The Patriot Post® · RNC: Democrats Are Extreme on Abortion

By the Republican National Committee

REPUBLICANS STAND FOR LIFE

• This week, the Biden administration is marking what would have been the 51^st anniversary of Roe v. Wade by holding pro-abortion rallies across the country.
  • Life is precious and worth defending; Biden and Democrats are fighting to force their radical abortion agenda on all Americans – Republicans are fighting to stop them.
• Biden and Democrats have caved to the most radical members of their party, supporting abortion-on-demand up until the moment of birth and after.
  • 47 out of 50 countries in Europe have limits on abortion prior to 15 weeks, while Roe‘s viability standard was in line with China and North Korea.
• Democrats’ extremism is out of step with most Americans who want commonsense limitations.
• The Republican Party is fighting back against Biden and Democrats’ increasingly radical abortion agenda, championing pro-life policies both in Congress and across the United States.
  • Last year, the Republican House majority voted to ensure babies born alive following botched abortions receive medical care and voted to condemn violence against pro-life organizations, churches, and groups that provide services to expecting-mothers.
  • This year, Republicans passed the Pregnant Students’ Rights Act, because women shouldn’t have to choose between getting their degree or carrying their baby to term.
• The pro-life movement speaks up for both lives that are at stake during an abortion – the mother and the unborn child.
• Republicans will continue to advocate for life, support women, uphold the law, and stand against an extreme Democrat Party’s pro-abortion agenda.

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SUPPORTS ABORTION WITHOUT LIMITS

• The Biden administration is an advocate for abortions without limits.
  • Biden refused to name any limits on abortion that he supports despite having acknowledged that abortion kills a child.
  • Kamala Harris said that supporting abortion-on-demand “does not require anyone to abandon their faith or their beliefs.”
  • Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra refused to condemn partial birth abortion and abortion based on sex or disability.
  • Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg failed to condemn infanticide and said he does not think there should be any limits on abortion.
  • The Biden administration is referring Americans to an abortion website which includes a section for people “15 or younger” on how to “bypass” parents and guardians to obtain an abortion.
  • Biden’s HHS sought to circumvent the Hyde Amendment in order to use federal taxpayer dollars to fund abortion.

CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS ARE ABORTION EXTREMISTS

• Senate Democrats have consistently promoted unlimited abortion-on-demand and have refused to name any limits on abortion they support.
  • Mark Kelly (D-AZ) said he would not be the “arbiter of an age” at which a minor child could have an abortion without parental consent.
  • John Hickenlooper (D-CO) refused to recognize any limit on when abortion should be legal.
  • Raphael Warnock (D-GA) refused to answer if he believes in any legal limits on abortion and suggested that “even God” favors unrestricted abortion-on-demand until birth.
  • Jon Ossoff (D-GA) refused to answer if he supports any limitations on abortion.
  • Mazie Hirono (D-HI) “bragged” about getting 8^th grade children to support abortion.
  • Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) spoke out against parental notification laws for abortion.
  • Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) refused to support any restrictions or limits on abortion.
  • Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) refused to say she opposed late term abortion and said she would not limit abortion after 20 weeks.
  • Tina Smith (D-MN) said abortion is “fundamental” and “the most American of values.”
  • Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) said she was “proud to vote against” a law preventing abortions after 20 weeks.
  • Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) argued against a bill that would protect babies born alive during an abortion and said he would not support any restrictions on abortion.
  • Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) said she is in favor of “reducing limits” on abortion.
  • John Fetterman (D-PA) called abortion without limits “sacred” and said he doesn’t support any restrictions on abortion, even in the third trimester.
  • Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said he backs unrestricted abortion until birth and using taxpayer money to fund abortions in other countries to control population growth.
  • Patty Murray (D-WA) refused to say if she supports any limits on abortion.
• House Democrats have been vocal in their support of radical abortion policies.
  • Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said prohibiting abortion after 20 weeks was “conservatism gone wild” and that legislation requiring lifesaving care for babies born of botched abortions is to “impose government-mandated pregnancies.”
  • Katie Porter (D-CA) said we “need” abortion because of inflation.
  • Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) advocated for abortions after 20 weeks and said it is an “injustice” that taxpayer money does not fund abortions.
  • Eric Swalwell (D-CA) said deciding to have an abortion is “like deciding what career you’re going to pursue.”
  • Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) said that she supports abortion after 20 weeks.
  • Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) called limiting abortion after 20 weeks “extreme.”
  • Val Demings (D-FL) said that having an abortion is a woman’s “destiny.”
  • Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) called on the Senate to “pass” the Abortion For All Act “without delay.”
  • Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM) called on the Senate to abolish the filibuster and “codify the right to abortion without governmental interference.”
  • Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) called to pass legislation eliminating virtually all restrictions on abortion.
  • Kathleen Rice (D-NY) said she will “oppose any efforts to restrict” abortion.
  • Cori Bush (D-MO) said that the Senate should abolish the filibuster and force pro-life Americans to fund abortions for “pregnant people.”
• Democrats caved to the radical left in support of the “Abortion For All Act,” the most radical pro-abortion bill in history which would eliminate virtually all federal limits on abortion and block pro-life laws around the country.
  • In May 2022, 49 Senate Democrats voted for the “Abortion For All Act” and in September 2021, 218 house Democrats voted for the “Abortion for All Act.”
    • 17 Democrat governors signed a letter calling on Congress to pass the Abortion For All Act, including: Governors Tony Evers (D-WI), Gavin Newsom (D-CA), Jared Polis (D-CO), J.B. Pritzker (D-IL), Ned Lamont (D-CT), Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI), Tim Walz (D-MN), Kathy Hochul (D-NY), Tom Wolf (D-PA), Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM), and Steve Sisolak (NV).

