Carol Fowler, the leader of the SC Democrat party said that "the only qualification that Sarah Palin has is that she has never had an abortion." Obviously, this was an outrageous and hideous comment.
In seeing how the Republicans have embraced Sarah Palin I doubt it would've made a difference to them if she had one or not. But it would have been interesting to see how the Democrats would have handled a post abortive Republican candidate. Would they have criticized her as being incapable of governing because of the poor choice she made as a teenager? Would they have said that women who have aborted are not capable of making rational decisions? Would the Republicans have considered Sarah Palin as an unsuitable candidate had that information come out during the vetting process?
Considering the fact that there are millions of post abortive women out there, it is interesting that few women in public office admit to ever having had an abortion. Certainly we don't hear of either Republican or Democrat women freely sharing that information. Is it possible that none of the female Democrat senators, congresswomen or lobbyists have never aborted?
The Guttmacher institute says that 1 in 3 women ages 40+ have aborted. It is unlikely that there are no govt leaders that have aborted. Then why don't we hear about it?
As a post abortive woman I know that there is shame, guilt and regret in having once aborted my child. But I am now pro life and acknowledge that life is sacred and that Planned Parenthood is feeding women lies. But we would assume that if the experience of abortion is as liberating and freeing as the pro choice women's movement would want you to believe...why aren't more women making their happy, fulfilling, abortions known.
If it is such a RIGHT OF PASSAGE for women and there is no stigma then where are the post abortive and PROUD Democrat political women? I am guessing that although they promote the practice they don't want to be known as a woman who would walk that path. Just wondering what the Democrat party would have said if the VP candidate was a Republican post abortive women with a down syndrome child. I suspect she would have been extremely harassed but the Democrat post abortive woman would be praised.....
Deanna said "But we would assume that if the experience of abortion is as liberating and freeing as the pro choice women's movement would want you to believe...why aren't more women making their happy, fulfilling, abortions known."
The answer obviously is that they are ashamed about their unplanned pregnancy. Is there anyone our there who thinks an unintended pregnancy is a good thing? I support Planned Parenthood because they are trying to PREVENT abortions by providing birth control and education. That was their original purpose and still their most important one.
I am a mother of twins and was on bed rest for the last three months. That (planned) pregnancy threatened my health and my financial situation. I would not want to force that on anyone (e.g., rape, incest, fear of male partner, birth control failure).
In my opinion, supporting birth control education is the BEST way to reduce abortions and the unplanned pregnancies which cause them.
If Sarah Palin had an unrepented abortion in her past, she'd not be unqualified, but she'd not have the support of Republican women. But if she was part of, say "Operation Outcry", nobody'd hold the abortion against her.