How Democratic Policies Actually Reduce Abortion Rates

Turns out, compassion and policy go hand in hand - who knew?
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[@donnawestbrook8992]

Taking healthcare choice and treatment options away from half the people in the country doesn't make anyone safer. That a small group of people did this should be a wakeup call for all of us.

[@dr.skipkazarian5556]

Trump called military veterans suckers and losers...I am a boots on the ground veteran...Trump is a bone spurs, draft-dodging coward and traitor.

[@susiewispe4136]

RIGHT! 350,000,000 of us 400 of them!!! WTF!

[@SpaceBethC131]

The babies have the right to live

[@nosender2399]

​@@SpaceBethC131 But they don't have the right to use someone else's body against their will on order to live- it's no different than any other situation where someone needs accees to your body in order to live. You always have the right to refuse access, with no explanation, no reason. Yes or no; it's up to you.

[@robertdavidson4430]

Small group of people?

[@pelasion5099]

and some people want to ban contraceptives... that would explode the number of unwanted babies

[@nicolastophen422]

Neither side has policies that include that at the federal level…

[@rhodawatkins4516]

​@@nicolastophen422The Republicans/ conservatives want it wherever or however they can manage to force it on people.

[@Godhelpus62]

@@nicolastophen422 Yet, but many Republicans want to prevent access to contraceptives in the future - rather counter intuitive don’t you think?

[@yourmomsays5295]

​@@nicolastophen422 keywords: WANT TO

[@budmoore7971]

​@@nicolastophen422 well that's bs. The Republicans in the house have floated that idea for years, not to mention put a legal challenge before SCOTUS doing just that.

[@thomasschwartzman4671]

Want less abortions? Support higher worker wages, support unions, support contraceptive access, support free education, support free healthcare, support welfare programs for New mothers, ALL OF THESE ARE DEMOCRATIC POLICIES.

[@carliemorgan1871]

Fake af

[@Justeanie]

​@@carliemorgan1871 what, your education?

[@warriorwaitress7690]

Great list! I would also add comprehensive s*** ed in public schools and affordable childcare.

[@idumpedinafrenchhorn6811]

@@carliemorgan1871every single republican in congress voted to make sure low income students didn’t get free lunches in school. You’re not a Christian. Jesus would be extremely disappointed in you

[@youtubesucks1499]

​@@warriorwaitress7690So you think childcare workers should work for free?

[@BlueStarFire70]

… not to mention the rise in numbers of abused, neglected, and murdered children because of a lack of CHOICE!

[@henkholdingastate]

Most abortions are in the south

[@EricaHuang]

Completely agree. Parenthood is a very long and exhausting journey. When having a baby is a choice of the mother, the mother will much likely do whatever it is right to raise the kid.

[@joanwoods7740]

Murdered, raped, trafficked and abused children don't bother you at the border? If you voted for Biden, you are complicit. You voted for that. proud?

[@Anabee3]

​@@EricaHuangadoption is a thing.

[@gwenstone9685]

@@Anabee3ya too bad mist people don’t. If they did there wouldn’t be 400,000 kids in foster care

[@insulanerin7601]

How about paid maternity leave which EVERY other first world country has ... or affordable childcare ... free healthcare for kids ... or protecting kids who have already been born from school shootings ...?

[@CassilovesMocha]

Dont you realize that Republicans are protecting children from teachers who want "genital mutilation"? 🤡🤡🤡 Not the guns that actually mutilate children!

[@hisomeonetrackingmuch1309]

Republican policies also raise maternal & infant mortality rates. So there's that too

[@SixteenTonesStudio]

not to mention infant mortality and maternal mortality, risk of infertility, etc...

[@SpaceBethC131]

It’s higher in New Mexico

[@socialdeviant13]

@@SpaceBethC131 According to who? Because according to the March of Dimes, New Mexico is doing better than Texas, Arkansas, and Mississippi in maternal mortality, infant mortality, and pre-and post-natal healthcare access.

