Sentences with phrase «viewed as abortion»

In the section «Can contraception be viewed as abortion?»

Not exact matches

Mr. Lamb ran as an anti-Pelosi Democrat with moderate views on abortion, Mr. Coughlin said, «and the candidate out here is not doing any of those things; she's running a more typical Democratic campaign.»

He frequently cites the work of Frank Furstenburg and Arlie Hochschild, two sociologists of family and gender relations whose views are by no means ideologically conservative, and he avoids value - loaded language, especially when it comes to describing the mainline Protestant churches whose leadership has, by and large, capitulated to the secular - elitist acceptance of extramarital sex, abortion, homosexuality, and other practices that conservative Christians view as inimical to moral life and family health.

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 abuse.

The media hounded Tim Farron for his Christian views; they did not regard it as acceptable for him to hold views other than those of the political elite, or the majority, Similarly, our belief in the personhood of the unborn child and the sanctity of their lives enables us to see abortion as a sin crying to heaven for justice, not merely some privately held opinion; for us it is most definitely not «a woman's choice».

Romney has been widely criticized for running against his past - against what he did at Bain Capital and as governor of Massachusetts, and against his prior views on abortion and health care.

The majority of the electorate simply do not share their views so try as they might every time, someone running on the platform to outlaw abortion or make gay people bad, etc. will just not win in the general election, period.

You can not possibly believe that Liberals (which I'm happy to say I'm socially liberal and fiscally conservative) are baby killers?!? I have many conservative and many liberal friends — all highly educated — and NOT ONE view abortion as a form of contraception or in any way a good thing.

The difference between the most radical statements on abortion and the more conservative statements seems to reflect the difference between a relational - activist view of human beings and a view of human beings as static substances, akin to the anthropology of classical philosophy.

What is to keep pro-abortion states from requiring hospitals» including Catholic and other religious hospitals that view abortion as the taking of human life» to perform abortions?

This is basic common sense, and is fine as far as it goes, but it does not explain why pro-life advocates would struggle against easy access to abortion when they are not being personally oppressed by it, or why some men would hold pro-choice views when they can not become pregnant.

A thorough philosopher looking to modify Hartshorne's position might also wish to examine the consequences of using Hartshorne's conception of love as the sole determining factor in the abortion issue, to probe Hartshorne's views on potentiality and to consider the criticisms of those who see Hartshorne's position as too utilitarian in nature.

(i) a woman's right to an abortion; (iii) medical immunization of teen girls (and boys) against HPV; (iv) assisted suicide; (vi) gay marriage; (vii) my right to view art and theatre deemed «offensive,» «blasphemous» or «obscene» Catholics; (viii) basic $ ex education for older school children; (ix) treating drug abuse as principally a medical issue; (x) population control; (xi) buying alcohol on a Sunday in many places; (xii) use of condoms and other contraceptives; (xiii) embryonic stem cell research; (xiv) little 10 year - old boys joining organizations such as the Boy Scouts of America, regardless of the religious views of their parents; and (xv) gays being allowed to serve openly in the military.

As it explained, «For two decades of economic and social developments, people have organized their intimate relationships and made choices that define their views of themselves and their places in society in reliance on the availability of abortion in the event that contraception should fail....

Though abortion has always been practised, «conventional morality» viewed it as wrong in the past (option 1 above).

Some physicians, however, refuse to perform abortions and / or provide contraceptives precisely because in their view, having examined the empirical evidence, such as the recent Royal College of Psychiatrists statement on women's mental health and abortion, these practices contradict the best interests of their patients.

An event billed as a discussion on the economy turned personal Tuesday when a woman asked President Barack Obama about his Christian faith and views on abortion.

Others, who were less sympathetic, doubtless assumed that my turn to Rome reflected what they viewed as my reactionary politics, notably with respect to abortion.

Of course, the President also irritated many Catholics by vetoing the late - term abortion bill and signing what some viewed as harsh welfare reform legislation.

Nor is it acceptable if he has no strong personal views and has never had occasion, as a judge, to rule on an abortion - related case.

Clearly you need to do some more reading on what the contraceptive mentality is and how it distorts our views on babies, and how even the Supreme Court has described abortion as a fall - back when contraceptives fail (which they do).

It's that line of thinking that I see as consistent with my views on abortion.

Thus a young instructor applying for a job in an elite university is well advised to hide «unsound» views such as political allegiance to the right wing of the Republican party (perhaps even to the left wing), opposition to abortion or to other causes of the feminist movement, or a strong commitment to the virtues of the corporation.

He said: «We're going to need to change by virtue a humanised political debate over exactly what we want to see in our country, that means changing the law, it is also changing the culture so people view abortion as what it is, destruction of an unborn child.»

To summarize, the view that freedom of choice should not be permitted in the case of abortion is based on two principles: (1) Abortion does grievous, irreparable and unnecessary harm to the developing fetus, regarded as deserving the full rights of perabortion is based on two principles: (1) Abortion does grievous, irreparable and unnecessary harm to the developing fetus, regarded as deserving the full rights of perAbortion does grievous, irreparable and unnecessary harm to the developing fetus, regarded as deserving the full rights of personhood.

