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NY Mayor lacks moral code

On Thursday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City told an audience that there is no middle ground on the abortion issue.

Mr. Bloomberg yesterday told an audience of abortion rights advocates that "on this issue, you're either with us or against us," and he urged them not to let elected officials "nuance themselves" away from a strong commitment to women's rights.

There is a bit of irony to the mayor's position. Often, it is the liberal establishment that argues conservatives too often see "black and white" with no "shades of gray" on matters. Democrats argue that most issues involve a degree of "gray."

Mayor Bloomberg is clearly taking a "black or white" stance on the abortion issue, yet as an elected Republican, one would assume he is taking the wrong side. He is also treating the abortion issue in an extreme matter, when clearly the majority of Americans believe it is one of the top social issues that involves a degree of gray.

"Reproductive choice is a fundamental human right, and we can never take it for granted," Mr. Bloomberg said.

Unfortunately, the Mayor of New York City is clearly not considering the Rights to the new life that has been conceived. Reproduction is part of nature and whatever higher power you believe in or your understanding of male and female differences, it is how a species continues to exist. The female of all species is responsible for carrying the young to term and their bodies are designed to do so (I know about sea horses, I'm not talking about exceptions to the rule). This is not something that should be viewed as an intrusion to Woman's Rights. It is a given.

Let's look at a ridiculous scenerio. If a woman chooses to have a child, then when that child grows up and turns out to be a problem child, a woman should have the right to sue government for not doing a good enough job convincing her to have an abortion. This, of course, is preposterous, yet if we believe this argument, that abortion is black or white rather than a gray area, one can say we are striving to reach such a scenerio in the courts some day.

by Daniel Peterson, Saturday, Apr. 29 | Permalink



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Mayor Bloomberg is certainly not a real Republican and should no longer receive our support!

by NET , Tuesday, May. 2

Posted by NET
Tuesday, May. 2 - 3:45 PM




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