[@SpaceBethC131]

@@socialdeviant13 in fact, Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana and Oklahoma have the lowest infant mortality rate in the us since 2022. Meanwhile, New Mexico, New York, Michigan, California, Illinois, Washington, Oregon, Minnesota and Massachusetts have a higher rate I wonder why. But it’s a great thing As a Washingtonian who frequently visit Oklahoma

[@socialdeviant13]

@@SpaceBethC131 again, where are you getting this information? I got mine from March of Dimes. Unfortunately, MoD is the latest information I can find, since everyone else is using the CDC's information, which was most recently updated in 2021. I'd love to have a look at your studies.

[@samanthagibson5791]

​@@SpaceBethC131 I thought you spent your life visiting hospitals, you never explained why the hospitals let you in?

[@lucyk2371]

Thank you! I agree! Also, women won't have to die from sepsis!

[@johnfigueroa4551]

WHY are there so many children in orphanages when there are so many Republicans that want to "save" children, start by adopting the ones without homes and go from there 🤔

[@vood00b91]

Why are there so many illegals on the streets wanna adopt some?

[@tompatchak8706]

Naaahhhhhh why would they do that?

[@Thermo-kun]

They care about unborn babies that aren’t even alive yet instead of people. 💀

[@scottieanderson5318]

Because democratic policies make it not affordable for the majority of Americans who would love to adopt... it is very expensive to adopt...

[@vood00b91]

@@johnfigueroa4551 adopt the illegals into your home first

[@adamknight4087]

WOMEN SHOULD HAVE THE FINAL CHOICE. IT'S THEIR BODIES!

[@Mkg888-n9g]

Right

[@chiefcuningcoyote4906]

Not the baby though, why can’t they just give birth then give the child up for adoption. Atleast the kid has a fighting chance to have life rather than you making the decision to exterminate

[@MeetTheALFFam]

​​​have you ever been pregnant? Know how dangerous pregnancy & birth is, even if you give the baby up. If not, shut up. Until the baby is able to survive in the outside world without being attached to the inside of the mother, it is nothing but a parasite, a cute parasite but a parasite nonetheless

[@lynelizabeth-kl9dp]

​@@chiefcuningcoyote4906 What about the trauma for a woman having to give up her baby because she cannot take care of it for whatever reason?. Or the baby goes into welfare, where they are often abused. They want women to be a baby factory, but they're against any sort of social services to help them. They see people using them as freeloaders. No free school lunches, no good healthcare system, no subsidised day care. This really sounds like a solid plan????.

[@lynelizabeth-kl9dp]

​@@chiefcuningcoyote4906 Let me guess.... you're a male.

[@victoriah.2083]

💙🇺🇲 I'm Christian and a Woman. Pro-CHOICE is just that. YOU choose. Not some other person telling you what you can or can not do. What about ectopic pregnancy? On average that happens to 15K Women in the US EACH YEAR! What about their LIVES?

[@mdhobbssr4566]

The question should be, how can you legitimately call yourself a Christian if you vote republican

[@MariaAlvarez-d7q]

Exactly!

[@summertimedesigns]

This right here!!! And the answer is that they aren’t actually Christians. They don’t follow his teachings. Clearly.

[@Loveheart-er3ou]

How can you be a Democrat and want a good economy? You name all this free stuff which means taxes that nobody can afford right now cause the economy is trashed

[@1MarkKeller]

​@Loveheart-er3ou I bet you'll want that Govt assistance when the time comes tho.

[@Loveheart-er3ou]

@@1MarkKeller I already applied for food stamps 1st time this year. They gave me 27 dollars a month in illinois. I guess they don't have any money left since they are giving it to the illegals.

[@deere7227]

How can a 'Christian' support Donald and Repubs?

[@artemisnite]

Crusades, inquisitions, witch hunts, slavery, homophobia and misogyny endorsing threemale patriarchal gawd? How is this confusing at this point?

[@billargueta5458]

Same way a muslum, Buddhist, atheists or any other religions. Its called voting for his policies.

[@phoenixzero-me7rv]

How can a Christian kill a baby?

[@phoenixzero-me7rv]

@@oHaiKuu didn't miss a thing.....

[@phoenixzero-me7rv]

@@oHaiKuu what you ask has nothing to do with killing a child

[@trevor_kelley]

I think you should have to be a mandatory foster parent to be able to vote pro-life. If you truly care about the lives take responsibility for them.

