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Liberal Muddle on Guns and Abortion
The following column is by Regis Nicoll, a freelance writer and Christian columnist.
“When you think of Missouri,” urges New York Times columnist Gail Collins, “give a fond mental shout-out to Stacey Newman.” Collins’ plug comes in response to a bill Newman introduced to the Missouri state legislature intended as an eye-poke to the predominately pro-life body.
What’s Good for the Goose
Deeming “what’s-good-for-abortion-is-good-for-gun-control,” Democratic lawmaker Newman calls for restrictions on firearm buyers like those imposed on women seeking an abortion. For instance, writes Rudi Keller of the Columbia Daily Tribune,
In Missouri, a woman must sign an informed consent form 72 hours before having an abortion. She must be offered a chance to see an ultrasound of the fetus, be given a booklet with pictures of fetal development every two weeks during a pregnancy and a list of organizations providing help to carry the pregnancy to term. The abortion provider must include information about possible fetal pain and potential hazards to a woman’s health.
Thus, Newman’s bill requires a 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases and a physician’s evaluation of the buyer’s risk “of experiencing an adverse physical, emotional, or other health reaction” from gun ownership. Seriously. And that’s just the beginning.
Kroger to Offer “Trans-Inclusive” Employment Benefits
Recently Kroger–the nation’s largest grocery store chain–announced it would begin offering “trans-inclusive” benefits to non-union employees in 2016.
Under the new policy, as of January 1, Kroger employees who disagree with their biological sex will be eligible for up to $100,000 for “gender reassignment” surgery, drug therapy, and other procedures.
The problem is Kroger appears to be caving to political pressure from relentless activists like the Human Rights Campaign–and they’re doing so at the expense of their employees. Here’s how.
In the summer of 2014 Dr. Paul McHugh, former psychiatrist-in-chief at Johns Hopkins Hospital, wrote in the Wall Street Journal, (more…)