Pro-Life Dems Shocked They're Democrats
Pro-life Democrats in New York are standing up against radical abortion legislation from Democrat Governor Andrew Cuomo but they're shocked...shocked I say to discover that the Democrat Party is pro-abortion.
CNA reports:
Democrats for Life also voiced strong objections to New York senator Jeff Klein's suggestion that in order to be a true Democrat, one must support the abortion expansion.This is the same pro-life Democrats that held a forum shortly before the election with speakers who said that Barack Obama was the real pro-life candidate because the policies of the Democratic Party would decrease abortion rates.
“It is clear that Senator Klein does not fully understand the importance of diversity within our party, the strength of a big tent policy, or the real needs of women,” the organization said, noting that “there are 21 million Democrats who self-identify as pro-life.”
Think about it. Pro-life Dems. Who are we talking about here? Guys like Bart Stupak and Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey. Not exactly leading lights of protecting life.
Look, I can understand how one might be a big government pro-lifers. But I don't see how anyone can call themselves a pro-life Democrat.
5 comments:
I have said it before and I'll say it again: pro-life Democrats, like Cajun werewolves, are generally only found in Louisiana. And even there they are usually invisible.
While they may not be as true "pro-life" as they could be, I'm for ANY effort to slow down pro-abortion legislation, and if it causes debate about abortion amongst the Democratic party, so much the better!
I can think of only one truly solid pro-life Democrat, and that is Rebecca Hamilton:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/publiccatholic/about/
But she is a representative at the state level, and I wouldn't be too surprised to find a few other pro-life Democrats in various state legislatures. Finding pro-life Democrats at the federal level is a much bigger challenge.
In other news: Some Democrats are surprised to discover that the sky is actually blue.
"I never looked up before," said Jane Doe of Oblivious, NY. "I guess I haven't thought about it before today."
Gothmog:
Nice!
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