Here is the transcript of what he said. It is not out of the realm of possibility that he was thinking simultaneously of the two topics in that one sentence precedes/follows another. The word "punishment" could just have easily been construed as "consequence"...as in "I don't want them to suffer the consequence of a baby or an STD at the age of 16."
"When it comes specifically to HIV/AIDS, the most important prevention is education, which should include -- which should include abstinence education and teaching the children -- teaching children, you know, that sex is not something casual. But it should also include -- it should also include other, you know, information about contraception because, look, I've got two daughters. 9 years old and 6 years old. I am going to teach them first of all about values and morals. But if they make a mistake, I don't want them punished with a baby. I don't want them punished with an STD at the age of 16. You know, so it doesn't make sense to not give them information." Consider expanding your definition of "health/life" of the mother.... ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <mdixon.6569@...> wrote : Right, I got the context right. He was talking about contraception at that point. And my point earlier is, that Abortion is used primarily as a means of birth control, not to protect the health/life of the mother. The latter is used primarily to justify the former. The idea of *punishment* corroborates that. Almost no one would deny a woman an abortion if her life were threatened by the pregnancy. From: "emily.mae50@... [FairfieldLife]" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, September 18, 2015 9:37 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] 'Debate from Hell' Get it right, Mike. Context, context, context. You've isolated one sentence from an interview about HIV/AIDS - which is where his mind was when he made that statement, if you look at the interview. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <mdixon.6569@...> wrote : We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are *Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness*- That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. Your right to *privacy* will not stand against another person's right to Life.... much longer, religion or no religion. You will need to abolish the first amendment that grants freedom of political speech and freedom of religion first. Everyone knows that the overwhelming majority of abortions in this country are simply birth control, "Oh shit! I missed my period! I'm really *f"ed* now!" It's rarely about health or life of the mother. Fifty-three million abortions can not account for that. " "Why would I want my daughter to be *punished* with a child?" Obama's words, not mine. This is the mind set of *Me first* and to hell with what's right. It is the purest of evil and it will not stand. From: "authfriend@... [FairfieldLife]" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, September 18, 2015 12:21 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] 'Debate from Hell' Whether you like it or not, abortion is legal in this country. To jeopardize the health of poor women because of your religious convictions is untenable.
