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Boehner Wants to Make Abortion 'A Relic of the Past'

The House Speaker calls ending abortion a 'fundamental goal' this year

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by Lisa Fine

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House Speaker John Boehner said he wants to "help make abortion a relic of the past."

"Let that be one of our most fundamental goals this year," Boehner said. It's time for anti-abortion activisits to "commit ourselves to doing everything we can to protect the sanctity of life," he added.

The Ohio Republican made the remarks Friday on a recorded video broadcast to the crowd at an anti-abortion protest in Washington D.C. on the 40th anniversary of the Roe Vs. Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion, the Huffington Post.

The first step, Boehner said, is making permanent the Hyde Amendment, which prevents federal dollars from being used to pay for abortions except in cases of rape or incest.

"For the new Congress, that means bringing together a bipartisan pro-life majority and getting to work," Boehner said. "In accordance with the will of the people, we will again work to pass the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, formally codifying the Hyde Amendment."

Via the Huffington Post

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    woodtick57
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    I'm glad to see that Boehner is in full support of the known tactics we have for getting rid of abortions, such as real sex education and birth control education and funding.

    it may not play well with the whackjob far right evangelicals that don't seem to care about ending abortions, but he seems to be standing up for what is right and best for our country...

    (he's a little misguided if he thinks it will happen in a year, though...)
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    BelinKS
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    The Hyde amendment is doable. We are all for lowering our taxes. Ridding the nation of providing abortions with our federal taxes would be a big reduction in spending. In this day and age, a woman knows how to not get pregnant! We actually do pay for birth control through the health department, but that cost is much less and usually is payed for by each state. Don't you think the number of abortions would be drastically reduced if these women had to pay for it themselves? They would be much more responsible using birth control rather than trying to come up with $500. or more. The only ones provided by us should be rape, incest and not just the health of the mother, but if it were a life or death situation. Women who have a problem that getting pregnant could kill them should consider a permanent solution. You can also get that paid for through the health department that will send you to an OBGYN and hospital to get the procedure done. No money out of your own pocket. I'm not saying to force this on women, but educating them. If a pregnancy equals death for that individual, I don't see why she would not get this done for free and quit risking her life. Abortion is an invasive procedure with the same risk as getting your tubes tied.
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    BelinKS
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    "Far right evangelicals that don't seem to care about ending abortions"
    I think you got a little mixed up there. They are the ones that oppose all abortions.
  • nwjeff
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    woodtick your name says a lot. As a whack job that you call me I do believe it is a women's right to choose for it is her body not some heavy set white man in congress to tell her what to do with it. But then you would be against me as a person because I am a gay man (and it is not a choice) who believes that all of us men and women are created equal under our constitution and under the eyes of God.
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    woodtick57
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    Oh, now that I read the article, he seems to be sticking to the already failed policies that have been tried before...

    i had such hope for him....

