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Newt Gingrich

Newt Gingrich says he is pro-life with respect to abortion.

Does that mean that he is against the death penalty?

I doubt it!

He has one of those special mirrors so he can shave both of his faces at the same time.

December 16, 2011 - Posted by | News | , , ,

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  1. Personally, I’m totally pro-choice and also against the death penalty. However, if I play devil’s advocate, there is a fundamental difference between these two issues.

    With the death penalty case, there is a person who has committed a crime we believe is serious enough to justify that. The penalty they face is a distant consequence of that person’s own actions and responsible decisions.

    Foetuses don’t commit crimes and therefore are totally innocent victims to other people’s decisions.

    Of course there are many other fundamental questions here (e.g. foetuses’ unconsciousness and law mistakes) which make me pro-choice, but in the eyes of those supporting one thing and not accepting another that doesn’t really look hypocritical, I presume.

    Comment by Yuriy | December 16, 2011 | Reply

  2. How are you?

    I once met someone who’d been on death row before we abolished it and freed as it was a miscarriage of justice. He went on to be a respected playright.

    I’m gainst the death penalty on moral grounds and have always been that way. But surprisingly, the death penalty is a very expensive option compared to life imprisonment, Also,if you look at US states with the death penalty, they generally have higher murder rates, than states without it.

    As to abortion, it’s very complicated. Hopefully though, it will be needed less, due to proper contraception.

    But you will never get rid of it. I think it’s cruel to bring someone into this world, who because of birth problems either die in a few months, or have a life of misery.

    It’s a personal decision though.

    Comment by AnonW | December 16, 2011 | Reply

  3. I’m fine, thanks! It’s been a busy year, but finally I’m on vacations till early January now.

    I agree that the abortion issue is actually a contraception issue. There is a perfect solution which leaves behind only truly horrible cases such as rape, so if one’s really pro-life, they should be probably advertising contraception rather than fighting abortions.

    Comment by Yuriy | December 16, 2011 | Reply

  4. I am against the death penalty but am pretty sure that the majority of people in this country would vote for it in any referendum. In the states it is apparent also that the majority support capital punishment. Does this mean we are less democratic than the USA?

    Comment by peter hoskins | December 16, 2011 | Reply

  5. The American political satirist P. J. O’Rourke makes some arresting observations on the subject:

    “There’s a balanced position that all of America’s presidential candidates could take on the controversial abortion issue. If they want votes they shouldn’t campaign to make abortion illegal or legal. They should campaign to make it retroactive. If a kid reaches 25 and he or she is still jobless, feckless, and sitting around Starbucks acting like a — no offense — European, then whack.”

    “A callous pragmatist might favour abortion and capital punishment. A devout Christian would sanction neither. But it takes years of therapy to arrive at the liberal view.”

    Comment by SpencerH | December 17, 2011 | Reply


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