Complete roll call vote here: http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=1&vote=00019 (posted to Sen. Martinez attempts to reinstate the gag rule...)
Fair enough. My point was, in part, that the wording of this amendment reflects the anti-choice rhetoric you discussed that stigmatizes the use of abortion as a method of birth control. This issue with this is that while we may (posted to Sen. Martinez attempts to reinstate the gag rule...)
I'm a little confused about what you mean by "Abortion as a method of birth control? I mean, come on people." Can you explain? Abortion is absolutely a method of birth control. This "I don't mind abortion, as long as (posted to Sen. Martinez attempts to reinstate the gag rule...)
I had some problems with this earlier when I was confused about the terms. Birth control is meant as a form of contraception. Whereas abortion, even though it is a form of birth control, is a last resort measure to (posted to Sen. Martinez attempts to reinstate the gag rule...)
Even if "birth control" is generally used to mean contraception, the term does not mean that. Thus the wording of the bill is not at all strange. It draws a line between abortions that are performed primarily for the purposes (posted to Sen. Martinez attempts to reinstate the gag rule...)