    guess he's more about pandering to whackjobs than actually stopping abortions...
  • FollowTheMoney
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    Sure it is. It's all about securing backing. The guy's about to lose his job and he knows it. But then that's the name of the game for professional politician.
  • PoliticalSpice
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    This won't happen. He is just currying favor with the conservative base, as he has begun to and plans to sell em down the river on economic policy and immigration and needs to shore up as much support as possible if he wants re-election in his conservative district.
  • martydotcom
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    Guess he made it very clear what he thinks of all the the up and coming conservative governors who agreed the party should eliminate the word abortion from their dictionary. A big F/u to Jindal, Scott Walker and of course Christie Love the way they're tackling the demographic 70% favor abortion, women's Heath. Maybe Boehner will support abortion for Latino's to cut their #'s lol.
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    Center
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    @martydotcom they ran on jobs, jobs, jobs in 2010 and we got abortion, rape, personhood and 2012 was jobs, jobs, jobs and now we got rape, abortion, default. I am looking forward to 2014 theme to result in abortion, rape, irrelevance
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    sylehrman
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    See what I mean? He wants you to worry about that and pay no attention to what else hw might want to do leading the nation down to endless wars and destruction. Oh, but save those foetuses so they can suffer and die under the yoke that he and his pals will fashion.
  • frigginhell
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    Yes, I was under the impression at this time the budget was our priority and not social issues meant to drive wedges. I suppose this is his response to Obama's innaugural address to consolidate his base. It won't happen, they won't pass it, they'll stick it inside a bill they're pretending to be bipartisan with but really want to fail and then blame the democrats for whatever it is they killed with it. Possibly lets add it as an earmark to job training for the troops. OMG the democrats voted down job training for the troops (forget the abortion earmark) They've been playing the same hand for so long it's time to call their bluff. Nationwide state level recall elections.
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    sylehrman
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    @frigginhell Yawn. That's just a fancy version of "Well the Democrats did it." You got nothing. Republicans absolutely refuse to take any responsibility for anything they ever did, just blaming the Democrats. My kids used to do that but they grew up.
  • FollowTheMoney
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    @frigginhell This tactic your describing has been in the professional politicians play book since the '50's. This isn't a Republican thing, It's pro politics 101. But don't get me wrong, you still have the right to engage in partisan politics all you like. That's why this country is in the toilet, blindly following one of the power parties or believing TV pundits, but it is your right.
  • frigginhell
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    @FollowTheMoney allow me to respond to both of you gentlemen. we're talking about boehner, he's the speaker of the house and a member of the GOP, correct? that's why i'm talking about the GOP on this topic. You want to bring up a bill killer tactic for the democrats I'll happily support you on it. I'm certain both sides of the aisle do it. I'm calling this what it is. A shameless attempt at pandering to a group he has no intention of actually fullfilling when push comes to shove. The abortion issue and Roe V Wade has been the dangling carrot for 40 years. With a democrat president and senate he has ZERO chance of making good on this promise. He knows it. He's playing for the mid-terms and shoring up support following Obama's base pleasing inaugural. Which, as I recall, I mentioned in my original post.

    Silly bastards, thinking just because I don't like Boehner and the GOP I must like democrats. If you feel I unfairly target them more often it's probably just because as of late they just make it so darn easy.
  • FollowTheMoney
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    @frigginhell After re-reading your comment it would appear, I jumped the gun. But in my defense, I see so many people blindly supporting one power party over the other based on political rhetoric and regurgitated comments by pundits. When the ideology of the parties aren't really the problem because they're so closely aligned. The problem is the nature of the politician it self. I stand corrected.

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    ctc
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    It's time for anti-abortion activisits to "commit ourselves to doing everything we can to protect the sanctity of life,"
    That's sure sounds like code for asking the right-wing nuts to go after another abortion Doctor.
    When will these people accept what is "the law of the land"??
  • dances-weebles
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    it sounds to me as though the anti abortion crowd should begin fighting to ban capital punishment... they are, after all, worried about the 'sanctity of life'.
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    Chromalord
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    I think its sort of ironic that a person behaving like a relic from the past wants to make something else a relic from the past.
  • Roco
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    Isn't this the same GOP agenda that got them kicked in the butt the last election? It's a shame that the Republicans don't learn from their mistakes.
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    cleverusername
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    Where did he say that?
    Don't you think government funded abortions is regulating life oops I mean "peoples lives"? Why is it big governments job to pay for cases outside rape incest and danger to the mother's life or health?
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    cleverusername
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    @woodtick57 BTW don't get me wrong though I am not a pro-life nut. I think a balance needs to be found between choice and upholding values and responsibility.

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    cleverusername
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    "The first step, Boehner said, is making permanent the Hyde Amendment, which prevents federal dollars from being used to pay for abortions except in cases of rape or incest."

    I would like to see politix make this a poll or question. Do you support government funded abortions that are not rape, incest, or a danger to the mothers life?

    Why should anything outside of that scope be paid for by tax dollars? Other then keeping the population down and a limit on the foolish population.
  • WMCOL
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    Well whaddaya know, anti-abortion and anti-gun interests will just about balance each other, giving neither side an advantage.

    If liberals backed off on guns they would win with abortion in 2014, and if conservatives backed off on abortion they would win with guns in 2014
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    woodtick57
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    people 'win' with abortion? maybe freedonm wins when we follow our constitution.

    if you want to stop abortions, we know how to do that. making them illegal was tried and failed miserably.
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    lorelei
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    How do you figure? Is there some agreement between the parties that if you give us ours, we'll give you yours? I doubt it. Politics is a dog-eat-dog world. If liberals "gave" the gun nuts their guns, conservatives would still want to "make abortion 'a relic of the past'."
  • WMCOL
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    @lorelei
    "anti-abortion and anti-gun interests will just about balance each other, giving neither side an advantage."
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    woodtick57
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    so we should be doing what we know works to get rid of abortions.

    making them illegal has already been tried and it in now way got rid of abortions. why try something already proven to not work?
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    woodtick57
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    @NTBFW

    which is why the people that are trying to block the known tactics we have for stopping the need for abortions have no character...the people that want to try known failed tactics have no character. they want to do what they want, the dead babies be damned...
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    woodtick57
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    @NTBFW

    No, i have done noth9ng here but promote the known ways we can stop them.

