Gingrich: 'Post-Conception Birth Control' Should Be Illegal
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich acknowledged on Thursday that his support for a "fetal personhood" constitutional amendment would make some forms of birth control illegal.
Earlier in the week, the candidate had signed a pledge (PDF) from the group Personhood USA that declared he would "support a human life amendment to the Constitution, and endorse legislation to make clear the 14th Amendment protections apply to unborn children."
At a campaign event in Fort Dodge, Iowa Thursday, a young woman asked Gingrich what this meant for birth control.
"I'm just a little concerned because I personally use birth control," the woman explained. "And some forms of birth control would be outlawed if those personhood laws became the law of the land. So, do you support birth control, all forms of birth control?"
"Any kind of pre-conception birth control would be legal," Gingrich replied. "But I think post-conception birth control would be a form of abortion."
"So, you don't support that?" the woman wondered.
"No, I don't support abortion," Gingrich said.
"Or birth control?" the woman pressed.
"I said pre-conception birth control is perfectly appropriate," Gingrich insisted. "And there's lots of forms of pre-conception birth control."
The New York Times determined that a similar plan in Mississippi to declare a fertilized egg a legal person, also promoted by Personhood USA, would have banned some forms of birth control like IUDs and morning-after pills.
Personhood amendments have failed in Mississippi and every other state where they have been on the ballot.
If a human embryo is considered a person then a chicken egg should be considered a chicken and they should sell eggs by the pound.
With Newt's track record he probably has un-signed the pledge by now. Someone hand the man some big bucks and he'll forget all about his pledge.
What is it with pledges and politicians? What is this, freakin' high school? Signing a pledge is childish. Either you trust a candidate to do what he says he will do or you don't. Grover seems to have started this foolishness and now every tom dick and harry have a pledge for the candidates to sign. I would think higher of a candidate if he told the person with the pledge to stick it.
Newt is an old guy now and probably doesn't have to worry about getting anyone pregnant so he doesn't give a damn about any of this.
Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.
...will disqualify him from being elected.
Bachmann and Santorum will jump on this like a monkey on a cupcake.
Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.
"Contraception is wrong because it’s a deliberate violation of the design God built into the human race, often referred to as "natural law." The natural law purpose of sex is procreation. "
That is Roman Catholic teaching on contraception.
Didn't Newt take an oath when he converted to Roman Catholicism, as a grown man, that he would abide by the church's teachings?
When this man makes a promise to be faithful to someone or something, like - oh,say - the Constitution, is he ALWAYS LYING?
To some degree it matters who's in office, but it matters more how much pressure they're under from the public. - Noam Chomsky
... 'cause then it would be "No communion cracker for you, Newt".
Just ask John Kerry, or a Kennedy.
To some degree it matters who's in office, but it matters more how much pressure they're under from the public. - Noam Chomsky
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