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Fetuses to get voting rights
After signing a bill this week that would make it a separate crime to harm a fetus, President Bush proposed a bill that would allow fetuses to vote in the November election. Republican Congressman Wade Deaver (R-ID), who is expected to introduce the bill today, said, "This bill is about the rights of the unborn to have their voice heard in the upcoming election."
Abortion rights advocates see it as an attempt to undermine Roe v. Wade. "If this bill passes who in their right mind would say they are in favor of a woman's right to choose to eliminate a voting block?" said Jill Hanratty of the Women's Policy Project.
Pundits have been mixed. Some see this as an attempt to generate more votes for the President. Paula Blockamon wrote: "If the President is trying to expand the rights of the unborn, then fetuses are going to vote for Bush/Cheney because that is where their interests lie. For a fetus in the womb it is still 'all about me.'" Meanwhile Fox News showed a graphical representation by which all fetuses in 2000 would have voted for George W. Bush, thereby granting him the popular vote. "See it is a mandate," said Sean Hannity.
John Kerry, still recuperating from shoulder surgery, could not be reached for comment.
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Fetuses to get voting rights
After signing a bill this week that would make it a separate crime to harm a fetus, President Bush proposed a bill that would allow fetuses to vote in the November election. Republican Congressman Wade Deaver (R-ID), who is expected to introduce the bill today, said, "This bill is about the rights of the unborn to have their voice heard in the upcoming election."
Abortion rights advocates see it as an attempt to undermine Roe v. Wade. "If this bill passes who in their right mind would say they are in favor of a woman's right to choose to eliminate a voting block?" said Jill Hanratty of the Women's Policy Project.
Pundits have been mixed. Some see this as an attempt to generate more votes for the President. Paula Blockamon wrote: "If the President is trying to expand the rights of the unborn, then fetuses are going to vote for Bush/Cheney because that is where their interests lie. For a fetus in the womb it is still 'all about me.'" Meanwhile Fox News showed a graphical representation by which all fetuses in 2000 would have voted for George W. Bush, thereby granting him the popular vote. "See it is a mandate," said Sean Hannity.
John Kerry, still recuperating from shoulder surgery, could not be reached for comment.
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