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Click here to visit the new home of Politics Daily!A day after the annual March for Life drew thousands to frigid Washington to protest abortion, the Roman Catholic cardinal who is the American hierarchy's point man on pro-life issues said he was "hopeful" that the new Congress could move ahead on measures to restrict abortion. Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston also said he believes the cultural tide is turning against public acceptance of abortion, and that the revelations of gruesome practices by a Philadelphia abortionist will add to the disapproval. "This situation in Philadelphia is certainly sobering, and ...
On the 38th annivesary of the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion, President Obama said Saturday said he is committed to protecting what he considers a fundamental principle: "government should not intrude on private family matters." Obama, in a brief statement marking the 1973 Supreme Court opinion, said he also remains committed "to policies, initiatives and programs that help prevent unintended pregnancies, support pregnant women and mothers, encourage healthy relationships, and promote adoption." The president's remarks came as tens of thousands of anti-abortion demonstrators ...
Buoyed by the recent Supreme Court decision upholding the Federal partial-birth abortion ban, thousands of protesters gathered on the National Mall in Washington yesterday to mark the 35th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide. President Bush addressed the marchers, as he has done every year of his presidency. The president did not appear at the protest, but spoke to the protesters by telephone after hosting a group of pro-life leaders in the East Room of the White House.The president, considered by many to be the most pro-life president in memory, cited ...
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