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Takket

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Fri Jan 18, 2019, 07:16 PM Jan 2019

The March for Life wants you, Democrats, but it's hard when your party has become so extreme [View all]

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Source: Washington Post

On Friday, pro-lifers from around the world will stream to the Mall in D.C. for the annual March for Life. Protecting human life is a value that transcends the political divide, and people of all political affiliations have come since the March began decades ago.

But that diversity has become threatened in recent years, a problem caused by leaders of the Democratic Party who have grown unwelcoming toward pro-life positions and candidates.

As president of the March, I can say we hope and pray this will change. Or I should say change back to an earlier time, when abortion wasn’t as partisan an issue for political parties.

We long for more leaders like Democrat Robert Casey Sr., the late former governor of Pennsylvania who famously enforced the Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act in the Supreme Court case Planned Parenthood v. Casey. We also welcome current elected officials such as Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-Ill.), who was snubbed by his own party for his pro-life views while running for reelection.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/01/18/march-life-wants-you-democrats-its-hard-when-your-party-has-become-so-extreme/?utm_term=.4e2f2572db9c



Imma just leave this right here with a few notes.......

If you take blood pressure meds, maybe don't read this

Don't shoot the messenger................
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