Wednesday, September 12, 2012

MLive.com columnist notes Democrats change on abortion issue

MLive.com political columnist Matthew Davis' recent column discusses how he has seen the Democratic Party change over the years in regards to how it approaches the abortion issue. He also discusses the Prolife Bus legislation in Michigan.
One of my vivid memories as a reporter in Minnesota was watching the state's delegation at the 1992 Democratic National Convention.....

During balloting that would eventually help Bill Clinton become the party's nominee, it was clear to see activists in the Minnesota delegation sparring furiously with "Keep Abortion Legal" and "Stop Abortion Now" signs mounted on sticks.....

That hardening of the pro-abortion movement within the Democratic Party was also evident in the recent passage of a bill in the Michigan House of Representatives that, among other things, is designed to protect a woman's health during the abortion procedure.....

You would think that inspecting a facility that performs an abortion to ensure sanitary conditions, proper procedures, and the like would already be law, but apparently it's not.

And what harm can there be in the other provisions of the bill -- should the deceased child not have some degree of dignity?

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