Word: incestousness
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...matter how young she is. No matter how she, her doctor, or her parents feel. Even if the pregnancy resulted from rape." Opponents of abortion need to face hard questions. Why should the Government mandate that pregnancy not be ended when the woman is the victim of rape or incest? Or when there is evidence that she is physically or psychologically unsuited for motherhood? Or when examinations prove that the fetus will be born dead or hopelessly defective...
...successfully sponsored amendments, cutting off most federal funds for abortions, to appropriations bills. A Supreme Court ruling in 1980 upheld these restrictions as constitutional. New Health and Human Services Secretary Richard Schweiker, an ardent foe of abortion, has proposed eliminating federal financing even in cases of rape or incest. This would make funds available only for abortions that would save the life of the mother. Federally financed abortions
Virginia. Republican Governor John Daton last week vetoed a hotly contested bill that would have provided funds for abortions in cases of rape, incest or gross fetal abnormality. The Governor felt the bill was too liberal. Lieutenant Governor Charles Robb, a probable Democratic nominee for Governor this year, had cast the tie-breaking vote in the state senate for the bill. Baptist Preacher Jerry Falwell of Lynchburg, leader of the Moral Majority, called Robb's vote "shocking and unexpected" and vowed it would end Robb's chances of election...
...choice side. ABC-Harris polls indicate that by 60% to 37% Americans approve of the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion. But National Opinion Research Center surveys show there is a sharp distinction to be made: an overwhelming majority -more than 80%-favor abortions in cases of rape and incest or when pregnancy is a threat to a woman's life. But only about 40% favor abortions for less compelling reasons...
...placards read INCEST ISN'T SEXY and RAPE ISN'T FUNNY. The picketers shouted, "Lolita is a lie, pass it by!" and "Three-five-seven-nine, don't make profits from this crime...