Democrats and Abortion
As we celebrate the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, us Democrats need to reflect on how this decision has torn at the core of our voting constituency. As a Democrat, I have always believed in a woman's right to choose. As a Catholic, I was taught abortion is wrong. My plight is very similar to other Democrats who see both the moral and constitutional issue at play.
Democrats need to begin to echo the words of President Clinton during the 1992 campaign. I believe he said it best that abortions must be safe, rare, and legal.
The link below deals with the abotion issue and was posted on the website of the Center for American Progress which is ran by former Clinton Administration officials. It is written by Jessica Arons and Shira Saperstein. It's a great article!
http://www.americanprogress.org/site/pp.asp?c=biJRJ8OVF&b=1363989
posted by BlueDog Democrat at 8:08 AM
1 Comments:
The Democratic Party needs to allow a diversity of opinion regarding abortion. Regardless of our feelings about abortion, it is unlikely that there will ever be a total ban on the procedure. I think it is both sound public policy and good politics to favor some restrictions on abortion such as prohibiting late term abortion and requiring parental consent. A rigidly pro-choice position by Democrats is one of the reasons that we have been losing Middle America.
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