The Abortion Opponents' List is a Norwegianpolitical party that was present, in seven counties, in the 2005 elections. The Elections and Parties Series Democracy Representative democracy History of democracy Referenda Liberal democracy Representation Voting Voting systems Ideology Elections Elections by country Elections by calendar Electoral systems Politics Politics by country Political campaigns Political science Political philosophy Related topics Political parties Parties by country Parties by name Parties by...
Its only declared objective is making abortion illegal. It is led by priests Ludvig Nessa and Børre Knutsen. Roman Catholic priest LCDR Allen R. Kuss (USN) aboard USS Enterprise A priest or priestess is a holy man or woman who takes an officiating role in worship of any religion, with the distinguishing characteristic of offering sacrifices. ...
The party drew criticism when they declared they would not have any women in their list, reportedly to "spare them from mockery and hate in the media", while women could have helped with "practical [work]"[1].
Campaigning Methods
During their electoral campaign, the Abortion Opponents used methods that were criticized by the media, such as delivering plastic fetuses along with electoral propaganda[2], and distributing DVDs depicting detailed and uncensored abortions to minors [3]. Apparently, Nessa imported these techniques into Norway from the known American anti-abortion activist Gregg Cunningham[4][5]. Fetus at eight weeks A fetus (alternatively foetus or fœtus) is an unborn vertebrate offspring after the embryonary stage. ... North Korean propaganda showing a soldier destroying the United States Capitol building. ... DVD is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ...
References
^ "Female abortion opponents excluded", article from NRK.
^ "Tasteless abortion stunt", article in Aftenposten.
^ Article about the distribution of DVDs to minors at Oslo cathedral school.
^ "Nessa in USA to learn abortion methods" (sic), article from VG.
Norsk Rikskringkasting (NRK) - the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation - is the Norwegian state-owned radio and television public broadcasting company. ... Aftenposten is Norways second largest newspaper with a circulation of 256,600 copies for the morning edition, 155,400 copies for the evening edition and 232,900 copies for the Sunday edition in 2003. ... County Oslo NO-03 Landscape Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ... Verdens Gang, commonly known as VG, is Norways largest newspaper with a circulation of 390,510 copies in 2002. ... Stavanger Aftenblad (evening paper of Stavanger) is a daily newspaper in Stavanger, Norway. ...
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