Roundup: Anne Coulter Wouldn't Shoot an Abortion Provider but "Doesn't Want to Impose Her Morals on Others"

Roundup: Anne Coulter Wouldn’t Shoot an Abortion Provider but “Doesn’t Want to Impose Her Morals on Others”

Jun 26, 2009, 11:14am

Anne Coulter Wouldn't Shoot an Abortion Provider but "Doesn't Want to Impose Her Morals on Others"; When Pregnancy Is a Form of Partner Abuse; Mike Huckabee Says Common Ground Does Not Exist

Anne Coulter Wouldn’t Shoot an Abortion Provider but "Doesn’t Want to Impose Her Morals on Others"

As
always, Anne Coulter is spitting out any words that will get her some
media attention. This time, she justifies the murder of abortion
provider Dr. George Tiller, reports a Daily Kos article.

In her most recent column, in which she poses as a "Legal Correspondent," she wrote:

I wouldn’t kill an abortionist myself, but I wouldn’t want to impose my moral values on others.
No one is for shooting abortionists. But how will criminalizing men
making difficult, often tragic, decisions be an effective means of
achieving the goal of reducing the shootings of abortionists?
Following the moral precepts of liberals, I believe the correct
position is: If you don’t believe in shooting abortionists, then don’t
shoot one.

Then
she appeared on Fox’s The O’Reilly Factor, where she said she did not
consider Tiller’s killing murder.

O’Reilly asked her to elaborate and
she said, "I am personally opposed to shooting abortionists, but I don’t want to impose my moral values on others."

On Alternet.org, Lynn Harris offers a groundbreaking analysis of the effect of dating violence on unintended teen pregnancy. According to the article,
many violence and public health experts say that abuse is not always in
the form of bruises, but instead in contraceptive sabotage that can end
in pregnancy. Harris tells the
story of a young girl named "Janey," who was in an abusive relationship
with a man who cheated on her, and raped her. After two pregnancies and
many STD’s, Janey told her boyfriend to move out, but he threatened her
with more violence.

Harris writes:

"Sexual coercion and "reproductive control," including contraceptive
sabotage, are a common, and devastating, facet of dating and domestic
abuse. A growing number of studies, experts and young women
themselves are testifying to boyfriends demanding unprotected sex,
lying about "pulling out," hiding or destroying birth control —
flushing pills down the toilet, say — and preventing (or, in some
cases, forcing) abortion.

The implications for young women’s and public health are profound, among them unintended pregnancy,
miscarriage and STDs, including HIV. (Some STDs are cured easily — if
tested for and treated — while others can lead to chronic pelvic pain,
ectopic pregnancy, even infertility.) While this problem is not
brand-new, only now are we starting to understand its scope – and,
ideally, starting to learn from its consequences."

Harris
also cites a Boston-area study that found that 53 of 61 girls were in
abusive and sexually active relationships at the time they were
interviewed, and said 26 percent of the girls said their boyfriends
were "actively trying to get them pregnant by manipulating condom use, sabotaging birth control."

Mike Huckabee Says Common Ground Does Not Exist

When he appeared on the Daily Show with
Jon Stewart, former Republican presidential nominee Mike Huckabee said
there is no such thing as a common ground regarding the abortion
debate, a LifeNews.com article said.

According to the article, Huckabee said

"Abortion advocates don’t want to give an inch in the abortion
debate by accepting even modest limits on abortion such as parental
notification, which would allow parents to know when their daughters
are considering the life-altering."

When Stewart asked him to entertain the idea of common ground, Huckabee
said he would be willing to support efforts that truthfully reduce
abortions and don’t just give more money to abortion rights groups like
Planned Parenthood.

Stewart said he was in the "squishy middle" of the abortion debate.

OTHER NEWS TO NOTE:

June 26: Knox News: Johnson: Legislature breathes life into pro-life movement

June 25: Feminist Daily News Wire: Court of Appeals Upholds Virginia Late Abortion Ruling

June 25: Catholic News Agency: English and Welsh bishops vigorously reject abortion and condom advertising

June 26: Renew America: Giving empathy a bad name

June 25: Catholic Spirit: Black priest says pro-life, African-American communities must unite

June 25: LifeSiteNews: Abortion Proponents See Red after Senator Proposes "Office of Unborn Children’s Health" in Healthcare Bill

June 25: LifeNews: Senate OKs Nomination of Pro-Abortion Harold Koh as Top State Dept Attorney

June 25: Feministe: I think you’re confused as to the meaning of "child support"

June 25: HuffPo: Achieving Sustainable Impact at Scale

June 25: AP: RI adoption-records bill held