![]() ![]() Meanwhile, Democrats for Life is floating the idea that abortion is just this one small issue where their candidates differ from the party, but even their own “case study” demonstrates that’s simply not true. That is a consensus you are unlikely to see on nearly any other policy in the Democratic Party, whether or not it is in the party platform. According to Pew, 87 percent of Democrats do not want Roe overturned-nearly nine out of ten people on the left. What the pro-life Democrats can’t accept is that the vast majority of those who identify as progressive do not believe that potential human life outweighs the need for a woman or a person who can get pregnant to have complete bodily autonomy. It’s simply about making sure every pregnancy turns into a baby and anything less is an injustice to that potential child. If abortion is “murder,” it doesn’t have to be looked at as an issue for women’s equality, or as an economic issue, or a health concern. ![]() It outweighs the economic impact of an unwanted pregnancy on a pregnant person and their family, or the physical costs that come from pregnancy and birth. If abortion is “murder” it compensates for the discrimination against those who get pregnant, who can no longer decide when or if they want to give birth. But because they believe abortion is the murder of a human, they can completely divorce it from all the other progressive policies that supporting reproductive rights also supports. To them, because abortion is the ending of a human life, it is a human-rights issue as much as gun control, saving the environment, ending the death penalty, or any other protection for the common good. In other words, they want abortion completely removed from the party platform altogether, and their own pool of financial and other resources to solidify the deal.įor a pro-life Democrat, this probably isn’t an unreasonable request. “The list asks for ‘the establishment of a Democratic Pro-Life Political Action Committee to be used specifically to support pro-life Democratic candidates.’ It also requests that the 2020 Democratic Party platform be ‘inclusive of Democrats who oppose abortion,’ and calls for eliminating language currently in the 2016 platform ‘opposing the Hyde Amendment.'” “In addition to a request for a statement direct from Perez that hte party does not have a litmus test, Democrats for Life’s list calls for the party to make resources available to support pro-life Democrats,” reports Clare Foran. The Atlantic was more open in what was discussed, including a list of demands that the anti-abortion left had for the party in order to get their support. According to Charlie Camosy, who is a board member of Democrats for Life, the meeting suggests “the party may be ready to rethink its approach, at least in terms of tolerance for pro-life voices.” ![]() This happened again on Tuesday as Tom Perez, the chair of the Democratic National Committee, met with Democrats for Life, the anti-abortion arm of the political left. Because of this, I will always be categorized as “pro-abortion” by the right-and that is perfectly fine with me.Īnd that’s what I think about when I hear that Democratic leadership is being cajoled into giving pro-life Democrats a larger voice and more support as they run for office. The difference is, I also firmly believe that no person should ever be denied or delayed if that person wants to end a pregnancy, road-blocked by laws, financial constraints or the inability to access a clinic. Our job? To civilly discuss whether or not it was possible to be a “pro-life feminist.” As one of the three abortion rights activists speaking, I was obviously supposed to be a “no,” so many in the very Catholic audience were mildly shocked when I said of course you can-and even more shocked when I said that I could technically be considered one.īut the reality is that I really could be a pro-life feminist: I’m as feminist as all get out, and I also believe that no one should ever have an abortion who doesn’t want one, but doesn’t feel like they have the resources or support to carry to term. It was early April, and I was sitting on a stage with five other panelists. ![]()
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