Abortion Access Is an Economic Justice Issue, and Democrats Should Remember That

[moonshaz]

Recently, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), known for his laserlike focus on economic justice, was asked in an MSNBC interview whether Democrats can “be open to candidates that may not be rigidly pro-choice, may not be rigidly pro-gun control

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[moonshaz]

"Can someone - anyone - point me to any pro-Hillary liberal or feminist who's writing an article denouncing this?"

If you mean denouncing Pelosi's stance, I haven't been able to find anything so far, which surprises me.

I'm actually starting to see this as a semantic issue, to a great extent. I keep reading articles that talk about Democrats who call themselves  "pro-life" but do not favor making laws that restrict access to abortion, people who say they personally don't like abortion but woulld not vote for laws that make it harder to get access to abortion care. That, to me, is pro-choice! If you don’t want to make laws that dictate everyone else's choices, you are by definition supporting choice, afaic.

By the same token, I've always assumed that when someone calls themselves "pro-life," that means they think abortion should be against the law. That's why I initially reacted so negatively to the idea of someone being a "pro-life Democrat." It sounded like an oxymoron to me. But these articles are telling me that there are people who want to wear the "pro-life" label but who DON’T want to outlaw abortion. If that's  what the term "pro-choice Democrat" actually means, then that puts things on a rather different light..

I think there need to be some serious conversations about semantics and terminology, though. If there is so much of a stigma attached to the label "pro-choice" that people don't want to call themselves that, even though their actions say, "I am in favor of letting people make their own choices about abortion," then maybe we need some new terminology. Not that I have any idea what to call a person who is pro-choice but doesn't want to admit it, lol.

[lollycunt]

it doesn't surprise me that there are no think pieces about it. They didn't care when Hillary herself said she was willing to compromise on women's right to choose, or that Perez endorsed the exact same candidate as Bernie. It's not really about the issue so much as trying to lower Bernie's popularity enough so that the democrats don't need to listen to him. Of course, that does not make him endorsing Mello or his awful statement afterward OK, not in the least. I'd be happy if all democrats involved got the same level of criticism he has.

[rainbows_]

+1

100% agree.