October 30, 2004

DEATH BECOMES HIM:

Kerry defends abortion on Hispanic television network (CNA, Oct. 29, 2004)

In a brief interview with the Hispanic television network Univision, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry justified his support for abortion by saying the act is a decision between “the woman, God and her doctor.”

Kerry’s response to the question was eliminated from the transcript of the interview which Univision posted on its website.

Nevertheless, the response was included in the televised version as millions of Hispanics tuned in.

After speaking on Iraq, eventual immigration reform and the economy, reporter Maria Elena Salinas said, “Some sectors of the Catholic Church are concerned because you support abortion and therefore you would be going against its teachings,” to which Kerry responded: “I am against abortion.”

Salinas then asked if he would name justices to the Supreme Court who would be willing to limit abortion. Kerry replied, “I am in favor of the right to choose."


Captain Clarity strikes again.

Posted by Orrin Judd at October 30, 2004 2:31 PM
Comments

Ah, yes, the abortion moderate.

Posted by: AC at October 30, 2004 3:25 PM

He was against abortion before he was for it.

Posted by: Jim in Chicago at October 30, 2004 4:16 PM

If he wants to run as someone who believes in Catholic morality, he should do so. When he wraps himself in the mantle of Catholicism and then supports every form of abortion up to and including whacking the kid on the head with a sledgehammer as it comes out of the womb, it creates a cognitive dissonance which should offend both supporters and opponents of abortion.

Posted by: Bart at October 30, 2004 5:45 PM

It's sort of like saying, "I'm personally against gassing Jews, but I support Heinrich Himmler's right to choose."

Posted by: Lou Gots at October 30, 2004 6:09 PM

It's the Stephen A. Douglas position on slavery, mapped onto the abortion issue.

Posted by: Mike Morley at October 30, 2004 7:53 PM

Kerry justified his support for abortion by saying the act is a decision between the woman, God and her doctor.

We already know how God feels; He's against it. And for "doctor" the statement should read "abortionist."

I therefore suggest a more accurate way of putting it: It's between the woman, her abortionist, and whatever personal demons are driving her to end an innocent life.

Posted by: Richard Donley at October 30, 2004 9:28 PM
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