http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/prolifedems/ en-us Sat, 8 Nov 2008 11:35:51 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2128557/posts Pro-Life Dem Breakthroughs Let’s face it, there weren’t very many pro-life silver linings among the electoral clouds that formed Tuesday evening over America. But here’s one: A record 31 Democratic Party pro-life candidates were elected to Congress. According to Democrats for Life of America, five new Democratic pro-lifers were elected, joining 26 pro-life incumbents who were re-elected. “This will be only the second time in 30 years that the number of pro-life Democrats increases instead of decreases,” Kristen Day, director of Democrats for Life of America, told Lifenews.com. “The first time we made gains was in 2006 due to the... National Catholic Register http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2128557/posts#comment Sat, 8 Nov 2008 11:35:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071481/posts A response to: Archbishop Wuerl on the Church and Abortion Because of Mrs. Pelosi's scandalous comments last Sunday and [then] defying the teaching of the Church, all the pro-life Democrats ought to be asked to speak in defense of life. This includes especially Senator Robert Casey, Jr., whose father was proudly a pro-life Democrat. It is now that all should witness to their beliefs and not fear reprisal from pro-abortion Democrats. These last have all but silenced pro-life Democrats. For the sake of the Catholic common good, the public stance of politicians on abortion issues must be made public. In... Zenit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071481/posts#comment Sat, 30 Aug 2008 23:10:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2008803/posts Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Leading pro-life Democrat Nat Hentoff wrote a national editorial on Tuesday saying he had considered supporting Barack Obama for president. That was until he investigated Obama's record on abortion and found that the Illinois lawmaker essentially supported infanticide. "I was once strongly inclined to vote for Barack Obama for president (assuming he won his party's nomination)," Hentoff said in the column. "But then I learned Obama's voting record on abortion." Complete story at: http://www.lifenews.com/nat3903.html LifeNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2008803/posts#comment Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:31:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1897244/posts "Pro-Life" Casey Votes Twice to Enable US Funding for Abortion Overseas By Meg Jalsevac WASHINGTON, DC, September 14, 2007, (LifeSiteNews.com) - Last week Senator Bob Casey, Jr. (Democrat-Pennsylvania) actively contradicted his largely pro-life campaign promises by voting to approve a funding appropriations bill that would provide US funding to foreign organizations that promote and provide abortions.       The funding bill (HR 2764) would effectively overturn the Mexico City Policy, a foreign aid policy which expressly prohibits the funding of overseas agencies involved in abortion.  The policy was first adopted by President Ronald Reagan and continued in the presidency of Bush, Sr. ... LifeSiteNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1897244/posts#comment Sun, 16 Sep 2007 03:27:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1886773/posts The Los Angeles Times recently noted a "striking shift" in Democratic policies related to pregnant women and unborn children, featuring a "grab bag" of proposals to prevent unintended pregnancies and "encourage women who do conceive to carry to term" in a spending bill approved by the House of Representatives last month. But in the subsequent weeks some pro-family policy analysts have accused Democrats of merely crafting a pro-life-sounding rhetoric to "sell the right on traditional liberal priorities," including expanded taxpayer-funded health care programs. Decrying a contraceptive-oriented approach, Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) said the initiative is "not a common ground [he]... California Catholic Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1886773/posts#comment Sun, 26 Aug 2007 15:42:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1578984/posts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Catholic PRWire Should Liberals, Democrats, and the Left be pro-life? A member of the ACLU and PETA believes they should, and has written a book explaining why liberals should oppose abortion. In The Liberal Case Against Abortion, writer and activist, Vasu Murti presents formidable arguments why it the prevailing philosophy of the liberal movement demands opposition of abortion. The Liberal Case Against Abortion is unlike any other pro-life book, as it was written by a liberal to help convince others that share his beliefs to defy the political stereotype and reconsider the movement's position regarding the rights... Catholic.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1578984/posts#comment Wed, 15 Feb 2006 15:20:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1572765/posts The nation's most prominent pro-choice spokeswoman blasted Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for giving $10,000 to right-to-life Pennsylvania Democrat Bob Casey and accused the former first lady of "putting politics over principle." "When push comes to shove, at certain times, [Clinton] will support the party even if that choice does not reflect all their standards and principles," Kate Michelman, former longtime head of NARAL Pro-Choice America, told The Post. Clinton, a darling of the pro-choice community, is taking heat from the activist for giving the maximum donation allowable under law to pro-life Senate hopeful Casey through her political committee, HillPAC. NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1572765/posts#comment Mon, 6 Feb 2006 16:12:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1563669/posts Atlanta Right to Life March with Zell Miller myself http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1563669/posts#comment Tue, 24 Jan 2006 02:49:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1563542/posts Thousands of anti-abortion advocates lined up outside the Capitol Monday and heard a remorseful former U.S. Sen. Zell Miller apologize for his tardiness in supporting their cause. "I'm more than one year late here. I'm several years late being here," said Miller, a former governor. "All those years you were out here, and I was in there," he said, pointing at the Gold Dome with a shake of his head. The demonstrators converge on the state Capitol each year on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the controversial Supreme Court decision that legalized abortions 33 years ago. Police said between... AccessNorthGa.