Title: Democratic Views on Abortion | Republican Views
Headings: Democratic Views on Abortion
Democratic Views on Abortion
The Democratic Party and Abortion Prevention
The Democratic Party and Health Care Coverage
Abortion and The American People
Obama on Abortion
Hillary Clinton on Abortion
Nancy Pelosi on Abortion
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Content: And, therefore, I have concluded, after great concern and searching my own mind and heart over many years, that our task should be in this pluralistic, diverse life of ours in this nation that individuals must be entrusted to make this profound decision, because the alternative would be such an intrusion of government authority that it would be very difficult to sustain in our kind of open society. And as some of you’ve heard me discuss before, I think abortion should remain legal, but it needs to be safe and rare.” Clinton is unique among many politicians in that she hopes and believes that there is common ground to be found on the abortion issue. In a speech to abortion rights supporters, Clinton simultaneously restated her pro-choice views and offered warm words to pro-life advocates, stating that there was common ground to be found between them. Nancy Pelosi on Abortion
In strong contrast to Clinton’s party-bridging hopes for abortion stands Nancy Pelosi, who called pro-life advocates “dumb” during her acceptance speech for the Margaret Sanger award. Pelosi received the award for her work defending abortion rights. Her acceptance speech stated, “when you see how closed their minds are or oblivious or whatever it is—dumb—then you know what the fight is about. Whatever happens with the court…we must remember these battles will not be the end of the fight.” Prior to Pelosi’s award ceremony, the pro-life community participated in a tweet-fest about Margaret Sanger’s history. Despite her work surrounding abortion, Sanger was a racist individual who referred to African Americans as “human weeds,” “reckless breeders,” “spawning… human beings who never should have been born.”