Rescuing the Pro-Life Cause | National Catholic Reporter by MSW. MGB: Bishop Tobin seems to be in line with the right wingnut movement to bash Mandela one last time. THAT is the problem with the pro-life movement. His criticism is over the top as well. Have the law decriminalize abortion IS NOT the same thing as promoting it. Whether he ever made statements saying abortion is to be recommended or not is the question of whether he promoted abortion. Tobin needs to realize that Desmond Tutu is his archbishop - not some Catholic prelate. I suspect the Anglican view is a bit different on this matter - which is the difference between moral evil (and again, removing state sanctions is not evil) and sin.
What the Left needs to do, especially the elected Left like Biden and Pelosi, is to point out what a sham the pro-life movement really is - and will continue to be until it gets on the living wage bandwagon. While the Bushes made progress in this area - by instituting a Child Tax Credit - they did not go far enough. It needs to be increased by six to twelve fold (depending on whether states match it) so that each child gets $12,000 a year for the family.
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