- Democrats For Life of America
- "As a party we have to remember we are the big tent and have to make room for people with diverse views on this issue. We're hopeful that some language will be included that will say pro-life Democrats welcome, but at the end of the day we're still Democrats and we're gonna work hard to work on things that we strongly believe in."
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Abortion clinic prayer vigils coming to 100 cities For 40 days and nights, Christians will seek end of killing - Prarie Pundit:
- Democrats for life clause aborted
- Prarie Pundit:
- ABC reports that the group "Democrats for Life," whose title gives new meaning to "oxymoronic," decided last week not to press the Democratic Party to restore a life-tolerant "conscience clause" to its party platform. Isn't it time the party quit this charade that it wants to make abortion "rare"?
- Human Events:
- The 'Making Abortion Rare' Hoax
- But the party ended all pretense of inclusion in 2004 by replacing the "conscience clause" with a statement that Democrats "stand firmly against Republican efforts to undermine" abortion rights. And despite the obviously halfhearted efforts of Democrats for Life, the clause will also be absent from the 2008 platform.
As Democrats for Life's Director Kristen Day asked during the 2004 platform debate: "So what are they saying, that because we want to protect the rights of the unborn, our own party says we're automatically Republicans? This has to be one reason that our party is having trouble appealing to many people in churches."
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McCain vs Obama on right to life - Trailer park feminist:
- Abortion is a life-saving medical procedure
- Trailer park feminist:
- [NARAL Pro-Choice America president Kate] Michelman supports language that pledges to reduce the "need for abortion," implicitly acknowledging the reasonableness of abortion in certain circumstances. [Democrats for Life executive director Kristen] Day, on the other hand, tells me "there is never a need for abortion," and she wants the party to emphatically state that its goal is to reduce the total number of abortions.
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“Once Roe is in [our proposal],” said Lee, “they just stop listening to us.”
- DFWCatholic
- Possible Casey speech at DNC focuses attention on Democrats’ abortion platform
- DFWCatholic
- While Catholic pro-life Democrat Sen. Bob Casey is being considered for a speaking slot at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Denver this August, any goodwill gained by such a move could be lost if convention delegates approve a proposal that would further establish support for abortion rights in the Democratic party platform.
- The Word Warrior
- "More rare" or "safe, lefal and rare"?
- Unlike many other pro-life activists, Democrats for Life deemphasizes Roe v. Wade. A repeal “wouldn’t really do a whole lot” to reduce abortion, Day told me. The group decided to ignore Roe altogether in their platform proposal, assuming the party would support the case no matter what. Instead, they chose to focus on promoting an abortion reduction plank. “Once Roe is in [our proposal],” said Lee, “they just stop listening to us.”
