Abortion-rights group criticizes Pelosi over comments

Pelosi is 75, born, raised, and educated Catholic, is rich enough and safe enough in her house seat to lower her filters.

Clinton [Bill] said that "abortion should be cheap, available, and rare." Or something close to that, haven't Googled it.

Certain Republicans like to cast Democrats as baby-killers. [Congressman Neugebauer of my district said "Baby-killer!" audibly during an Obama speech to Congress.] Which is incorrect in two ways -- (1) that an embryo or fetus is a baby, and (2) that Democrats want to encourage abortion. [You might also add that the Bible says nothing about abortion, but Exodus 21:22 inplies that a fetus is a property right of the father. But those who claim to think the Bible is the literal word of God do a complicated dance to interpret that passage.]

The Democratic platform is to support a pregnant woman's right to choose, not to support abortion in itself. The prevailing evangelical Republican way is, if you do not approve of something, to make it illegal. While Democrats, most of them, are content to leave abortion to private conscience while keeping open the avenue of choice. Within the legal limits of Roe v. Wade, of course.

Now me, I'm an eco-extremist. I support NPG and think the government should encourage abortion and restrict immigration so as to reduce our population to under 200 million. I wouldn't be winning any elections anywhere.