The Democratic Party is telling millions of pro-lifers to get out

[Cow Poke]

The Democratic Party is telling millions of pro-lifers to get out

Until recently, I spent much of my time working hard to elect Democrats to public office — but the early presidential campaigning pushed me away from the party, as well prompting my resignation from the board of Democrats for Life, where I had served since 2014.

For someone who is progressive on most issues, this decision doesn’t come easy. Like most Democrats, I believe government has an energetic role to play to support women, families and children. I support paid family leave, help with unaffordable child care, labor union rights, the Affordable Care Act, child and adoption tax credits and much else of the kind.

I’m worried about climate change. I’m an outspoken vegetarian. I believe in welcoming refugees and immigrants. I oppose needless wars.

But the party gave me no choice. Yes, ours was a small group, but as many as a third of Democrats identify as pro-life. Even when party leadership finally met with us, they didn’t take us seriously.

When we showed them that pro-life Democrats would beat Republicans in certain districts, it didn’t matter. Even when we called for more reproductive choices for women with difficult pregnancies through services like perinatal hospice care, party leaders ignored us.

Anything even hinting that abortion is less than good now violates party orthodoxy....

[mossrose]

Well, I guess if nothing else changes the Democrat party, they will eventually abort themselves out of existence.

[Sparko]

Well, I guess if nothing else changes the Democrat party, they will eventually abort themselves out of existence.

Yuh!

[seanD]

Well, I guess if nothing else changes the Democrat party, they will eventually abort themselves out of existence.

Or they'll fracture into two different parties. This thing with Sanders could be the tipping point.

[One Bad Pig]

Or they'll fracture into two different parties. This thing with Sanders could be the tipping point.

Unlikely, if only from the point of pragmatism; one of two major parties fracturing pretty much cedes control to the non-fragmenting party for a while.

[Cow Poke]

Unlikely, if only from the point of pragmatism; one of two major parties fracturing pretty much cedes control to the non-fragmenting party for a while.

that

[seanD]

Unlikely, if only from the point of pragmatism; one of two major parties fracturing pretty much cedes control to the non-fragmenting party for a while.

Oh, definitely. I never said it wouldn't be a net gain for GOP, unless the moderate faction starts moving more right to distance themselves from the far left leaning progressive faction.