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Biden Says Life Begins at Conception
WASHINGTON — Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr., the Democratic nominee for vice president, departed Sunday from party doctrine on abortion rights, declaring that as a Catholic, he believes life begins at conception.
While Mr. Biden’s views may not be new to Democrats in his circle, his comments, in an interview on “Meet the Press” on NBC, came at a time when his party is confronted with a new face: Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice-presidential nominee, whose anti-abortion stance and decision to give birth just five months ago to a baby with Down syndrome have revved up the conservative base of her party.
WASHINGTON — Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr., the Democratic nominee for vice president, departed Sunday from party doctrine on abortion rights, declaring that as a Catholic, he believes life begins at conception. But the Delaware senator added that he would not impose his personal views on others, and had indeed voted against curtailing abortion rights and against criminalizing abortion.
While Mr. Biden’s views may not be new to Democrats in his circle, his comments, in an interview on “Meet the Press” on NBC, came at a time when his party is confronted with a new face: Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice-presidential nominee, whose anti-abortion stance and decision to give birth just five months ago to a baby with Down syndrome have revved up the conservative base of her party.
Originally posted by yeti101
reply to post by marg6043
yeah it actually shocks me religion plays such a big part in the USA.
Originally posted by jamie83
How does Biden reconcile his belief that life begins at conception, and his urging to use embryos for stem cell research?
It seems he is a proponent for experimentation on living humans and then throwing them away. The two positions don't make sense.
Originally posted by The Cyfre
I mean, the opposition to stem cell research thinks that by banning the research, they are protecting these embryos from destruction. But they're not. They're going to be destroyed ANYWAY.