution, as I have read it, is an authoritarian, centralist and
abortionist one: It concentrates most powers on the executive branch by controlling,
in an undemocratic way, inalienable rights such as freedom of speech, right to privacy, and freedom of the press.