DEMOCRATS BELIEVE THERE’S NO PLACE FOR PRO-LIFE VOTERS IN THE DEMOCRAT PARTY

• Democrats have made clear that there’s no place for pro-life voters in the Democrat party.
  • Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said there is no such thing as a pro-life Democrat: “being pro-choice is an absolutely essential part of being a Democrat.”
  • Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) said voters that do not want tax dollars paying for abortion do not have “a valid argument.”
  • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said “not every Democrat is pro-choice…we really need to reassess if it’s appropriate for them to continue to serve.”
  • Pete Buttigieg dodged if pro-life Democrats deserve a place within the party.

DEMOCRATS HAVE CALLED FOR AND REFUSED TO CONDEMN PRO-ABORTION VIOLENCE

• Pro-abortion radicals have targeted and attacked pregnancy and pro-life centers across the country as Democrats refused to denounce the violence.
  • Jackie Speier (D-CA) called on pro-abortion activists to “armor up” because “there’s a war out there.”
  • Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) agreed with Rep. Speier’s statements to “armor up,” adding, “that’s right, this is not a drill.”
  • Maxine Waters (D-CA) told activists to “defy” the Supreme Court.
  • Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) encouraged her supporters to “rise up” because “a normal response won’t suffice.”
  • Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-CA) answered “yes” when asked if he was “comfortable with protests…outside the homes of Supreme Court justices.”
  • Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and other prominent Democrats introduced legislation to “crack down” on crisis pregnancy centers that help women keep their babies.
• Democrats have refused to condemn the threatening protests of pro-abortion extremists.
  • Biden himself never condemned the assassination attempt of Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
  • Former Biden Press Secretary Jen Psaki, on multiple occasions, refused to condemn activists posting the justices’ home addresses online.
    • Psaki refused to say if Biden “has a view” on activists harassing justices at their homes and downplayed the harassment, claiming protests “have been peaceful to date and we certainly continue to encourage that outside of judges’ homes.”
  • Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) called on protesters to actively pressure justices to influence their decisions.
    • After Democrats blocked a bill to offer heightened security to justices amid threats and an assassination attempt, Pelosi claimed no justice was “in danger.”
  • Gretchen Witmer (D-MI) refused to condemn violence from pro-abortion extremists.

Originally posted here.