by LauraLoo
This two-year-old yet timely video serves as a reminder of where current GOP VP nominee Paul Ryan stood on the abortion issue in the health care debate, as opposed to DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
Interesting that both cited “Catholic authorities” agreeing with their individual positions.
[HT: carder & Fr. Z]
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I think that people will look at that and think that’s a step too far…. I find it really abhorrent to see the sort of campaign that’s been raised now on a really sensitive issue.
I’m concerned to see young kids involved in a debate like this.
There was a good point made in some of the commentary that I saw, that these young people are at an age that they haven’t actually lived long in the life to experience the competing issues that adults have to confront in their lifetime.
~ Australian Premier Lara Giddings (pictured above right; click to enlarge), commenting on silent protests at the Tasmanian Parliament involving “more than 200 people… [including] young children – some in school uniform… rall[ying] against proposed changes to the state’s laws to allow abortions up to 24 weeks into a pregnancy,” as quoted by ABC News, April 10
Video at link.
Comments (1)
Conflicting authorities? Not really. Ryan is correct. The bishops are the legitimate teaching authority, and hospital administrators are not. It’s very clear, unless you are attempting to fool people, like Wasserman Schultz.
Hahaha! I love Ryan in this. “Ooh, hey, I’m glad you asked that because I have a handy-dandy visusal aid that I brought with me just for this question! Ta-da!”
Of course the nuns can “weigh in”. Heck, Rabbi’s, Imams and I can weigh in. But our “opinions” carry very little weight. Free Speech does not equal Authority. Ryan is right. The Bishops have the final word.
But it isn’t a doctrinal issue.
The issue is whether the bill pays for abortion.
Either the bill funds abortion or it doesn’t.
Hospital administrators would be able to determine that.
Collecting payments from third parties is what they do.