Title: Democrats for Life urge DNC to change party platform on abortion
Headings: Democrats for Life urge DNC to change party platform on abortion
Democrats for Life urge DNC to change party platform on abortion
Content: A 2019 Pew Research study found that 70 percent of those who identify as or lean Democrat support the party's position on abortion. Language defending abortion rights has been part of every Democratic platform since Roe v. Wade was decided in 1973. The 1976 platform said it would be "undesirable" to overturn the court's decision. Platforms in the 1990s and 2000s focused on making abortions "safe, legal and rare" -- a phrase used by former President Clinton during his 1992 campaign. But in 2016, the party adopted more proactive language, calling for a repeal of the Hyde Amendment and focusing on the concept of reproductive justice, or eliminating discrimination and barriers that disadvantage low-income women and women of color in seeking reproductive health care, including abortions. Continue Reading
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