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Sunday, January 21, 2007 Democrats Seek to Avert Abortion Clashes Nice to see that even Democratic leadership is willing to recognize abortion on demand as a loser: Eager to avoid a resumption of the culture wars, the new Democratic leaders are trying to tiptoe around the abortion issue by promoting legislation to encourage birth control and assist women who decide to proceed with unwanted pregnancies. Democrats acknowledge that they alienated many social conservatives and churchgoing voters during years of combat with Republicans over the explosive issue of reproductive rights, and they want to change their emphasis to woo some of those voters back into the fold. There have been a smattering of articles this year discussing the Catholic voter and his former relationship with the Democratic Party -- a relationship burst asunder by the rise of militant feminism and abortion "rights". Efforts to bridge the gap, Cardinal Bernadin's "seamless garment" theology among them, have failed miserably while the Democratic Party has been quick to vilify and shun pro-life Democrats. The good news is that some liberals are coming around on an issue where there should be no division. It would seem that politics gets left to discuss issues of policy, not first principles. posted by Shaun Kenney \| 1/21/2007 08:20:00 PM \| 1 comments 1 Comments: At 10:37 PM, Unknown said... Applause............... Post a Comment Home
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