[Vision2020] The one argument I can make in favor of being 'pro-life'

[Sue Hovey]

Donovan,   

First:  the voters in both parties are older than the general population.
Second:  How do you know young people are more liberal and Democrat?  I would think that might be so, but unless they vote it doesn’t matter much, and young people are the largest block of non-voters.  
Third:  If you went to a local Democratic meeting and then a Republican meeting, I doubt you’d be able to distinguish between the two, just counting ages of attendees.  
Fourth:  Age aside, we do know there are more female Democrats than female Republicans, and the choice issue resonates more strongly with women than men,  but I think the age issue is way overblown.  

Sue H. 


From: Donovan Arnold 
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 1:37 PM
To: Sue Hovey 
Cc: Scott Dredge ; viz 
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] The one argument I can make in favor of being 'pro-life'

Sue,

Usually younger people are more liberal, Democrat, and open to different kinds of people. The demographics of the Republican Party, which has an anti-choice platform, has a population much that is generally older then the general population. 

Donovan J. Arnold

From: Sue Hovey <suehovey at moscow.com>
To: Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com> 
Cc: Scott Dredge <scooterd408 at hotmail.com>; viz <vision2020 at moscow.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 9:24 AM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] The one argument I can make in favor of being 'pro-life'


There are ample data for the  association of down syndrome births in  women in later childbearing years, but where did you get the idea that the older the woman the more likely she is anti-choice?  I suppose those data would be fairly easy to find but I have never seen them. 

Sue H


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On Aug 28, 2012, at 4:11 AM, Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com> wrote:


  Sounds like genocide of people with Down's Syndrome. How sad. I use to help a young woman with Down's live independently. She was a sweet kind angel with not a evil cell in her. How people can destroy such angels from heaven is beyond me. I worry they abort babies they think will be gay, or because of their race, or gender. 

  As to your theory, Scott. I think that a pro-life woman is more like to have a baby with Down's because a pro-choice woman would be far more likely to abort it. Older women are also statistically more likely to have a baby with Down's and older women are statistically more likely to be pro-life as well. 

  Donovan J. Arnold

  From: Scott Dredge <scooterd408 at hotmail.com>
  To: viz <vision2020 at moscow.com> 
  Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 10:25 PM
  Subject: [Vision2020] The one argument I can make in favor of being 'pro-life'


  I loved the stats Dale posted on his site.  For instance, he had polling data that showed with some kooky accounting that 'The majority of Americans are pro-life'.  Shortly thereafter, he had a post titled 'Search and Destroy' which showed that 92% of Down's Syndrome pregnancies are aborted.  So let's say that both of these statistics are roughly accurate, but for crunching numbers more quickly let's say:

    a.. 50% of American women are pro-life and the other 50% are pro-choice

    b.. 90% of Down's Syndrome pregnancies are aborted (assume all these abortions are by self described 'pro-choice' women) 
    c.. 10% of Down's Syndrome pregnancies are carried to term (assume all these births are by hard core pro-life women who are also NOT pro-choice for other women)



  Clearly these numbers show that that by being 'pro-life', a woman SIGNIFICANTLY reduces her risk of having a Down's Syndrome pregnancy.  I welcome any / all comments to blow holes in my theory.



  -Scott



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