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Tag: Abortion * Jewish * Lisa Brown * MI Democrats * MI House * RepublicansBy JenKuznicki, Section News
Lisa Brown, a Democrat from West Bloomfield, made an ass of herself yesterday during the debate in the House over changes in abortion regulations. Presumably upset because the Michigan Republican Party is trying to lessen the number of abortions in the state, Brown took to the floor and said that prohibiting abortions after 20 weeks goes against Jewish beliefs that abortions are allowable, and mandatory, if necessary to save the life of the mother -- at any stage of gestation. What Brown did not point out is that the bill would allow for abortions to save the life of the mother. Her point is moot, therefore she was only grandstanding.
She used her Jewish faith as a reason more abortions should be allowed, as if it is Jewish law to kill the unborn.
"I have not asked you to adopt and adhere to my religious beliefs, why are you asking me to adhere to yours?" she asked. It is true that the Jewish faith does allow for stopping a pregnancy in the case of saving the life of the mother, so that she may go on to have a successful pregnancy, however, Brown's comments were out of line because nobody was suggesting that abortions would be banned in those cases. She finished with:
"I'm flattered that you want to get in my vagina, but no means no," she said. More below the fold: (12 comments, 844 words in story) Full Story |
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