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A '''PLINO''' politician, which stands for "[[Pro-Life]] In Name Only," is a politician who campaigns and is elected by claiming to be pro-life, but then quietly obstructs the passage of pro-life laws or otherwise fails to pass them. Examples would include committee chairmen who fail to schedule hearings on a pro-life bill, or leaders of legislative bodies who fail to call for a floor vote. | A '''PLINO''' politician, which stands for "[[Pro-Life]] In Name Only," is a politician who campaigns and is elected by claiming to be pro-life, but then quietly obstructs the passage of pro-life laws or otherwise fails to pass them. Examples would include committee chairmen who fail to schedule hearings on a pro-life bill, or leaders of legislative bodies who fail to call for a floor vote. | ||
| − | == Examples == | + | {| class="wikitable sortable" |
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| + | !Politician | ||
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| + | |Senator [[Bob Casey, Jr.]] (D-PA) | ||
| + | |Claims to be [[pro-life]] as his father was when he was Governor of [[Pennsylvania]] | ||
| + | |Insists on funding [[Planned Parenthood]], the biggest provider of [[abortion]] | ||
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| + | |Jon Brunning, candidate for Senate (R-NE) | ||
| + | |Claims to be pro-life, and arranged for an endorsement by an ineffective pro-life group | ||
| + | |Failed to defend an important pro-life bill in court, and instead gave [[Planned Parenthood]] virtually everything it wanted in a settlement, forcing the state to pay more than $110,000 to Planned Parenthood | ||
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| + | |Governor [[Bobby Jindal]] (R-LA) | ||
| + | |Says he's pro-life and has ambitions for higher office | ||
| + | |Has failed to appeal an important decision in favor of the abortion industry | ||
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| + | |Kirk Adams, congressional candidate (R-AZ) | ||
| + | |Says he's pro-life | ||
| + | |As the Arizona Speaker of the House, he refused to allow a floor vote on a simple bill (SB 1095) that has worked well in Missouri for more than five years to protect against harms from abortion. Instead, Adams hastily adjourned for the year on April 20, 2011 without passing any significant pro-life legislation, despite having an overwhelmingly pro-life majority | ||
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| + | == Other Examples == | ||
Many state politicians in [[Georgia]] were elected during the [[2010 Midterm Elections]] by claiming to be pro-life, yet it did not pass a single pro-life law before adjourning for the year in 2011. This occurred despite a rapidly increasing rate of [[abortion]] in Georgia. | Many state politicians in [[Georgia]] were elected during the [[2010 Midterm Elections]] by claiming to be pro-life, yet it did not pass a single pro-life law before adjourning for the year in 2011. This occurred despite a rapidly increasing rate of [[abortion]] in Georgia. | ||
| − | + | == See also == | |
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| + | *[[Abortion Betrayals]] | ||
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{{Abortion}} | {{Abortion}} | ||
{{Conservapedia}} | {{Conservapedia}} | ||
[[category:Politics]][[category:abortion]] | [[category:Politics]][[category:abortion]] | ||
Revision as of 01:27, April 22, 2012
A PLINO politician, which stands for "Pro-Life In Name Only," is a politician who campaigns and is elected by claiming to be pro-life, but then quietly obstructs the passage of pro-life laws or otherwise fails to pass them. Examples would include committee chairmen who fail to schedule hearings on a pro-life bill, or leaders of legislative bodies who fail to call for a floor vote.
| Politician | Claim | Reality |
|---|---|---|
| Senator Bob Casey, Jr. (D-PA) | Claims to be pro-life as his father was when he was Governor of Pennsylvania | Insists on funding Planned Parenthood, the biggest provider of abortion |
| Jon Brunning, candidate for Senate (R-NE) | Claims to be pro-life, and arranged for an endorsement by an ineffective pro-life group | Failed to defend an important pro-life bill in court, and instead gave Planned Parenthood virtually everything it wanted in a settlement, forcing the state to pay more than $110,000 to Planned Parenthood |
| Governor Bobby Jindal (R-LA) | Says he's pro-life and has ambitions for higher office | Has failed to appeal an important decision in favor of the abortion industry |
| Kirk Adams, congressional candidate (R-AZ) | Says he's pro-life | As the Arizona Speaker of the House, he refused to allow a floor vote on a simple bill (SB 1095) that has worked well in Missouri for more than five years to protect against harms from abortion. Instead, Adams hastily adjourned for the year on April 20, 2011 without passing any significant pro-life legislation, despite having an overwhelmingly pro-life majority |
Other Examples
Many state politicians in Georgia were elected during the 2010 Midterm Elections by claiming to be pro-life, yet it did not pass a single pro-life law before adjourning for the year in 2011. This occurred despite a rapidly increasing rate of abortion in Georgia.
See also
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