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1563542/posts#comment Mon, 23 Jan 2006 23:22:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1518587/posts The New Yorker, Nov. 14 An article looks at the Democrats' softening line on abortion in the lead-up to midterm elections, focusing on the decision to tap Robert Casey Jr., a pro-life Pennsylvania Democrat, to run against Sen. Rick Santorum. Ironic, as the Democrats distanced themselves from Casey's father, Robert Casey Sr. (as in Planned Parenthood v. Casey) over abortion in 1992. As Sen. Charles Schumer explains: "Democrats have to be a bigger-tent Party. And the day should be over when a potential candidate has to check twenty-seven boxes before we support him." … Another piece examines flaws in our... Slate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1518587/posts#comment Wed, 9 Nov 2005 06:54:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1515632/posts Former President Jimmy Carter yesterday condemned all abortions and chastised his party for its intolerance of candidates and nominees who oppose abortion. "I never have felt that any abortion should be committed -- I think each abortion is the result of a series of errors," he told reporters over breakfast at the Ritz-CarltonHotel, while across town Senate Democrats deliberated whether to filibuster the nomination of Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. because he may share President Bush and Mr. Carter's abhorrence of abortion. Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1515632/posts#comment Fri, 4 Nov 2005 15:46:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1513929/posts DES MOINES, IA - Agriculture Secretary Patty Judge criticized Democratic gubernatorial rival Mike Blouin on his anti-abortion stance, saying he is more extreme that many conservative Republicans. Judge said that Blouin sponsored constitutional amendments that would have banned abortion, even in cases of rape and incest, while he was a member of Congress in the 1970s. "These amendments show that Michael Blouin shares former Senator Jesse Helms views when it comes to a woman's right to choose," Judge said in a prepared statement issued on Monday. "These anti-choice amendments show that Mike Blouin is out of touch with the views... Cedar Rapids Gazette http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1513929/posts#comment Wed, 2 Nov 2005 11:30:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1498895/posts Idaho Democrats who are anti-abortion now have their own organization that will oppose abortion, capital punishment and euthanasia. Kootenai County Clerk Dan English, the northern Idaho county's only elected Democrat, recently launched Democrats for Life of Idaho. The statewide chapter is part of the Democrats for Life of America organization. All but about nine states have chapters of Democrats for Life of America, which aims at taking steps to reduce abortion. "It's for people within the Democratic Party who are interested in those issues," English told The Spokesman-Review, adding that the group has no connection to his job as county... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1498895/posts#comment Sat, 8 Oct 2005 11:07:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1453324/posts Pro-Life Democrats think they’re making inroads in getting their party’s Chairman, Howard Dean, to establish an official relationship with Democrats for Life. Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH) met with Dean and other Democrats about the recognition and said Dean is “is fully on board.” Ryan believes the chairman wants to make the party more inclusive and get away from being identified as the “pro-abortion party.” “We are really making some headway within the Party. We have a meeting this week with Nancy Pelosi, Senator Reid is obviously pro-life himself so this issue is making great strides.” Kristen Day with Democrats for... Family.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1453324/posts#comment Fri, 29 Jul 2005 18:13:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1451788/posts Pro-life Democrats have met with Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean to urge that the party be more tolerant of the views of anti-abortion Democrats. Sixteen Democratic members of Congress pressed Dean to change party policy and establish a relationship with Democrats for Life of America, the national organization of party members who oppose abortion. "The lawmakers say the Democratic Party is being viewed by voters as out of touch with American values because of its overwhelming pro-abortion position,” reports LifeNews.com. "The party’s last two presidential candidates, Al Gore and John Kerry, both took positions in favor of abortion and... NewsMax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1451788/posts#comment Wed, 27 Jul 2005 20:23:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1449548/posts WASHINGTON -- Democrats need to reach out to voters who oppose abortion rights and promote candidates who share that view, the head of the party said Friday. Howard Dean, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, told a group of college Democrats that their party has to change its approach in the debate over abortion. ''I think we need to talk about this issue differently,'' Dean said. ''The Republicans have painted us as a pro-abortion party. I don't know anybody in America who is pro-abortion.'' Dean's approach echoed similar arguments advanced in recent months by former President Bill Clinton and Sen.... Chicago Sun-Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1449548/posts#comment Sun, 24 Jul 2005 17:42:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1398166/posts A Democrat took the House Floor on April 27 and tickled the ears of pro-lifers. Rep. Lincoln Davis (D-Tenn.) stumped for an initiative that aims to reduce abortion in America by 95 percent in 10 years. Democrats did more than back the ambitious plan: They authored it. Democrats for Life of America (DLA) drafted the 95-10 initiative in an effort to reclaim the party from pro-abortion groups such as NARAL Pro-Choice America and Planned Parenthood. "The stranglehold is being released on Democrats to really be