HOLLYWOOD STARS DEFEND PRO-LIFE VIEWS ON TV TALK SHOWS

Thanks for the post - and yes, it does mention that Kate Mulgrew is pro-life; so I stand corrected. Unfortunately, her husband's respect for life only extends to convicted criminals facing the death penalty, for he is pro-abortion. And she has hosted fundraisers for him and attracted liberal Hollywood money to his campaign.

I wish there were more high-profile Hollywood types willing to stand up for life, as there is never a shortage of lib actors at NOW and NARAL events. Here are excerpts from the profile of Mulgrew in that Feminists for Life publication:

Mulgrew describes herself as a liberal Democrat and adamant in her pro-life beliefs.

“Life is sacred to me on all levels. Abortion does not compute with my philosophy.”

“I practiced my belief at great cost to myself,” said
Mulgrew, who became pregnant at an early age and
placed her baby girl for adoption. They were reunited
two years ago. Mulgrew believes that losing a child
through “adoption or abortion almost always
promises the mother a legacy of shame and regret. I
have to be frank about my experience. I survived it.
Women often don’t believe that they can survive nine
months of pregnancy and place the child with an
adoptive family. Life is not always easy.” Mulgrew also
has two teenage sons.

“We need to speak compassionately to other women whose views are different,” she says. “Anger and judgment separate us.” Mulgrew believes that we need to “listen and respond with genuine sympathy. It is also important that we speak clearly and with courage.”

Mulgrew works to explore the “commonality of purpose” between women, “to help and support one another despite our differences.” By addressing the real needs of women, Mulgrew hopes to reduce divisiveness and bitterness. “Women have had enough of that,” she says.

Mulgrew is equally passionate about her opposition to other forms of violence, including domestic violence and capital punishment. “Execution as punishment is barbaric and unnecessary.” Angry at a “superpower” that executes people rather than implement policy and programs that would move the culture away from violence, Mulgrew observes that it is “in many ways, a primitive time in which we live.”

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