Tag: Right to Choose

I’ll given Dan Sebring credit; he’s certainly not afraid to take a chance at offending voters. You’ll remember Sebring as the Republican “Tea Party” candidate who failed miserably in his quest to unseat Democratic Rep. Gwen Moore in 2010, but you may also remember Sebring from the press release he…

Last night Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake appeared on the “Kingdom Government” internet radio show hosted by Pastor David King, himself a Republican candidate for Wisconsin Secretary of State. During the show, King and Westlake touched on a number of issues, and here’s a recap of just a few…

“Sunday will be anything but super for abortion-loving liberals” So says conservative bomb-thrower Kevin Fischer, who’s clearly a subscriber to the notion that all liberals think exactly alike on every issue, allowing for all liberal to be lumped together in sweeping generalizations. However, as grumps of The Happy Circumstance notes…

To follow-up on Zach’s earlier post on this topic. What’s the matter with RI? First we had the governor vetoing a law giving gay partners burial rights, as Zach reference, we now have the Catholic Bishop denying communion to Democratic Representative Patrick Kennedy, Jr.  Chris Matthews on Hardball decided to…

According to the Providence Journal, Rep. Patrick Kennedy, a Democrat from Rhode Island, has said the Roman Catholic bishop of Providence has forbidden him from receiving communion due to his support for abortion rights: Kennedy said Providence Bishop Thomas J. Tobin “instructed me not to take communion and said that…

…and it has for 18 years: The Republican National Committee’s health insurance plan covers elective abortion – a procedure the party’s own platform calls “a fundamental assault on innocent human life.” Federal Election Commission Records show the RNC purchases its insurance from Cigna. Two sales agents for the company said…

“[U]nder no certain circumstances will I give the government control over my body and my health care decisions.” – Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-MN), appearing on Sean Hannity’s radio show on Tuesday. All I can say is welcome to the ranks of the pro-choice, Rep. Bachmann! H/T to folkbum.

Installment three of my ongoing series exploring U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake’s ideas on the issues he believes Wisconsinites are concerned about will focus on Westlake’s beliefs on the role of government (emphasis mine): I believe that the federal government’s primary responsibilities should be to create a strong infrastructure upon…

The number of abortions performed in Wisconsin dropped slightly last year to its lowest level since the state began keeping records three decades ago, according to a report released by the state yesterday. According to the report, the state Department of Health Services study found that 8,229 abortions were performed…

Earlier today, Dr. George Tiller, one of the nation’s few providers of late-term abortions despite decades of protests and attacks, was shot and killed in a church where he was serving as an usher. While police have not yet released a motive for the shooting, Dr. Tiller’s violent death was…