Sentences with phrase «divisive issue of abortion»

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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.

Especially in a country in which folk wisdom and popular religion have diverse cultural sources, the appeal to these is often highly divisive, as today over issues of abortion and homosexuality and religious practices in the schools.

Abortion is an issue so emotional, so divisive, that Christians who would normally engage in dialogue about the most controversial of matters find it easier to change the subject when this one comes up.

Selective abortion is a divisive issue and a delicate matter for parents to consider when prenatal screening results in the diagnosis of a severe chromosomal condition with a poor medical prognosis.

Thanks both to the lack of truly divisive issues in the UK (such as abortion, gay marriage or gun control) and more importantly a fear of being branded a maverick by the central party, British candidates sadly can't motivate people to give the kind of money it takes to run a state - ofthe - art campaign.

Trump said that women who get an abortion should receive «some form of punishment» if it is ever outlawed, drawing swift condemnation from activists on both sides of the divisive social issue.

Although Mr Cameron has previously voted to reduce the abortion limit, his decision to raise the issue during the early days of the election campaign is likely to prove divisive.

But with divisive issues looming on the horizon, including campaign - finance reform and abortion rights, the question of what makes a majority could become more important.

You are also allowed to answer yes / no about your agreement with some of the Church's more divisive issues on abortion, divorce and homosexuality.

Dead Man Walking (Tim Robbins, 1995) Any film that addresses one of the big, divisive issues of our day (abortion, immigration, homosexuality, etc.) runs the risk of being preachy.

They usually involved some of the most divisive issues of the time (abortion, un-American activities, censorship, race).

Regardless of whether it does go to an election, a vote on abortion could be one of the most divisive and controversial bills in Canada for some time, resurrecting what has been considered a settled issue in Canada for 25 - years.

With the issue of abortion rights thrown back to the states, divisive legislative and electoral battles at the state level quickly follow.