tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post6618379752902952754..comments2024-03-25T07:29:08.216-04:00Comments on 2 Political Junkies: Rick Santorum and Rape (Again)Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10439330154875628083noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-14661223979666523792012-01-26T20:25:09.839-05:002012-01-26T20:25:09.839-05:00I literally wrote the book about Santorum's sc...I literally wrote the book about Santorum's scenario. Expecting, by Lula Belle, is my new novel written from the perspective of a pregnant, raped, fourteen year old who can't get an abortion. Check it out on Amazon.com:<br />http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0069U29FO<br /><br />Lula BelleLula Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607514394970042435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-55643952762596281572012-01-26T20:22:30.761-05:002012-01-26T20:22:30.761-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lula Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607514394970042435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-64350109637762012112012-01-25T00:50:13.403-05:002012-01-25T00:50:13.403-05:00Am I missing something here? Did Santorum not jus...Am I missing something here? Did Santorum not just advocate a pro-choice position?<br /><br />"SANTORUM: I would do what every father must do, is to try to counsel your daughter to do the right thing. "<br /><br />That sounds to me like he's giving his daughter a choice but conseling her to do what he advises her to do. Why does he then want to deny that option to everyone else?Blue Number 2https://www.blogger.com/profile/14409428988649440272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-41923276359169965102012-01-24T13:05:21.612-05:002012-01-24T13:05:21.612-05:00Only a cruel man would punish the victim for the c...Only a cruel man would punish the victim for the criminal’s crimes. America outlawed involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime, but Santorum would have impregnated rape victims involuntarily serve their attackers by making them bear their children. Only a cruel man demands that a victim of a vicious crime must, for at least nine months, give of her body, her blood and her heartbeat to her attacker. Deplorable.<br /><br /> http://brettcottrell.blogspot.com/2012/01/cruelty-lacks-wisdom.htmlBrett Cottrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07719658670826021613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-16515622124301939752012-01-24T12:39:30.803-05:002012-01-24T12:39:30.803-05:00I can't remember where I read it, but I was st...I can't remember where I read it, but I was struck by a statement that even with rather more lax abortion laws, European countries have lower rates of abortion. The suggestion was the difference is because European cultures do not stigmatize an unplanned pregnancy as much as we do, and perhaps provide better support for raising a child (in general, and for a woman alone). <br /><br />The exchange between Piers Morgan and Santorum strikes me as the same as the infamous gotcha question directed toward Michael Dukakis in the debate - about whether he would support a death penalty for someone who raped ad murdered his wife. Dukakis flubbed the question by answering it in terms of detached policy, not discussing how angry and emotionally devastated he would be. Santorum could have at least admitted how strong the temptation to allow his daughter to get an abortion would be, even if he asserted that ultimately his faith would guide his decision. <br /><br />I can understand taking the moral position that abortion is wrong, although so many Republicans seem to also support the death penalty. But when you say abortion should be outlawed, shouldn't you also say that free daycare should be provided for the poor, and the Earned Income Tax should be increased (maybe specifically for people who file as Head of Household)? If you don't advocate for government assistance for the poor, then by outlawing abortion you are punishing poor women twice, first by forcing them to have a child they may not feel ready to care for and support, and then refusing to provide much if any support for that child from the government.EdHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09109361235271107574noreply@blogger.com