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more about #eunicekennedyshriver meg9: Mrs.Shriver was Catholic, being against abortion is a common catholic platform. Please let's not criticize her for her religious beliefs. I'm pro cho... more » monkeyriot: Also, the comments saying that she "wasn't perfect" do irk me a little bit. Just because someone does not support the same causes, particularly one so... more » LittleWindmill: I don't want to get a lot of backlash saying this, but not EVERYBODY and not ALL feminists support abortion (as a personal choice). Maybe it was just ... more » newyorkette: Well, that's disappointing. more » HighSchoolFearleader: I'm not surprised, considering that she was a Catholic, but her beliefs about abortion don't make any of the work she did with the physically and ment... more » TheFormerJuneBronson: She was Catholic, she was from a different time, and she was a Kennedy, ergo had plenty of money to support all the children she could ever want to ha... more » CurtCole: This reminds me of the Julia Child post. While they both weren't perfect, they made great strides as feminists. more » Penny: I hardly know the nuances of her position, so I am certainly not going to place judgment. I am actually quite okay with people being anti-abortion if... more » MegiEr: Well she was pretty Catholic so I'm not surprised. She still did a lot of great work that shouldn't be diminished. more » NefariousNewt: Nobody said she was perfect. And I think her advocacy for the developmentally disabled perhaps colored her judgment in that regard, since she saw so m... more » outlawradio: She was amazing. She inspired me to get involved in volunteering for the Special Olympics as a teen, and I got to know the athletes as people. We ha... more » Paprika Jones: "IF that girl had been born with balls?" Sir, I believe she had. Big ones. Hell of a woman. RIP. more » dianersb was bit by a zombie: She was such a wonderful lady. My thoughts go out to her family and all those whose lives she has touched. more » rednrowdy: it's a sad day. for all of the kennedys failings, and there are many, at the end of the day they are extraordinarily wealthy people who couldhave don... more » bluebears: I had tears in my eyes this morning listening to this news on NPR. She did so many amazing things, she really gave back to the community. more » NefariousNewt: My best to her and her family. more » dianersb was bit by a zombie: Be well Madame Shriver. Be well. more » kookla: Eunice is one classy broad. Hope she gets better. more » -
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver: Friend Of The Disabled, But Not Of Abortion Rights
Eunice Shriver signed a 1992 Times ad protesting the Democratic Party's support of abortion rights. She was also supported anti-abortion groups like Democrats for Life of America, Feminists for Life, and the Susan B. Anthony List. [USNWR] -
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver, "A Feminist Before That Was Cool," Dies At 88
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder of the Special Olympics and matriarch of the Kennedy/Shriver clan, died today at the age of 88, surrounded by her husband, her five children, and her 19 grandchildren. More » -
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver in Serious Condition
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, seen with son Bobby in 2007, is in critical condition at the Cape Cod Hospital surrounded by family. Shriver, 88, founded the Special Olympics but hasn't been very active since a prior illness in 2007. [MSNBC, Wonkette]
