The Family Research Council, a religious right powerhouse spun off from Dobson’s Focus on the Family, hosted a “Blog for Life” event yesterday on the national Mall, marking the 34th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. There were plenty of odd moments, including a speaker who displayed an article titled “Abortionist Accused of Eating Fetuses.” Another participant distributed cards saying “Birth Control Is Harmful.”<\/p>\n
But if we just stick to the Republican presidential candidates who were on hand for the event, it’s a tough call which of the two offered the more breathtaking comment. Candidate #1: Sen. Sam Brownback<\/a> (R-Kan.).<\/p>\n Brownback … was in his element. He announced his introduction of the “Unborn Pain Awareness Act” and vowed to protect all “children of a living God.” Asking why disabled Americans are protected but not fetuses with abnormalities, he demanded: “What’s the difference — location?” For emphasis, he introduced a 4-year-old girl with Down syndrome. He urged the listeners to speak to abortion-rights supporters with “truth encased in love.”<\/p>\n “Roe v. Wade is going to be overturned,” he told the cheering crowd. Brownback predicted that would happen “a few years from now,” and abortion will be illegal unless a mother’s life is at risk, he said.<\/p>\n [George] Isajiw of the Catholic Medical Association rose to argue that even an exception to protect a mother’s life is unnecessary. “That’s a good point,” Brownback responded. “Well said.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n It’s a “good point” to deny an exception for pregnant women who would likely die during delivery? That’s<\/i> Brownback’s position on the issue?<\/p>\n