AND has been promoting itself with some effectiveness as a non-partisan, pro-life Christian middle way. But it’s 2020 Presidential Election Statement reveals that is deceptive posturing; it is hardly non-partisan as I’ve noted. A close reading of the statement raises the question of whether they are even pro-life.
The Healthcare and Abortion section:
We believe in building a society that respects human dignity at all stages of life, including the unborn. This includes accessible and affordable health care for everyone. Americans should not go bankrupt because they get sick or die because their medication is exorbitantly expensive. This includes policies that support maternal health and address our nation’s high rate of maternal mortality, especially among Black and Native American women. It includes vigilant prosecution of pregnancy discrimination in education and the workplace. It is essential that the sanctity of human life at every stage, in particular in the womb, is defended vigorously. Abortion is a tragedy, not a social good, that should be vehemently discouraged rather than promoted.
We believe in building a society that respects human dignity at all stages of life, including the unborn. This includes accessible and affordable health care for everyone. Americans should not go bankrupt because they get sick or die because their medication is exorbitantly expensive. This includes policies that support maternal health and address our nation’s high rate of maternal mortality, especially among Black and Native American women. It includes vigilant prosecution of pregnancy discrimination in education and the workplace. It is essential that the sanctity of human life at every stage, in particular in the womb, is defended vigorously. Abortion is a tragedy, not a social good, that should be vehemently discouraged rather than promoted.
That sounds good but there is something missing. There is no calling for legal restrictions on abortion, not even late-term abortions. There is not even a call for cutting off federal funds for abortion. Those would seem no-brainers for an organization that calls itself pro-life.
Bill Clinton also made noises to sound pro-life, too. Remember his saying abortion should be “safe, legal, and rare”? Yet he ended up being such a pro-abortion President, vetoing even bills against partial birth abortion, that I called him Babykiller Bill.
I am not saying AND is in that territory. But their reluctance to make specific proposals to legally restrict abortion begs the question: Are they really pro-life? Or are they just a ruse to make voting Democrat more palatable to pro-life Christians?
I am not saying AND is in that territory. But their reluctance to make specific proposals to legally restrict abortion begs the question: Are they really pro-life? Or are they just a ruse to make voting Democrat more palatable to pro-life Christians?
I do not know. But I know what I suspect.
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