bonnie Posted June 13, 2013 Posted June 13, 2013 Pelosi: Late-Term Abortions 'Sacred Ground' Top House Democrat can't explain moral difference between Gosnell slayings and late-term abortions. 1:01 PM, Jun 13, 2013 • By JOHN MCCORMACK At a Thursday press conference, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi condemned a bill that would prohibit abortions during the final four months of pregnancy with exceptions for when the life or physical health of the mother was at stake. Asked what the moral difference is between what Dr. Kermit Gosnell did to babies born alive and aborting those same infants moments before birth, Pelosi refused to answer. "As a practicing and respectful Catholic, this is sacred ground to me when we talk about this," Pelosi said. "I don't think it should have anything to do with politics." Pelosi falsely claimed the bill that passed out of committee on Wednesday would ban all abortions, when in fact it's simply a prohibition on abortion during the final four months of pregnancy (with exceptions for the life and physical health of the mother), the point at which science indicates babies can feel pain and some babies can survive long-term if born. "They would make it a federal law that there would be no abortion in our country," Pelosi said. According to the Gallup polling company, strong majorities of Americans think abortions should be generally illegal in the second- and third-trimester of pregnancy, as they are in many European countries. Here's the transcript: THE WEEKLY STANDARD: Madam Leader, you mentioned the bill that passed out of the House Judiciary committee. Members who have proposed that bill have done that in the wake of this murder trial in Philadelphia. They argue that there really isn't much of a moral difference between what someone like Dr. Gosnell did to infants born at 23, 24, 25 weeks into pregnancy, and what can happen [legally] at a clinic down the road in Maryland where a doctor says he'll perform an elective abortions 28 weeks into pregnancy. So the question I have for you is what is the moral difference between what Dr. Gosnell did to a baby born alive at 23 weeks and aborting her moments before birth? PELOSI: You're probably enjoying that question a lot, I can see you savoring it. [Laughter in press corps] Let me just tell you this. TWS: Could you answer the question? PELOSI: Let me just tell you this. What was done in Philadelphia was reprehensible and everybody condemned it. For them to decide to disrespect a judgment a woman makes about her reproductive health is reprehensible. Next question. TWS: So what's the moral difference? I just asked a simple question. … What's the moral difference then between 26 weeks elective abortion and the killing of that same infant born alive. This is the issue that they're trying to-- PELOSI: This is not the issue. They are saying that there's no abortion. It would make it a federal law that there would be no abortion in our country. You're taking the extreme case. You're taking the extreme case. And what I'm saying to you what happened in Philadelphia was reprehensible. And I do not think you. TWS: [inaudible] PELOSI: I'm not going to have this conversation with you because you obviously have an agenda. You're not interested in having an answer. TWS: [inaudible] PELOSI: I've responded to you to the extent that I'm going to respond to you. Because I want to tell you something. As the mother of five children, my oldest child was 6 years old the day I brought my 5th child home from the hospital, as a practicing and respectful Catholic, this is sacred ground to me when we talk about this. I don't think it should have anything to do with politics. And that's where you're taking it and I'm not going there. TWS [after tape ends]: It was a simple question. You didn't answer. Quote Everything you do is based on the choices you make. It's not your parents, your past relationships, your job, the economy, the weather, an argument, or your age that is to blame. You and only you are responsible for every decision and choice you make, period ... ... Wish more people would realize this. Quotes by Susan Gottesman
bonnie Posted June 13, 2013 Author Posted June 13, 2013 Is it too late to abort Pelosi? Don't that I wish anyone to die but was wondering when it is to late myself. It isn't to late if a baby is born alive and refuses to die on his/her own.So I guess it depends on when that ?? becomes a human being. Kind of wondering on this privacy thing that allows women to do this.Obviously with all the spying going on,personal privacy isn't to sacred at times Quote Everything you do is based on the choices you make. It's not your parents, your past relationships, your job, the economy, the weather, an argument, or your age that is to blame. You and only you are responsible for every decision and choice you make, period ... ... Wish more people would realize this. Quotes by Susan Gottesman
Guest Posted June 13, 2013 Posted June 13, 2013 I guess the question is: Has Pelosi become a human yet? Quote
bonnie Posted June 13, 2013 Author Posted June 13, 2013 BONNIE thank you for posting this article---this was interesting but I wonder what she was trying to say here dgrimm60 I seriously doubt if even she knows,except late term abortions are sacred Quote Everything you do is based on the choices you make. It's not your parents, your past relationships, your job, the economy, the weather, an argument, or your age that is to blame. You and only you are responsible for every decision and choice you make, period ... ... Wish more people would realize this. Quotes by Susan Gottesman
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