Friday, October 01, 2010

Against All Abortions - even for victims of rape and incest

Time and time again I question why Republicans are so concerned with a woman's uterus.  If a woman is brutally raped, and then finds herself pregnant, some Republicans want the government to force that woman to carry that pregnancy to term.  These same Republicans repeat the mantra that government has to get out of people's lives, but they continue to insert their noses into a woman's reproductive decisions.

Raw Story:

A partial list of Republican candidates running for US Congress in this year's mid-term elections shows that at least 78 of them have professed to oppose abortion in all cases, including where rape or incest are involved.....

.....A list of responses from this year's candidates indicate that 78 Senate and House candidates answered that they are "pro-life without discrimination," meaning they don't agree with any exceptions to a ban on abortion....

...Among the more notable candidates backing a full abortion ban are Christine O'Donnell, running for the Senate in Delaware; Rand Paul, running for the Senate seat from Kentucky; Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann; and Missouri Senate candidate Roy Blunt.....

The article explains that not all anti-abortion candidates are listed:  Sharon Angle and Joe Miller are against all abortions, but not on the list.

Republican National Coalition for Life has their list of candidates who "....indicate they are faithfully pro-life, and do not justify abortion for babies who are conceived through rape or incest, have a handicap, or a genetic defect....."

Which Ohio Republicans are against all abortions, even for victims of rape and incest???

Here is the Ohio list from the website:
OHIO
CD-02 Jean Schmidt (Incumbent) (1)Endorsed  by RNC/Life PACwon primary
CD-05 Bob Latta (Incumbent) (1)Endorsed  by RNC/Life PACwon primary
CD-08 John Boehner (Incumbent) (1)Endorsed  by RNC/Life PACwon primary
CD-10 Peter Corrigan (1)Endorsed  by RNC/Life PACwon primary
CD-17 Jim Graham (1)Endorsed  by RNC/Life PACwon primary
CD-18 Robert Gibbs (1)Endorsed  by RNC/Life PACwon primary


Also, there is some news regarding Republican/Tea Party Tom Ganley:

Huffington Post:

Ohio GOP congressional candidate Tom Ganley is the target of a new lawsuit alleging that the multi-millionaire businessman sexually assaulted a Cleveland woman in his office last year.
According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the claims come from a 39-year-old married mother of four who says she met Ganley at a Tea Party rally in July of last year, where she asked if she could get involved in the campaign.
After a series of meetings revolving around campaign duties and a potential car repair, on August 1, 2009, Ganley allegedly sexually assaulted the woman.....