Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for September 30, 2012
September 29, 2012
October 01, 2012
Transcript:
Kim: Where R U? Mike: In kitchen. U? Kim: Me, 2. Want 2 hook up for coffee? Interviewer: Congressman Ryan, you and Todd Akin co-sponsored a federal "personhood" bill that would grand full legal rights to a fertilized egg, even in the case of rape or incest. Under your bill a rape victim would be forced by the state to carry the rapist's baby to term... and if she doesn't, she and her doctor could be charged with homicide and sent to join her rapist in prison. Sir, are you sure you've thought through the deeply cruel implications of your bill? Ryan: You raise an excellent point. Interviewer: I do? Ryan: Yes, we'll need more prisons. Nice catch.
I cannot foresee Romney allowing the “personhood” law, as described above, going forward. Below is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints published opinionon abortion. Please, do not go off on the religion tangent. This is for information purposes only.
“The Church opposes abortion and counsels its members not to submit to or perform an abortion except in the rare cases where, in the opinion of competent medical counsel, the life or good health of the mother is seriously endangered or where the pregnancy was caused by rape and produces serious emotional trauma in the mother. Even then it should be done only after counseling with the local presiding priesthood authority and after receiving divine confirmation through prayer.”
In recent years, the language has been amended to include incest as being equal to rape. I know this will not satisfy pro-choicers but it is far better than the pro-Akins crowd. And most conservatives that I know are not fans of blabbermouth Limbough.