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Denise67 Wrote: Nov 15, 2012 6:06 PM

Adopted children may do better on most measures on average than those raised by single moms. Someone said this is a case of "when things go bad, they go REALLY bad." Adoptees may do well on average but when they mess up it's a humdinger. The fact is that carrying for 9 months and giving birth forms a bond. That bond may well go both ways with the baby automatically traumatized when separated from the birthmother. Joseph Kallinger, Ken Bianchi, Lawrence Bittaker, David Berkowitz, Joel Rifkin-- the list of serial murderers who were adopted goes on and on. A sense of abandonment may be intrinsic to adoption.

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What's Good for the Noose is Good for the Pander

Recently, Ann Coulter wrote a controversial column suggesting that numerous Republican losses in the 2012 election cycle could be tied to the GOP stance on abortion. After lamenting the problem, she suggested a solution: the GOP should officially abandon its opposition to the so-called rape exception to a ban on abortion.

Ann's position on this matter is wrong for three reasons. First, it is unprincipled. Second, it will not be received with the popular support she envisions. Third, it is not the best political response to the problem. After elaborating on each problem associated with Ann's position, I propose an...

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