Dick DeVos again

In case any of you had any doubt, Dick DeVos is 99.9% pro-life.

Devon Scillion, one of the moderators for the second debate asked Dick pretty point blank about abortion. When asked if he would sign a bill outlawing abortion, Dick pretty emphatically said no he would not, and that he is "comfortable" with current Michigan law.

Well, I am too.

WHAT?

Well, let's look at Michigan Law:

750.14 Miscarriage; administering with intent to procure; felony, penalty.

Sec. 14.

Administering drugs, etc., with intent to procure miscarriage—Any person who shall wilfully administer to any pregnant woman any medicine, drug, substance or thing whatever, or shall employ any instrument or other means whatever, with intent thereby to procure the miscarriage of any such woman, unless the same shall have been necessary to preserve the life of such woman, shall be guilty of a felony, and in case the death of such pregnant woman be thereby produced, the offense shall be deemed manslaughter.

In any prosecution under this section, it shall not be necessary for the prosecution to prove that no such necessity existed.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.14
Constitutionality: Section held unconstitutional as relating to abortions in the first trimester of a pregnancy as authorized by the pregnant woman's attending physician in the exercise of his medical judgment. People v. Bricker, 389 Mich. 524, 208 N.W.2d 172 (1973).

So current Michigan law outlaws abortion, but it was ruled unconstitutional thanks to Roe v. Wade and decisions inspired by it such as People vs. Bricker.

So what do we need? Well, a reversal of the decision on Roe v. Wade, People vs. Bricker, and other similar decisions would allow us to revert back to our state law that was effective as of Sept 18 1931, making abortion a felony in Michigan unless done to protect the life of the mother, which thankfully is almost never the case. Other states such as South Dakota would also have no "constitutional" challenge to their anti-abortion laws.

DeVos iterated this on the Kresta in the Afternoon program on WDEO. He also stated that he would sign a Partial Birth Abortion ban.

Granholm, a professed Catholic, repeatedly publicly rejects Catholic teaching. She does not deserve re-election.

What can we do? We can pray.
Election Prayer

We can also talk to our friends and neighbors, especially Christians, who are concerned with Granholm and DeVos's stances on abortion.
This shows Granholm's obstinate stands against Catholic teaching- not just abortion.

DeVos is endorsed by Right to Life of Michigan. For lists of candidate endorsements (by congressional district) click here. And it isn't party-based. There are plenty of Democrats endorsed.

Thanks for reading. Please excuse my long absence.