|
|
Article: Litmus tests, slippery slopes.(failure to ban partial-birth abortions could lead to infanticide)(Brief Article)(Column)
- Article from:
- U.S. News & World Report
- Article date:
- January 26, 1998
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1998 All rights reserved. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
The New York Times is concerned about the future of the Republican Party again, so I guess we should all pay close attention. A Times editorial proclaims that the idea of withholding campaign money from defenders of "partial-birth" abortion is just awful. It would "essentially banish pro-choice Republicans and destroy any semblance of a 'big tent' approach." Why the Times thinks pro-choice Republicans can't vote to ban the grisly partial-birth operation is obscure. Why the newspaper worries about the size of the Republican tent is even more obscure, since the paper hardly ever endorses the candidacy of anyone in it.
Still, the Times has much to tell us. For instance ...