White House Ducks Democrats’ Platform Demand for Taxpayer-Funded Abortion

The 55-page platform promises Democrats officials will “stand up” for Planned Parenthood, fund abortion nationwide and around the world, “overturn” state and federal restrictions on abortion, and crank up the legal pressure against pro-life sidewalk counselors.

In a pleading open letter to fellow party members, Democrats for Life – the group’s executive director Kristen Day holds together with volunteers and a hope in the unlikely – marches through the stats: the 912 state legislative seats, 30 state chambers, 13 Senate seats and 11 governorships Democrats have lost since 2008, when the party began moving away from a more inclusive stance.

The decision by the Democratic National Convention delegates to embrace ending the ban on taxpayer funding of abortion services set the wrong tone, said Sterling Miller, a recent college graduate and anti-abortion Democrat from central Pennsylvania. “In short, he was conservative on reproductive issues, by his party’s standards”.

“It’s definitely frustrating”, said Christina Healy, a 24-year-old medical student from Cleveland. Meanwhile, the number of pro-life Democrats in Congress has dwindled to a handful. Sen.

“We’re having a lot of interesting discussions about who we are and what we believe”, she said.

“The Republicans see it, which is why it was the pro-life Republicans who came after me” and funded her opponent, she said.

MA senator Elizabeth Warren described Hillary Clinton as “a woman who fights for children, for women, for health care”. But he is wary of the party’s relationship with Planned Parenthood, whose president, Cecile Richards, spoke during prime-time Tuesday night, and described the platform as “reaching a point of irresponsibility”.

“Sometimes they’d rather not be asked about it”, Jackson said. “It’s another thing to say it’s a social good”. A Catholic, he has said he opposes abortion but doesn’t want to outlaw the procedure.

Edwards said he’s proud of the 100 percent pro-life voting record he earned as a legislator, but he added that he believes a truly pro-life position not only includes opposition to abortion but also fighting for access to health care, housing and nutrition.

The Democrat position on abortion used to be that it should be “rare”. The politicians have talked about it, I’m going to do it.

The future of the Democratic Party depends on its diversity, its ability to remain inclusive.

Day’s analysis contradicts mainstream views from pollsters and pundits about what is ailing the Democratic Party.

Doing so would galvanize the GOP’s base while drawing in some of those pro-life Democrats who feel abandoned by their Party.

“I think Democrats for Life is incredible because they do adhere to the consistent life ethic-respecting and protecting life from conception until natural death-and I respect that so much”, said Rosemary Geraghty, a junior at University of Alabama and intern at Life Matters Journal who was at the DNC with a few other interns who all consider themselves feminists.

The politics of abortion have shifted for Democratic candidates, too. David Vitter, and the deep unpopularity of the outgoing Republican governor, Bobby Jindal, played in role in Edwards’ victory.

Abortion foes view the Hyde Amendment, which is routinely attached to federal spending bills, as one of their great successes. “She will defend access to affordable contraception, preventive care, and safe and legal abortion-not just in principle, but in practice”.

Later on during the speech, Hillary pushed abortion using the kind of euphemisms she always does.

He argued that pro-life Democrats “can be successful” but “it’s going to be increasingly hard to navigate these waters if the party doesn’t moderate on this issue”.

The group also released its new report, “Make Room for Pro-Life Democrats and the Party Wins”, on Wednesday. He noted that if the Democratic National Committee selects as its next leader someone who is very pro-choice, such as EMILY’s List president Stephanie Schriock, the prospects for pro-life Democratic candidates would diminish.

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