Gary Bauer Quotes
The stigma that was once attached to things society deemed unhealthy served the purpose of making them undesirable. With the stigma gone, many people see little reason not to do whatever feels good at the moment.
Bauer, Gary. Our Journey Home: What Controls the Real-World Future of American Values. Free Press, 1992, p. 102.
A Woman’s Concern like many other anti-abortion groups was also morally opposed to birth control of all kinds except celibacy or the “rhythm method” which is not particularly effective. He was a strong opponent of teaching about birth control by means other than pre-marital celibacy, which has been shown not to work for the majority of teens, He was appointed by the George W. Bush administration after vigorous lobbying by some of the extreme right wing religious groups who wanted birth control such as pills, IUDs or condoms to be made illegal. These proposals did not get much public support as the vast majority of Americans including a majority of Catholics use birth control methods that this man would criminalize. His claims about the negative effects of birth control had no scientific bases whatsoever. As a physician, he himself had been warned by the Medical Association for the improper practice of medicine. He had to resign his government position.
Gary Lee Bauer is an American civil servant, activist, and former political candidate. He served in President Ronald Reagan's administration as Under Secretary of Education and Chief Domestic Policy Advisor, and later became president of the Family Research Council and a senior vice president of Focus on the Family, both conservative Christian organizations. Bauer was a candidate in the 2000 Republican Party presidential primaries and participated in five national debates. He is known for his advocacy of religious liberty, support for Israel, and his dedication to electing conservative candidates to Congress.
