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January 9, 2006

Dick Durbin Wants to Make Abortion a Crime

Posted by Eric at 2:59 pm. Filed under: Courts / Legal, Samuel A. Alito

I’m listening to the senators rambling on in their opening statements for Sam Alito’s hearings. Dick Durbin just discussed how much he has considered abortion with respect to the law, his own religious views, etc. and that he has come to the conclusion that we should ensure

“that we don’t make that decision [to have an abortion] a crime except in those extreme circumstances.”

He looked a bit confused when he said it. Did his speech writer screw up, or did I miss something? In what “extreme circumastances” would Dick Durbin make abortion a crime? Or is he have a flashback to 1989, when he said…

I believe we should end abortion on demand, and at every opportunity I have translated this belief into votes in the House of Representatives. I am opposed to the use of federal funds to pay for elective abortions, and will continue to support amendments to prohibit the funding of elective abortions for federal employees and Medicaid recipients. Also, notwithstanding the result in Webster, I continue to believe the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade should be reversed.


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  1. great article.

    Comment by criminal records — January 12, 2006 @ 2:22 pm

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