Really Nacho? Palin’s “fleeting moment” disproves my argument? Really? Did you not see how many times I wrote, “likely”?

Do you consider Palin’s “fleeting moment,” her honestly considering the procedure, or simply a moment of panic? Did she get papers, do some reading, or talk about it with her husband… or was it, an “oh my God, what do I do?” moment?

Really REALLY grasping at straws here.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/17/AR2009041703184.html

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told an antiabortion audience in Indiana on Thursday night that, “for a fleeting moment,” she considered having an abortion after learning that her son Trig would have Down syndrome.

I think you hit the nail on the head with that comment… although, perhaps not the nail you thought you were hitting.

A PRO-CHOICE woman considers her “choice” every time she gets pregnant… a PRO-LIFE woman does not. I think that’s part of the problem the left has with the right on this issue. When Palin got pregnant later in life, the issue of keeping the child was never an issue… and that flies in the face of what so many pro-abortion activists have worked for. They haven’t necessarily worked to make abortion a GOOD thing… rather, that women can have the choice. Palin (and people like her) essentially say, “I don’t care that I have the choice, I don’t need to choose… there is only ONE choice for me.” They see that as insulting.

As for Bernie’s point… I think if you rationally look at it, you’ll find it makes more sense than you’re willing to give it. A pro-choice woman is more likely to have an abortion… a women who is pregnant with a child with severe developmental disabilities is faced with a choice of “what now.” A pro-choice woman is more likely to abort the baby, because they’re MORE LIKELY TO HAVE AN ABORTION IN THE FIRST PLACE! An anti-abortion women is less likely simply because they’re less likely EVER to have an abortion, the baby’s condition isn’t a factor! That’s just common sense and logic.

Instead of women and young girls getting themselves into situations where they may need to make that decision, try condoms next time. Hey, are you listening Mississippi?

Signed,
A pro-choice dude who is old enough to have considered the question

It isn’t a slam just a fact Pro lifers are more likely to bring a down syndrome baby to term BECAUSE
THEY DON”T BELIEVE IN ABORTION!

I live in Canada. Here a 12 year old girl can have an abortion with out her parents knowing about it. All she needs is someone to drive her there, and her Medicare Card. There are 28.3 abortions to every 100 live births(’05 CDN stats). We Canadians define Liberalism. And I can tell you of the abortions that I know about through various acquaintances of women who are over 25 years old, talked about openly, are for inconvenience of time and economic reasons, and also questionable genetic testing, meaning a preliminary test suggested more testing, but the reality is women would rather abort the baby that may be flawed, and try again.

Bernie Goldberg just said out loud the reality. Jon Stewart should get out of his NYC Bubble, where they all sit around congratulating themselves on how superior they are. Why do we continue to hide behind the reason for abortion as being desperation. We are a selfish people, lets cut the BS.

The fact too that a conservative (with a slobbering problem) comes out and says an entire block of the nation is not religious or supports the killing of babies with DS is ridiculous. I continue to hear conservatives complain about getting lumped in as uneducated and racist hicks, yet they are more than happy to condone this slobbering fool.

Chris, I’m anxious to hear your talking point response… Oooh this is gonna be fun!

And are you comparing Goldberg to a kitten? That’s funny! Speaking of funny, remember – Stewart is a comedian, first and foremost.

Liberals aren’t religious? We abort our babies at the slightest whiff of trouble? I would absolutely LOVE to see Goldberg back that up with ANY kind of stats. What an incendiary, idiotic statement.