Operation A-Word

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 23:02:03 -0400
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Across the country, there is a not-so-secret war brewing over a once settled issue…

Abortion.

Members of the decidedly pro-life Republican Party are mobilizing. Their goal is to restrict or deny a woman’s right to choose. Unfortunately for them, their goal remains elusive.

In Kansas, a new state budget barred Planned Parenthood from any of the state’s federal funding. On Tuesday, a judge ordered the state to resume payments immediately. (To be clear, Planned Parenthood does not use federal funds to pay for abortions.)

Also this week, a judge in Texas blocked parts of a law that would require women to go through a sonogram before an abortion, a tactic used to make them rethink their decision.

Considering abortion was made legal in 1973, should opponents abort their mission?