That's right, Philo. They sacrificed children, not clusters of cells.

Why is it that the religious can't accept that their views are primitive and out of step with modern Australia, and instead have to invent conspiracy theories to explain it?

The "influence of Green politics"? Two-thirds of Australians don't vote green. Try again.

SORRY!
Do you know anything about Col Rouge?
In a thread he wrote "I full expect to expire in a massive heart attack"
I hope he is well.
Antonios Symeonakis
Adelaide

Philo,
Can you tell me if you believe in contraception or birth control in any form.

There is no right for women or men for that matter to kill their unborn babies. Women in the third world nations do not need to be patronised by immoral arguments from any of us in Australia because women in these countries would sooner choose life over abortion if we be consistent by helping them materially to support them having their babies at birth and beyond.

I am Michael Webb, and a member of the DLP. The DLP is pro life all the way with no exceptions at all; we are also against privitisation of electricity and opposed to privatisations in virtually all sectors of the economy. ( the ALP once was a great Party for the first 60 years of its existence until the ferals and pragmatists- read unprincipled ones took over. )We in the DLP are running in Federal and various State election ballots and believe that no one whatsoever should murder unborn Australians. Pople who hold to the opposite view have no rights simply because injustice and stupidity( which is always the position of the abortionists) have no rights. Or to break that down further: "stupidity has no rights" in the words of my parish priest Fr John O'Neill, God bless him.
Always give birth to children because those who bring up alleged exceptions do not really care about the exceptions at all but are wedging to make it a part of general 'culture'.

webby, I find it difficult that anyone in good conscience would vote for a party that had a "no exceptions at all" policy.
Who would wish to be forced to carry through a pregnancy that has no hope of a normal life as a result of say genetic defects . No disrespect meant to those who have or choose to bear these children, but to be forced to courtesy of the DLP. I should hope not!

Maybe you could make an exception for this 9 year old, surely:

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1883598,00.html
"But the Church takes these positions that are so rigid that it ends up weakened. It is very intolerant, and that intolerance is going to scare off more and more followers."

Insert DLP for church if you like. No exceptions.

No one in good conscience could vote for politicians who support and vote for abortion, lowering the age of sexual consent so as to satisfy the lsuts and perversions of adults, same sex adoptions, allowing totalitarians governments' sovereign funds to buy into Australian businesses and even government assets like water and electricity. One is free in good conscience to vote for those politicians who support life and support Australian jobs regardless of party. Sadly there aren't too many courageous politicians who are prepared to break with the precious Party ie the Libs/Nats/ ALP.

All babies have a right to be born regardless of their personal condition or the condition of their parents ie economic situation.

I should hope so ! No one has a right to murder unborn children. That 'right' simply does not exist. Stupidity has no rights.

You don't care about that 9 year old. You are only using that as your excuse for the real agenda of allowing abortion generally. Pull the other one.
The DLP has members both Catholic and non Catholic alike. The principles are aligned very well with Catholic social teaching and that is terrific I think. The bishops though involve themselves at th altar which is their function and have taught the Catholic laity to join the political party of their choice that most faithfully aligns itself with both Catholic social teachings and also Catholic moral teachings but also allows Catholics to join Parties that are not DLP such as the Libs and ALP so as to change and improve them.
Many good politicians in all the main Parties but sadly not enough as the relativists and feral type views are gainign the upper hand with their false pretend compassion wihc is not compassion at all but rather the snake in the grass pretext to change society to the relativist and pro death and anti natural law ways of living.