    You seem to be supporting ways to keep them going...

    Why?

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  • twinertia
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    Abortion goes back thousands of years in human history. Only an idiot would think that it could be done away with. The advent of medical abortion is rapidly making the procedure a non-issue, and putting it where it belongs: between a woman and her doctor.
  • stepped_in_it
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    You know, I would argue with you.....BUT, I can't. You're right! What I do find amazing is some of these rubes believe it all started in '73. Schools sure have failed in teaching history!
  • jessejaymes
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    @stepped_in_it Schools haven't so much failed in teaching history as much as religion has perfected brain washing mind control.
  • Dan_Tien
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    Just when I thought the Republican Party was going to stop pandering to the fundamentalists. I guess Mr. Boehner has made it a priority to forestall accusations that he is a RINO.
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    cleverusername
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    55 million dead in four decades. But hey lets take guns away from people who are not criminals or kill people. If any of you are serious about this latest bs gun distraction then I guess you would support a ban on recreational sex. After all it serves no purpose outside of recreation and like the first sentence has killed more 55 million. Remind me again how many kids have died?
    I will tell you what you all get on board with that ban and sex control and background checks to have children and I will be fully on board with banning some guns.
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    cleverusername
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    @woodtick57 yep and it kills...millions and millions...has wide economic and social ramifications etc. But hey it's fun and a right...right? smirk...
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    woodtick57
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    @cleverusername

    hardly. what kills millions is poor educationa and a prudish group of US citizens preventing the techniques we have for stopping the need for abortions...

    so basically, you.
  • jamie91
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    @cleverusername sex is good for you. The health benefits are well documented. Abortion will never and should never go away, but education and availability of birth control would go a long way to limiting the need for abortion.
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    cleverusername
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    @jamie91 I agree with most of what you said except it should never go away. I believe working to that end (no abortions) is a noble and just cause as long as it's not done in some draconian way. But I think you actually agree.

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  • AtheistStand
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    He wants (like all the other republicans) to make abortions for poor females a relic because rich females have always been able to get safe clean convenient abortions all through history. They could leave for a trip pregnant and come back 1 week later fetus free! Because they were rich.

    Its the poor females that die in back alleys and back rooms from dirty tools and non doctor abortions.

    People that truly care about human life should be pounding their fists daily to fight for low cost accessible healthcare for ALL…. Vocal on no wars…..vocal on gun regulations…..vocal on fair pay and protection for workers rights……. The republicans have picked something that is silly to focus on……that’s pretty much what they do.

    They dont care where it matters.
  • Politicskid
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    So you value a mother's life, who's already lived for a good couple decades, and has probably messed up her life, over the life of a child who hasn't had a shot at doing any good or enjoying life at all?
  • wild_turkey6
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    @Politicskid So what would you do to help that poor mother other than shame her for being a drain on society or a dirty whore for getting pregnant in the first place. These are usually the standard responses from the pro life crowd. You should call it what it is, the pro fetus movement. Because as soon as the child is born he is forgotten and then the cycle begins again as "another welfare baby" wanting a handout.
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    Cheenoguy
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    @Politicskid
    Since one is a human being and the other is a fetus with the potential to be a human being, yes I do value the mother's life more.
  • Politicskid
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    @Cheenoguy Okay, so how about we make it so you can only have an abortion after the fourth month if it has a significant (over 25%) chance of killing the mother, as deemed by multiple doctors?
  • Politicskid
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    @wild_turkey6 The idea behind shame is not to help the person who's doing the shameful act. It's to prevent other people from doing the shameful act. Sure, it'll hurt some people, but it'll help a lot more!

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  • Politicskid
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    Yeah, saving a million lives a year sure drives people away from voting for you (sarcasm)

    Everybody who's pro abortion has already been born!
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    woodtick57
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    but , in fact, he isn't. making abvortions illegal, or even hard to get, will not stop them. proven failed tactic. why would any sane person back proven failed tactics?
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