The proposed 2008 abortion plank:
The Democratic Party strongly and unequivocally supports Roe v Wade and a woman's right to choose a safe and legal abortion, regardless of ability to pay, and we oppose any and all efforts to weaken or undermine that right.The Democratic Party also strongly supports access to affordable family planning services and comprehensive age-appropriate sex education which empower people to make informed choices and live healthy lives. We also recognize that such health care and education help reduce the number of unintended pregnancies and thereby also reduce the need for abortions. The Democratic Party also strongly supports a woman's decision to have a child by ensuring access to and availability of programs for pre and post natal health care, parenting skills, income support, and caring adoption programs.
The 2004 Democratic Party plank:
Because we believe in the privacy and equality of women, we stand proudly for a woman's right to choose, consistent with Roe v. Wade, and regardless of her ability to pay. We stand firmly against Republican efforts to undermine that right. At the same time, we strongly support family planning and adoption incentives. Abortion should be safe, legal, and rare.
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I'm so tired of hearing people say the pro-life people don't do anything after the baby is born. In 1992 a young lady we barely knew knocked on our door after her boyfriend kicked her out. She had one baby by him )she was almost two), and was pregnant with another. We took her into our home, took care of them, and after the baby was born we took them with us when we moved from Biloxi, MS to Hannibal, MO. I never dreamed that she would hit it off with my brother, and she is now my sister-in-law. My niece, who just turned 18, is currently living with us prior to starting college. Strangely enough, it was several years after I got involved with the pro-life movement that it even dawned on me just what we had done. Without ever analyzing our reasons and emotions, we just knew that it was the right thing to do. What have you pro-aborts done to help save babies?
I fail to understand why birth control fails so often - or are many women simply relying on abortion as a birth control method? It is so easy to prevent pregnacy and yet millions of babies have been aborted/killed. What is wrong with the liberal values that allow this to continue year after year.
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You need to look harder, besides, how can we adopt babies who survive an abortion when Obama voted to kill them?
Sounds like a commitment to a very realistic approach to wanted and unwanted pregnancies. haven't seen too many republicans and pro-lifers standing up to adopt babies "saved from abortion"
I want to be a democrate. But not if I am excumunicated from the church.
Church Trumps Party.
"haven't seen too many Republicans and Pro-lifers standing up to adopt babies 'saved from abortion"
Really? There are two million couples waiting to adopt, according to this site:
http://www.abortionfacts.com/online_books/love_them_both/why_cant_we_love_them_both_34.asp#How%20many%20couples%20are%20waiting?
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