Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Catholic Voting

Though it is true, as a Catholic you CAN vote for a pro-death… I mean a pro-choice candidate; however, why would you want to do so. I know sometimes the choices between the candidates are very hard. On one hand you could pick one person who is bent on stopping the "war" going on when the other wants to try and limit the deaths of millions of unborn children. Obama wants everyone to "think for themselves" to make the "right" choice. However, I do not think he would be so quick to agree if my choice was to kill him to make my life better I had that choice. Nor should I have! People talk about the right for a woman to choose what she does with her body is a personal decision that only she should make. They continue to say no one should limit her in the choice. However, this same person (here is not the point of the cases of rape exc) has already made a decent amount of decisions that got her into the situation. Next the child is not HER. The child is a distinct different person with his/her own DNA make-up. The baby is not a clone of the mother. Though the child resides inside the mother for a short period the baby is not her body.

Next his idea is to promote contraceptives as well as abstinence to help eliminate the need for abortions. The abstinence will help; however, the contraceptives are not really that much of a help. They are quite known to failure; in fact I believe a large number of abortions ARE due to failed contraceptives. They also harm the woman's body by messing with her hormones. Since contraceptives more pressure has been placed on the woman to ensure the non-creation of a new person. We all need to follow God's plan for sex and just wait till we want offspring before we have sex. That is the fundamental reason for it! Many forget that we were created to continue on the species.

Anyway, I will stop my rant and give some links to both candidate's information so you can read what they have posted to "attract" voters. I will also give a few excerpts.

McCain:

Human Dignity and the Sanctity of Life

Overturning Roe v. Wade


John McCain believes Roe v. Wade is a flawed decision that must be overturned, and as president he will nominate judges who understand that courts should not be in the business of legislating from the bench.

Constitutional balance would be restored by the reversal of Roe v. Wade, returning the abortion question to the individual states. The difficult issue of abortion should not be decided by judicial fiat.


However, the reversal of Roe v. Wade represents only one step in the long path toward ending abortion. Once the question is returned to the states, the fight for life will be one of courage and compassion - the courage of a pregnant mother to bring her child into the world and the compassion of civil society to meet her needs and those of her newborn baby. The pro-life movement has done tremendous work in building and reinforcing the infrastructure of civil society by strengthening faith-based, community, and neighborhood organizations that provide critical services to pregnant mothers in need. This work must continue and government must find new ways to empower and strengthen these armies of compassion.


Obama:

Expand access to contraception; reduce unintended pregnancy

AT A GLANCE

  • Reproductive Choice: Obama has been a consistent champion of reproductive choice and will make preserving a women's right to choose under Roe v. Wade a priority as president. Obama also supports expanded access to contraception, health information and preventive services to reduce unintended pregnancies.

OBAMA'S PLAN

  • Protecting a Women's Right to Choose: Obama will make safeguarding women's rights under Roe v. Wade a priority. He opposes any constitutional amendment to overturn that decision.
  • Reducing Unintended Pregnancy: Obama will work to reduce unintended pregnancy by guaranteeing equity in contraceptive coverage, providing sex education, and offering rape victims accurate information about emergency contraception.

OBAMA RECORD

  • Throughout his career, in both the Illinois Senate & the US Senate, Obama has stood up for a women's right to choose, consistently earning 100% ratings from pro-choice groups.

Voted against banning partial birth abortion

Obama's record in Illinois represents that of a pragmatic progressive, who pushed for moderate reforms and opposed right-wing legislation. In the IL legislature, voting "present" is the equivalent of voting "no" because a majority of "yes" votes are required for passage. Many IL legislators use the "present" vote as an evasion on an unpopular choice, so that they can avoid being targeted for voting "no." During the 2004 Democratic primary, an opponent mocked Obama's "present" vote on abortion bills with flyers portraying a rubber duck and the words, "He ducked!".

In 1997, Obama voted against SB 230, which would have turned doctors into felons by banning so-called partial-birth abortion, & against a 2000 bill banning state funding. Although these bills included an exception to save the life of the mother, they didn't include anything about abortions necessary to protect the health of the mother. The legislation defined a fetus as a person, & could have criminalized virtually all abortion.

Source: The Improbable Quest, by John K. Wilson, p.147-148 Oct 30, 2007

Trust women to make own decisions on partial-birth abortion

Q: What us your view on the decision on partial-birth abortion and your reaction to most of the public agreeing with the court's holding?

A: I think that most Americans recognize that this is a profoundly difficult issue for the women and families who make these decisions. They don't make them casually. And I trust women to make these decisions in conjunction with their doctors and their families and their clergy. And I think that's where most Americans are. Now, when you describe a specific procedure that accounts for less than 1% of the abortions that take place, then naturally, people get concerned, and I think legitimately so. But the broader issue here is: Do women have the right to make these profoundly difficult decisions? And I trust them to do it. There is a broader issue: Can we move past some of the debates around which we disagree and can we start talking about the things we do agree on? Reducing teen pregnancy; making it less likely for women to find themselves in these circumstances.

Source: 2007 South Carolina Democratic primary debate, on MSNBC Apr 26, 2007


When it is all said and done, you will be accountable in heaven on how you help those who are defenseless!


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