AP: Groups Mixed on Mary Cheney's Pregnancy [View All]

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Associated Press
Groups Mixed on Mary Cheney's Pregnancy
By DAVID CRARY 12.06.06, 5:15 PM ET

Conservative leaders voiced dismay Wednesday at news that Mary Cheney,
the lesbian daughter of Dick Cheney, is pregnant, while a gay-rights group
said the vice president faces "a lifetime of sleepless nights" for serving in
an administration that has opposed recognition of same-sex couples.

Mary Cheney, 37, and her partner of 15 years, Heather Poe, 45, are
expecting a baby in late spring, said Lea Anne McBride, a spokeswoman for
the vice president.

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Janice Crouse of Concerned Women for America described the pregnancy
as "unconscionable."

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Carrie Gordon Earll, a policy analyst for the conservative Christian ministry
Focus on the Family, expressed empathy for the Cheney family but depicted
the newly announced pregnancy as unwise.

"Just because you can conceive a child outside a one-woman, one-man
marriage doesn't mean it's a good idea," said. "Love can't replace a
mother and a father."

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Full article: http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/ap/2006/12/06/ap3234123.html