Abortion Foe Sen. Allen (R) Faulted for Stock in Morning-After Pill Maker

[Kadie]

Abortion Foe Allen Faulted for Stock in Morning-After Pill Maker

By Tim Craig
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, August 9, 2006; Page B05

RICHMOND, Aug. 8 -- A leading conservative antiabortion group has joined Democrat James Webb in criticizing Republican Sen. George Allen for opposing abortion while owning stock in the manufacturer of the morning-after pill.

Chris Freund, policy director for the Family Foundation in Richmond, said social conservatives should be troubled by Allen's investment in Barr Laboratories Inc., maker of the pill, Plan B.

"Given his pro-life record, I think pro-life Virginians would be very confused by this decision to invest in the only producer of the morning-after pill," Freund said. "I think the issue of the morning-after pill really goes to the heart of the abortion debate, and for a lot of pro-life Virginians, this is the issue of the day."

Plan B is an emergency contraceptive that is supposed to prevent pregnancy if taken within 72 hours of intercourse. Its availability is a subject of intense debate between abortion rights supporters and people who consider it a form of abortion. The Food and Drug Administration has resisted efforts to make the drug available without a prescription.

Webb, who supports abortion rights but opposes late-term abortions, issued a statement over the weekend saying his campaign is "troubled" that "Allen is profiting off a drug that many of his evangelical supporters consider a form of abortion."

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[tanyev]

1. Oh, I love the smell of exposed hypocrisy in the morning!

Mmmmm....

[wicket]

11. Smells like victory

:evilgrin:

[durrrty libby]

2. hyp...hyp...hyp..ocrite! n/t

[UTUSN]

3. K&R for bwah-hahahahahah!!1 n/t

[rodeodance]

5. I am with you on this.

[UTUSN]

13. Actually, I tend to agree with you on SEVERAL things

and don't remember what I DON'T agree with.

[rodeodance]

4. best yet-this criticism is coming from the RW!!

.....RICHMOND, Aug. 8 -- A leading conservative antiabortion group has joined Democrat James Webb in criticizing Republican Sen. George Allen for opposing abortion while owning stock in the manufacturer of the morning-after pill.

[rodeodance]

6. k

[rodeodance]

8. Allen is telling supports owning stock is not an issue

In an interview Tuesday, Allen said that stock purchases shouldn't be an issue in the campaign and that he has no plans to sell his Barr holdings. He also urged voters to focus on his record instead of his investments.

"Look at the way I vote," said Allen, who opposes abortion except in cases of rape, incest and danger to the life of the mother and often scores a perfect rating from the National Right to Life Committee.

Allen bought the stock in January 2004, according to financial disclosure reports. His holdings are valued at $1,000 to $15,000.

Allen said he is proud to own the stock because, he said, Barr Laboratories -- which is based in New York and operates a plant in southern Virginia -- is vital to the state's economy and has been a leader in efforts to treat breast cancer. In 1996, when he was governor, Allen said, he helped lure the company to Bedford County, where it employs more than 300 people.

[Hubert Flottz]

12. The stock he owns was probably a perk from that company...

for some favor that Allen did for the company! Another case of the Jack Abram off syndrome?(mad GOPer disease)

[gollygee]

7. Well now I don't know

the morning-after pill doesn't cause abortions. I know *some* anti-abortionists believe it does, but not all do. There are anti-abortionists who don't have a problem with this drug.

So . . . it kind of depends on his specific interpretation of "abortion" and "life" etc. It might not be hypocritical.

It is fun to watch them go after each other though.

[rodeodance]

9. much fun in the morning.

[PA Democrat]

10. Hmmm... Apparently corporate profits are more sacrosanct than the fetus

until the hypocrisy is exposed, that is.

[kwolf68]

14. Buwhahahahaahaha

Their God is the dollar....and if Georgia can make a buck off abortions he will...probably why he is opposed to safe, legal abortions at clinics, he doesn't hold interest in them.

[Hubert Flottz]

15. George R U 4

86.....or against it? You're either with them, or against them...them being. Those fundies who believe that a fetus has a right to life, from the very moment of conception.

George was against it, before he was for it...and now he's against it...now that's a backward flip flop, with a triple spin, in the porked position, right into his dismount from any form of guilt what-so-ever. I'll give him a 9.50 on his floor exercise, and about a zero on his overall performance, because he didn't quite stick that landing, at the foot of the old rugged cross.

Does Jerry Foulwill know? I hope the rapture doesn't come before George Jr. can unload that EVIL stock. I wonder if the SEC would go after George, if Jerry gave him an inside tip on the rapture, so he could sell off that stock before it becomes worthless. He might end up on the same dark cloud that Martha Stewart landed on.


I wonder if the Bush family still holds any I G Farben shares?

[IronLionZion]

16. Every fundie in Virgina needs to know this immediately

hell, every fundie everywhere needs to know how their dear leaders put profits over principles every time!

[Hubert Flottz]

17. K&R

:kick: George out next!