Title: The Democratic Party Is More Extreme on Abortion Than Ever | Time
Headings: The Democratic Party Is More Extreme on Abortion Than Ever
The Democratic Party Is More Extreme on Abortion Than Ever
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Content: I have a traditional Catholic personal position, but I am very strongly supportive that women should make those decisions and government shouldn’t intrude.” Voters should not be fooled by his equivocation: Sen. Kaine’s “traditional Catholic personal position” has never affected the way he’s voted in the Senate, as evidenced by his 100% pro-abortion rights record. His most egregious votes include voting against a ban on later-term abortions, and voting to send taxpayer funding to America’s largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood. Further, if Sen. Kaine truly had a “traditional Catholic personal position,” it would preclude him from having a pro-abortion rights public policy position. The Catechism of the Catholic Church clearly states that the rights of the unborn person “must be recognized and respected by civil society and the political authority.” The Church’s teaching applies to those in the public square. Despite all this, the Democratic Party and their allies will undoubtedly try to use Kaine as a way to keep the 32% of Democrats who consider themselves pro-life to stay in the tent. The GOP shouldn’t let them get away with it. Instead, it’s time to expose the Democratic Party’s extreme stance on abortion, especially their support of later term abortions and their call for taxpayer-funded abortions by repealing Hyde.