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    • Hatch Questions Kagan on Partial Birth Abortion Memo

    John on June 30, 2010 at 2:10 pm

    Orrin Hatch is persistent and Kagan, the woman with no opinions, seems eager to avoid taking credit for the memo in question.

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    Note that this isn’t merely support for partial birth abortion, which is despicable in its own right. This is someone using their government position to try and invent a reason for the law to protect this gruesome practice even after the doctors with expertise say they can envision no case where it would be necessary.

    Kagan is an extremist on this issue. She is not within the mainstream of the country or her party. Until now I have accepted that she will be confirmed, thinking her no worse than the other liberals on the court. Now I wish it were possible to block her nomination. In short, she should go down in flames over this. We do not need enthusiastic fans of infanticide on the Supreme Court.

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    2 Comments

    1. Jersey McJones

      “Partial birth abortion” is not even a recognized medical term by the ACOG and they’ve always been against the ban. Are you for real?

      JMJ

      June 30, 2010 @ 7:22 pm
    2. MX

      We should expect no less from this woman!! Obama and her are real good friends and agree on everything period. Wasn’t it Obama who wouldn’t support a bill that would protect babies who were born alive after a batched abortion. THESE PEOPLE ARE DESTESTABLE PERIOD!!!!!!!

      June 30, 2010 @ 10:15 pm

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