able to vote their conscience," said DLA Executive Director Kristen Day. "The Democratic Party is... WORLD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1398166/posts#comment Fri, 6 May 2005 20:02:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1392364/posts Washington DC, Apr. 27, 2005 (CNA) - Last week in the nation’s capital, Democrats for Life of America (DFLA) announced legislation they plan to introduce which they say could reduce the number of abortions in America by 95 percent over the next 10 years. The proposal, which the group calls the “95-10 initiative”, is “a comprehensive proposal of 15 different policy programs that, when fully funded and implemented in coordination with each other” will tackle many of the issues facing pregnant mothers. Kristen Day, Executive Director of DFLA said that, “The 95-10 Initiative is our number one priority. While many... Catholic Nes Agency http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1392364/posts#comment Wed, 27 Apr 2005 21:16:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1362163/posts Republicans like Christie Whitman who think that the Republican Party is too pro-life ought to consider what the other side is doing. While witless Republicans drone on about the need to nominate pro-abortion candidates, Democrats who learned the lessons of 2004 and 2002 are looking to nominate pro-life candidates for the Senate in 2006. In Pennsylvania, Governor Ed Rendell strong-armed pro-abortion candidate Barbara Hafer out of the race to give pro-life Democrat Bob Casey a clear shot at Republican Senator Rick Santorum. Senator Santorum is also pro-life. In Rhode Island, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has recruited pro-life Rep. Jim... SeaMax News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1362163/posts#comment Mon, 14 Mar 2005 02:33:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1357480/posts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New Democratic Party chief Howard Dean (news - web sites) is promising to make foes of abortion more welcome, and some potential Senate candidates are already testing that message. "We are going to embrace pro-life Democrats because pro-life Democrats care about kids after they're born, not just before they're born," Dean said recently in Mississippi as he tried to rekindle Democratic fires in the conservative South. With the next congressional elections still more than a year-and-a-half away, anti-abortion rights Democrats may run in both Pennsylvania and Rhode Island -- and in Rhode Island the Democrat would be... Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1357480/posts#comment Mon, 7 Mar 2005 04:24:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1357380/posts “I want to reach out to people who are worried about values,” Dean said. “We are going to embrace pro-life Democrats because pro-life Democrats care about kids after they’re born, not just before they’re born.”—Howard Dean News flash: Howard Dean is clueless. In a recent “red, white, and blue” tour de farce of the socially conservative states, the newly minted chair of the Democratic National Convention has not only contradicted himself on abortion, but he has once again decisively proven why the Democrats will simply never win the votes of conservative Christians. Dean is an avowed abortion “rights” advocate. In... CHRONWATCH.COM http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1357380/posts#comment Mon, 7 Mar 2005 00:10:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1356431/posts WASHINGTON, March 4 - In a race closely watched as a bellwether for changing attitudes toward abortion politics in the Democratic Party, Robert P. Casey Jr., Pennsylvania's Democratic state treasurer and a strong opponent of abortion, announced on Friday that he would mount a challenge next year to Rick Santorum, the No. 3 Republican in the United States Senate. Gov. Edward G. Rendell immediately endorsed Mr. Casey, pushing from the race former State Treasurer Barbara Hafer, an abortion rights supporter who as recently as Thursday had said she planned to run in the Democratic primary. "The governor has asked me... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1356431/posts#comment Sat, 5 Mar 2005 04:56:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1349289/posts Get this: The Democrats are thinking of running a couple of pro-life candidates for the U. S. Senate, one in Pennsylvania and the other in Rhode Island. What a switch: There was a time when someone who was pro-life — someone like Pennsylvania's late governor, the sainted Bob Casey — wasn't even allowed to speak at the Democratic National Convention. Heaven forbid, he might have changed some minds. Can't have that. Free speech has its limits. As you can well imagine, the pro-abortion faction of the Democratic Party, which used to be the Democratic Party for all political intents and... JWR http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1349289/posts#comment Wed, 23 Feb 2005 13:52:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1287099/posts The revenge of Bob Casey Abortion is a losing issue for the Democratic Party By FRANCIS X. MAIER My wife is a Democrat. Her family home in Chicago is lined with photos of the Kennedys. She remembers Saul Alinsky organizing neighborhood groups in the living room of her childhood home at the invitation of her mother and father. She volunteered on the Eugene McCarthy campaign. She worked as a floor runner at the 1968 Democratic Convention. Adlai Stevenson was a household icon. My wife is a Democrat. Always was, always will be -- at least in her heart. But she... National Catholic Reporter http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1287099/posts#comment Wed, 24 Nov 2004 00:24:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1339179/posts At the very moment Democrats are claiming to distance themselves from abortion, they run back towards it by making Howard Dean -- a former doctor for Planned Parenthood -- their public face. Though the press almost never mentions it, Dean did an OB/GYN rotation for Planned Parenthood in the 1970s and later served as an executive board member of Planned Parenthood New England, meaning that he directly oversaw the largest abortion provider in the region. Were the Democrats sincerely moving to the middle on abortion, selecting a former overseer of abortion would have been the last thing to do. Now... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1339179/posts#comment Wed, 9 Feb 2005 05:55:52 GMT