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National Review •speculation that Obama "very possibly" would have been aborted if Roe v. Wade had been the law of the land in 1961 is raised by writer on Website...
Tribe developed his argument from the Ninth Amendment, which reserves rights for “the people.” Many legal experts argue that a host of rights—such as the right to privacy, which underpins Supreme Court decisions including Roe v. Wade—emanate from the amendment...
...trouble - at least, for Democrats - started in 1980. The Roe v. Wade decision had elevated the political importance of abortion, and while Catholics tentatively supported Jimmy Carter in 1976, they soon determined he was not the pro-life politician they had assumed. When Carter appeared with Ronald Reagan at the Al Smith Dinner, the crowd embraced the GOP challenger with warm applause. Carter was booed...
...life Catholics have also spoken out to argue that Obama's support for an abortion reduction strategy - which he mentioned in both his acceptance speech and in the third presidential debate - makes him a more "pro-life" candidate than McCain. The GOP's single focus on overturning Roe, they argue, ignores the progress that could be made in lowering the abortion rate through changes in economic policies and by reforming adoption laws. Most recently, two high-profile Obama supporters - former Reagan Justice Department official Douglas Kmiec and actor Martin Sheen - have filmed a series of short videos making this case...
...News coincided with a collapse in her approval ratings and a loss of McCain's gains among white women. In the interviews, Palin showed a lack of understanding of a number of key federal issues, including the debate over the constitutional right to privacy that forms the basis of Roe v. Wade, McCain's policy on Pakistan and the record of Vice President Dick Cheney. After Couric was done, Saturday Night Live took over. One can only imagine how much better it might have been if the McCain campaign had given Palin some extra time to prepare for the questions...