Sentences with phrase «position on abortion»

An article in some editions on Friday about strong support among Democrats for Representative Chris Gibson, a Republican incumbent in upstate New York who is being challenged by Sean Eldridge, a Democrat, referred incorrectly to Mr. Gibson's position on abortion.

The vote would be not unlike the vote on the Marriage Equality bill; legislators should be free to vote their conscience without anyone thinking they have abandoned their position on abortion.

The consensus that emerged was that the former congressman is a blank slate, and Gillibrand supporters needed to move quickly to highlight parts of Mr. Ford's record that might prove troublesome for him, like his position on abortion rights.

As he seeks to unify the Conservative and Republican parties behind his candidacy for governor, State Senator George E. Pataki has come under attack from both ends of the political spectrum for his position on abortion.

The congresswoman's position on abortion earned her campaign special national status in the view of the Susan B. Anthony List, which has 345,000 members nationwide.

«When I asked Randy how he would challenge Congressman Garrett, he mentioned his position on abortion (pro-choice) was in contrast with that held by Scott (pro-life),» she wrote in the letter.

As for the bill's position on abortion, Mr. Schiliro said, «All this does is codify into law Roe v. Wade from 1972.

Sanchez: What is your position on abortion?

Sanchez asked him about his position on abortion, which Paladino said he opposes in all cases.

A group of advocates, including NARAL's Kelli Conlin; NYC Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn; NYS Assemblywoman Debra Glick; Jennifer Brown, head of the Reproductive Rights Unit under AG Eliot Spitzer; and Deborah Bachrach, Chief assistant AG under AG Robert Abrams are gathering this morning at City Hall in Lower Manhattan to officially denounce Donovan's position on abortion rights.

Pataki, for the record, is a moderate Republican who at times got into hot water with conservative supporters by describing his own position on abortion as «pro-choice.»

He's indicated a more poignant speech was given at Notre Dame, when his father outlined his position on abortion as a Catholic Democrat.

But proponents of the centers say they are upfront about their position on abortion and that the bill would infringe on their First Amendment rights.

More importantly, his position on abortion and reproductive issues has not been fully spelled out yet, either.

It's not so horrible that such and such took this position on abortion.

To most Catholics it is less acceptable to censure those who defend the right to dissent than it is to censure those who appear to reject the official position on abortion.

The ad was published in the specific context of the presidential campaign, in which a Catholic candidate for vice-president, Geraldine Ferraro, was being characterized by Cardinal John O'Connor of New York as a politician for whom Catholics could not vote because of her mildly prochoice position on abortion.

Those advocating a pro-choice position on abortion will likely see Robertson's notion of procreative liberty as an extension of the rights outlined in Roe v. Wade.

I think the most powerful arguments against unrestricted legal abortion are made by Feminists for Life, which organized in 1972 when the National Organization for Women would not reconsider its official position on abortion.

I was saddened and also taken aback by Dr. David Instone - Brewer's article arguing for a re-framing of the Christian position on abortion.

It is a theological fact of life that there is no one normative Catholic position on abortion.

CNN: Question on Catholicism, abortion, makes for dramatic moments in vice presidential debate It was the first - ever debate between two Roman Catholics vying for a White House perch, and in Thursday's face - off between Vice President Joe Biden and vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan, the question was put plainly: How does your faith shape your position on abortion?

Critics of the move to pull the pro-life partnership point out that relying on a woman's position on abortion as a marker of feminism complicates things.

In the past I've been critical of «one - issue» voters who routinely base their vote solely on a candidate's position on abortion, but I've recently toned down my criticism as I continue to speak with earnest and compassionate friends who have every right to base their decision on what touches their hearts the most.

Christian then explores the life issues, finding that the atheist position on abortion is unanimously in favor of it.

Santorum was using the devil - tinged language after explaining Obama's position on abortion.

Dobson has criticized President Obama's recent remarks regarding transgender bathroom access, his position on abortion, and the Obamacare contraception mandate.

Washington (CNN)- It was the first - ever debate between two Roman Catholics vying for a White House perch, and in Thursday's face - off between Vice President Joe Biden and vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan, the question was put plainly: How does your faith shape your position on abortion?

Can you articulate a Christian progressive position on abortion?

There is the alternative that, to his credit, has been attempted by Governor Cuomo, namely, to make a reasoned public case for the compatibility of his moral convictions and his political position on abortion.

Yet he himself mentions that my position on abortion is both traditional and strongly against the stream of what contemporary Jews do.

He evidences irritation when repeatedly asked about his position on abortion, and refers questioners back to his by - now tired and unconvincing 1984 speech at Notre Dame.

The current RC position on abortion dates back only to the 1860s.

Hartshorne's position on abortion is also influenced by his theory of aesthetic value, which emphasizes that a diversity of experiences balanced by an aesthetically pleasing amount of complexity and orderliness contributes to life and to God, more fully than do less balanced experiences.

If a pro-life position on abortion is the litmus test for Evangelicals, how does that track with supporting a death penalty that guarantees the killing of adult life, often innocent life?

An examination of the roots of Hartshorne's position on abortion begins with his vision of what I call the «creaturely continuum.»

Fourteen sermons and talks advancing the pro-life position on abortion.

Lycidas, that's a well - considered position on abortion and I commend you for it.

Better the man whose «deeply held» convictions allows him to change his position on abortion every other year (today, he plans to outlaw it).

Given the latest medical data concerning the distinct characteristics of the fetus and its ability to survive outside the womb at a startlingly early age, it is little wonder that in the past few years several of the denominations that once took a more open position on abortion have retreated somewhat: the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is now studying the issue; in a 1980 statement on social principles, the UMC moved to a more qualified position; the Episcopal Church and the recently formed Evangelical Lutheran Church in America seem to be in the process of toning down their earlier positions (or those of a predecessor body) The Lutherans defeated a resolution in their 1989 Assembly which would have been consistent with the liberal position of the LCA predecessor body, and a 1988 Lutheran - Episcopal dialogue report refers to the fetus as «embryonic humanity» with claims on society.

Several church statements which argue for an open position on abortion sketch a view of humanity that may validly continue to authorize these churches» position even in face of the new scientific hypotheses.

The correlation between their relational view of human beings and their position on abortion is clear.

However, the Catholic Church's position on abortion is distinct from that of the rest of the Christian church.

The position on abortion and euthanasia inexorably follows; justice requires the protection of both the unborn and those who are likely to become the objects of mercy killing.

But the liberal position on abortion and euthanasia is «a mystery, a bafflement to me.»

While the 1968 General Conference did not articulate an explicit position on abortion, it was warming to the task.

Very different philosophical suppositions about the nature of human life underlie both the moderate Protestant and the conservative Catholic positions on abortion.

The sole exceptions are those church bodies which take conservative positions on abortion and genetic engineering.

Different positions on abortion can be authorized by the same theological argument.

For a person who pays close attention to politics, Trump's positions can look like a tangle of contradictions, bluffs, and outright nonsense, while it is easy to check off Cruz's positions on abortion, gay marriage,....