Justice Kennedy argued that partial «birth abortion could rationally be viewed as worse than D&E abortion because it was closer to infanticide and subverted obstetrical childbirth techniques to kill the fetus delivered partially outside of the mother, thereby particularly endangering the reputation and ethical integrity of the medical profession.

I view the abortion issue as a grey area morally.

Whether, for example, one views committed pro-lifers as heroes or fanatics will depend on prior judgments regarding abortion.

However, this writer believes that as abortion is a bell - weather issue regarding one's views on the sanctity of life, so trapping helps us refine our positions regarding environmental ethics and policy.

She commends cultures in which «abortion is viewed as one way of completing the sacred cycle that begins with sexuality,» condemning the squeamish «white Western culture» in which we «don't want to accept responsibility for our destructive acts or our negative side, so we deny their existence.»

In 2007 the Committee used the same justification to attack Honduras» restrictive abortion laws, recommending «that the State party consider reviewing the law relating to abortion with a view to identifying circumstances under which abortion could be permitted, such as therapeutic abortions and abortions in cases of pregnancies resulting from rape or incest, and removing punitive provisions imposed on women who undergo abortion, in line with the Committee's general recommendation 24...»

Instead of being interpreted as a woman's feminine immaturity or incomplete socialization, abortion will be viewed as a viable and respectable option.

While demanding respect for women who decide what is just for themselves, she views questions about the right to abortion (e.g., by Justices O'Connor and Rehnquist) as irresponsible acts of judging.

Moreover, I carefully pointed out that ethicists on this issue can basically be divided into two camps: those that view aborted fetuses as cadavers of a medical procedure and think that some good should come from abortions, and those that view aborted fetuses as victims of oppression, sin, and thoughtlessness, and therefore think that these victims should not be further exploited» especially under the guise of a «good cause.»

The new feminist view, as advanced by Drucilla Cornell in the Yale Journal of Law & the Humanities, as well as by others, recognizes that justifying abortion under the right to privacy has become problematical.

The reproductive rights of people living in such communities are curtailed if (as is common) their hospital is administratively locked into the ultraconservative view on abortion, and even on such reproductive issues as tubal ligation and contraception.

One may expect that with evolving societal norms regarding women's roles and those specifically relating to sexual behavior and thus encompassing abortion, obtaining an abortion will decreasingly be viewed as deviant activity.

That's because, for one thing, abortion and marriage are issues to be resolved by the people acting through legislatures, and Catholic Americans, as citizens, are perfectly free to convince their fellow citizens of the truth of their view of who we are as free and relational beings.

They want «In God We Trust» on our money (1954), they want evolution banned from schools while allowing a REVISED pledge of allegiance that originally did not include the phrase «under God», they want laws that reflect Christian morality (Abortion, same s3x marriage, etc.), and they treat as outcasts anyone who doesn't align with their particular religious view.

Whatever their personal views on abortion or birth control as an individual preference, neither Milton Friedman or Gary Becker argue that societies need to curb population growth for development.

A new campaign is calling on the UK Government to protect doctors and nurses who feel pressured to perform medical procedures which contradict their religious views, such as abortions.

Participants noted the change in political views to the fact that they have «more family - oriented views» as parents and that they care «more about traditional values» since having children, while others noted that even though they were «more pro-choice» before having kids, they're «now more pro-life» as parents and «less inclined to agree» with abortion rights.

Nearly 100 % of people opposing abortions view the aborted fetus as a live human being, and therefore view abortion as nothing short of killing a human.

Former Council Speaker Christine Quinn, a leader of the WEQ — an effort created at least in part as a Cuomo campaign tactic to highlight the Westchester county executive's socially conservative views — said she would be delivering the pledge to Mr. Astorino this afternoon, putting him in the position of likely rejecting a promise to pass legislation that would strengthen pay equity and abortion laws.

Aside from their mutual support of orange men, on issues such as abortion and marriage equality both Pence and the DUP's respective views are deeply rooted in a fundamentalist interpretation of Christian scripture.

When asked for his thoughts on recent news coverage that Williams — also a member of the Progressive Caucus — does not support marriage equality and abortion rights, Johnson said those are «important issues,» but declined to declare he would absolutely reject Williams as a candidate as long as his views on those issues do not change.

Corker will need to prove over the next month that he can withstand attacks on his record on taxes and abortion, both of which Hilleary and Bryant view as silver bullet.

if i remember correctly, did nt governor cuomo say that any one that did not agree with his stand on gay marriage, abortion and gun control should leave the state as there was no room for those people holding contrary views?

Sen. Greg Ball, R - Putnam County, blamed «an extreme leftist movement» for insisting on the abortion plank, which Republicans view as an expansion of existing abortion rights.

Relying on his prodigious fund - raising, he blanketed the state with television advertising, painting Mr. Astorino as a dangerous «ultraconservative» whose views on issues like abortion were unacceptable.