Kucinich against Abortion Re: The Devil and Mr. Hicks

[Dennis Perrin]

> ,,,One thing you won't find on Kucinich's Web site, though, is any
> mention of his opposition to abortion rights. In his two terms in
> Congress, he has quietly amassed an anti-choice voting record of
> Henry Hyde-like proportions. He supported Bush's reinstatement of the
> gag rule for recipients of U.S. family planning funds abroad. He
> supported the Child Custody Protection Act, which prohibits anyone
> but a parent from taking a teenage girl across state lines for an
> abortion. He voted for the Unborn Victims of Violence Act, which
> makes it a crime, distinct from assault on a pregnant woman, to cause
> the injury or death of a fetus. He voted against funding research on
> RU-486. He voted for a ban on dilation and extraction (so-called
> partial-birth) abortions without a maternal health exception. He even
> voted against contraception coverage in health insurance plans for
> federal workers -- a huge work force of some 2.6 million people (and
> yes, for many of them, Viagra is covered).

So, he favors outlawing abortion. Even though I personally oppose abortion
(but remain pro-choice), I could never back Kucinich.

DP