The Wall Street Journal gave a really famous anti-abortionist space to rave on about Palin's anti-abortion stand and even praised her choice to recently give birth to her 5th
child a Down's Syndrome boy that many might have aborted.  Jill Stanek a rabid right to lifer did a column. And here from Stanek's website is her statement about McCain's fabulous choice.

http://www.jillstanek.com/archives/2008/08/mccain_picks_pa.html

But, before those who join McCain, Palin and Stanek in their views, Stanek is a bit extremist.  That may be the understatement of the day.  She's a columist for Joe Farah's
World Net Daily and also has a website. 

This one is a doozy.   If you can handle this one, would you want Stanek in your political corner for the campaign? 

April 9, 2007
Sweet and Sour Fetus: Chinese cannibalism
The following, if true, is what abortion and the dehumanization of preborn babies has wrought. It is the most despicable outcome of abortion I have ever seen or reported.

Yet, if one is "pro-choice" and denies that preborn humans are human, there is nothing wrong with this whatsoever. It can't even be considered cannibalism.

Reported The Epoch Times on March 29....

[Article and video on page 2]

The Next Magazine, a weekly publication from Hong Kong, reported that infant corpses and fetuses have become the newest supplements for health and beauty in China. Not only is the placenta considered a beauty remedy, but also aborted fetuses are much sought after delicacies. In Guangdong, gourmet body parts are in high demand and can even be purchased through hospitals. The magazine's investigations into this form of cannibalism took them to Liaoning province.

It continues if you can take it.  It appears Stanek is also a favorite of O'Liely with a video on the same page of her website.

http://www.jillstanek.com/archives/2007/04/sweet_and_sour.html

Stanek appears to have some sort of cannibalism fetish.  But from WND, if you support stem cell research like Nancy Reagan and Michael Fox, you may be a cannibal too
according to John and Sarah's new best buddy.

Michael J. Fox is a cannibal
Posted: October 20, 2004
1:00 am Eastern

By Jill Stanek
© 2008 WorldNetDaily.com

Michael J. Fox is a famous TV and movie star. He is witty. He is charming. A few years ago, we learned he has Parkinson's disease.

PD is a slowly progressive neurological disorder, characterized by tremors, shuffling gait, a masklike facial expression, "pill rolling" of the fingers, drooling, intolerance to heat, oily skin, emotional instability and defective judgment (although intelligence is rarely impaired).

http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=41010

Apology I can't access the WSJ as I'm not a subscriber, but if you are you can check out Stanek there too.  Wonder if Rupert's editors ever read the real Stanek?

Though I shouldn't be I'm always amused at how little interest the topic of birth control and abortion draw on this male dominated forum.  Not your problem guy?

That's pretty sexist if you ask me.

In fact we have had a few discussions on abortion. This one reached 16 pages.



I think you're right though about the right to life aspect being what makes Palin seem a good choice to the McCain campaign. She is to McCain's problems with the religious right what Biden is to Obama's problems with moderates regarding foreign policy. IMO, this was most likely seen as a necessary element by McCain's strategists, probably more so than the fact that she's a woman. If they were looking to pick up Clinton supporters they probably wouldn't have gone with someone who thinks rape victims should be forced to bear their attacker's child to term.

Abortion is an important issue, however, it is not the only issue in this election.  This is just more scare tactics to vote against McCain/Palin based on their right to life views.  Even if Roe V. Wade were overturned, the abortion issues would then be handed to each state to decide.  And plenty of states would still allow abortion.   We can't pick a president based on abortion rights alone.  As hard as that is to say (since I am still able to decide to have children or not have them) I believe there are more important things to consider at this point.   

She's done this Abortion scare stuff before......as stale now as it was then.

well, of course it does.  It represents the simple view that an unborn child is a human being.  If you accept that a fetus is a human being, then it is really simple to condemn killing one, and economic factors do not enter into it.  If they did, it would be ok to kill your 2 year old if your economic conditions changed such that you were unable to care for it.  But we do not allow that in our society because we all agree at 2 a child is a human being.