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The Right of Conscience in the Age of Obama

"Conscience is the most sacred of all property." --James Madison Nurse Catherina Cenzon-DeCarlo winced as the doctor inserted forceps into his patient's dilated cervix and pushed them deep into her uterus. Then she stood shocked as he carefully ...

From MATT BOWMAN, American Spectator,  18 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Supreme Court of the United States,  U.S. Congress,  Planned Parenthood

Obama's Conscience Claws

President Obama has a masterful ability to convince people he is their friend even while he attacks them. This talent was on display last Thursday July 2, when the President spoke to members of the Catholic press about conscience rights for pro-life ...

From MATT BOWMAN, American Spectator,  7 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  George W. Bush,  U.S. Congress,  Adlai Stevenson III (politician),  Department of Health

Sebelius and Kmiec Catholicism

After focusing on the economy as long as he could, Obama necessarily had to face abortion again. He filled many lower appointments directly from groups like NARAL, but on Saturday he announced the queen of all pro-abortion nominees, Kansas Gov. ...

From MATT BOWMAN, American Spectator,  4 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Kathleen Sebelius,  Department of Health,  Tom Daschle

Obamas Gift to America

Barack Obama's "Faith Tour" needs some prayers. His month-long effort to court religious voters kicked off last week with mixed reactions. One of its first events in Virginia drew only 15 attendees, and Obama's Senior Religious Advisor was a no-show at ...

From MATT BOWMAN, American Spectator,  2 Oct 2008
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Planned Parenthood,  John McCain,  U.S. Congress,  Barbara Boxer

Meet the Obama Pro-Lifers

Have you met the "Welfare-Only Pro-Lifers"? They are spearheading Barack Obama's effort to tell pro-life voters that Obama will reduce abortion. What WOPLs are not telling people is that John McCain would fund abortion-reduction, too, while Obama's ...

From MATT BOWMAN, American Spectator,  12 Sep 2008
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  John McCain,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Planned Parenthood,  Sam Brownback

A Pro-Life Chinese Puzzle

Pro-life political activists are in a bind. They successfully fought off Rudy Giuliani's bid for the Republican nomination only to end up with Giuliani-lite John McCain. They may be quietly praying for a Huckabee-sized miracle. Groups like the ...

From MATT BOWMAN, American Spectator,  28 Feb 2008
Related Topics: John McCain,  U.S. Republican Party,  Rudy Giuliani,  Bob Dole,  Warren Rudman

Staring Decisis in the Face

As Republican candidates Mike Huckabee, John McCain, and Mitt Romney gather the lion's share of votes in the early primaries, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has made a poor showing, coming in sixth in Iowa and fourth in New Hampshire. His polling ...

From MATT BOWMAN, American Spectator,  11 Jan 2008
Related Topics: Rudy Giuliani,  U.S. Republican Party,  John McCain,  Mike Huckabee,  Mitt Romney

Give Life the Benefit of the Doubt

The Catholic Hospital Association of the United States is again being criticized for promoting a position on a controversial sanctity of life issue that errs against life instead of for life.  In October, I critiqued a CHA position paper on "emergency ...

From MATT BOWMAN, Constitutionally Correct,  20 Dec 2007

Stop That Singing in Whoville!

As Jordan explains in his post, the ACLU and its allies have a new spin on their anti-Christmas bias:  Christmas defenders should just shut up.  That's right, those bastions of free and open public debate have started a marketing campaign to repair ...

From MATT BOWMAN, Constitutionally Correct,  7 Dec 2007

‘Contracepting’ Christians from the Medical Profession: A Response to Marci Hamilton

Law professor Marci Hamilton, a regular contributor to Findlaw's parade of abortion enthusiasts, penned a screed today against religious freedom in the State of Washington.  Her article is well-crafted as a propaganda piece in the ongoing drumbeat to ...

From MATT BOWMAN, Constitutionally Correct,  15 Nov 2007

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