Sentences with phrase «positions on abortion»

«In the U.S., over the last 15 years, we've become so ideologically polarized that if I ask you in a survey to tell me your positions on abortion, taxes, and gun control, I can predict with a fairly high percentage, 80 - 90 %, what your position on climate change might be,» said Nisbet, who is also editor - in - chief of «The Oxford Encyclopedia of Climate Change Communication.»

Stephen Colbert takes Harold Ford Jr. to the mat on his positions on abortion, marriage equality, and his statements that he's familiar with the boroughs of New York City because he landed there in a helicopter.Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...... Read

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's first ad in the 24th Congressional District race labels Republican challenger John Katko a «rubber stamp» for House GOP leadership and attacks his positions on abortion and the Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby birth control coverage decision.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee unveiled a new TV ad Tuesday labeling Katko, R - Camillus, a «yes man» for Boehner, R - Ohio, and once again attacks his positions on abortion and the Supreme Court's decision in the Hobby Lobby birth control coverage case.

Meanwhile, Democrat Sean Eldridge is counting on a last - minute barrage of negative ads highlighting Gibson's positions on abortion, fracking and other hot - button issues and an intensive get - out - the - vote effort to gain traction that has largely eluded him thus far.

No one pointed out that Cuomo had stood next to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie — who holds the same positions on abortion and Syrian refugees — so frequently during the last election that other Republicans complained.

The ad explicitly asked for the cessation of institutional sanctions against those with dissenting positions on abortion.

Liberal positions on abortion and same - sex marriage have repelled more voters than they have attracted.

For example, only 37 percent of the modernist Catholics held pro-life positions on abortion and more than half gave economic problems top priority.

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,....

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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?

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Can you articulate a Christian progressive position on abortion?

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?

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

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

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

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.

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.

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?

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.»

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.