Political leaning and stance on abortion
 

Yeah- I really dont want this to be a debate thread. List your position and justify your own, but dont question or interrogate others' views.

What is your political leaning and your stance on abortion?

Me: I'm a pro-life Democrat (yes, we do exist) but I won't vote for someone based solely on that issue, nor do I believe I could use my personal view to vote on a bill if I were in an elected position- I feel this is an issue where I would need to listen to my constituents and voice their opinion, not mine. My position is based on the feelings I've had everytime a friend or relative has been pregnant or thought they were pregnant- just an overwhelming emotion that it would be wrong to terminate the pregnancy.

There's been many many a thread on this topic.

Here's one you can check out:
http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...457#post752457

I'd suggest you do a search. There are threads on this.

sorry- all the other php BBS' that I post on have broken search functions so I didnt try the search function here.

Are you stereotyping?

-Rudey

Yep, there have been many of threads on this-- it's obviously a hot topic.

I'm a pro-life Republican for many reasons. One of the main reasons is I believe in the sanctity of human life. I believe life starts at conception, therefore I'm pro-life, therefore I vote Republican. I can't imagine being a Pro-life democrat. I just don't understand that position at all. I'm not arguing with you or saying that you're not pro-life, or anything, I'm just saying I don't understand it. To me human life is a bigger issue than than taxes, healthcare, etc, and if you're a pro-life democrat, then you've chosen to care more about other issues than human life. I have friends that are pro-life dems, and I just don't understand it.

Just as not all Republicans feel the same on every single issue, neither do all Democrats. I'm sure somewhere, lurking in the shadows, is an enclave of pro-choice Republicans. Political parties typically stand for a general ideology, not specific issues. Different sectors of different parties have their own beliefs on certain topics. It's unfair and inaccurate to generalize.

I was a delegate to a Democratic National Convention, and was asked - no, told - to sign the agreement with the planks of the Democratic party, which includes abortion. Being young and foolish, I signed and in doing so, perjured my beliefs.

I would vastly prefer to be an Independent, but I live in a state which disenfranchises Independents in the Primary. So, I became a Republican.

If you just wanted to click 3-4 pages down, it couldn't be much further than that.

Some good stuff - particularly about partial birth.

closed because there are many threads on the issue.