[@ginamiley3622]

Unfortunately those same people, if forced, would treat the kids like dirt. Plus depending on where nothing done to those same said people.

[@jameybobamey7343]

Same goes for immigration them. If you are pro sanctuary city you should be forced to house immigrants before you can vote that way

[@DH-xm3hc]

I think it should be mandatory to adopt these unwanted children not foster them. The day they are born.

[@Godhelpus62]

They aren’t actually pro-life at all, only pro-fetus. If they were they would be pro gun reform, and pro universal healthcare. Once you are born, you are on your own.

[@trevor_kelley]

@@ginamiley3622 I agree. While I'm sure there are plenty of people who genuinely care about their lives, for the majority it is about control. They want everyone to live their lives in the exact manner they dictate. If their right to choose was also taken away I'm confident they would become very pro-choice themselves.

[@sadjaxx]

How about saving WOMEN and GIRLS!? A 10 year old child would not rest easy on MY conscience!

[@lmak-rf9fn]

Vote blue. EVERYONE TO THE POLLS!

[@WigglyTuffStuff]

Having financial help, access to effective infrastructure, contraception, and housing definitely make it much more likely that people want to have kids and are able to raise them, and that those who don't want babies don't have to have them.

[@shatteredanis1592]

People act as if accessing contraceptives is as difficult as finding a unicorn.

[@marywood2865]

​@@shatteredanis1592 They aren't cheap and now Republicans want to take them away entirely.

[@Justeanie]

​@@shatteredanis1592 Some people don't live in a state that allows companies to block BC from your insurance plans if your boss cries religious freedom and it shows. Information is free

[@shatteredanis1592]

@Justeanie Were you aware you could find condoms at almost all grocery stores, drug stores, and gas stations? BC isn't the only form. Also, if you're not wanting them, doing nothing to prevent them is just plain irresponsible. All this information is free too. And common knowledge.

[@kikmoe2664]

​@@shatteredanis1592even condoms are not 100% risk free

[@fallenfossl]

Geeesh the religious angle of the US is weird

[@fabmissb]

Dirty Dancing taught us two important lessons: Abortions should be performed by medical professionals in a medical facility, and people who like Ayn Rand are terrible.

[@sonjak2395]

It‘s also stopping gun violence that is protecting live. There are many good reasons to vote for Kamala an not for a criminal.

[@carliemorgan1871]

Buhwahaha

[@SpaceBethC131]

Guns save lives

[@kikmoe2664]

​@@SpaceBethC131no Beth, guns don't save lives, guns kill children and other innocent people, which almost happen Daily in the US

[@SpaceBethC131]

@@kikmoe2664 yes they do

[@WakeUpAmerican000s]

@@SpaceBethC131 - Gun violence is the leading cause of death of children in the USA. Look it up.

[@slaycj2413]

Exactly! 💙💙💙💙🇺🇸🗳️

[@rucsric]

Voting all Blue in 2024 for the Constitution, veterans, seniors benefits, unions, women & all Americans freedoms 💙🇺🇸💯

[@carliemorgan1871]

Youre a fraud

[@hisomeonetrackingmuch1309]

Yes!🇺🇸 Me too❤️🤍💙

[@JoseHerrera-vs8nv]

It's Voting For Capitalism or Marxist, if You Don't Know The Difference You Shouldn't Be Voting !

[@blackprix]

Nail hit on head, this should be a part of the Democratic commercials around the country! She tells the truth she is in healthcare and she knows for what she speaks😀😀🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@grovermartin6874]

So sad that no one talks about the excruciating suffering of being forced to be born to a mother who hates you for being born. Maybe someone will ask people who later commit suicide or die by drugs or alcohol for their honest opinions. Without blaming those sufferers for " mental illness."

[@j-zk6tf]

It's like that whole, dont like it dont do it idea

[@jameybobamey7343]

Kind of like owning sl@ves. If you don't like it then don't own one. That was the mantra of the south 150 years ago

[@andrenefinn704]

Wait! Who was the Republican pastor who had to step down after his church learned he was sleeping with a 13year old? He then called the 13year old names as if she went after him😮

[@teacherbecca526]

Thank you…this is exactly what I’ve been trying to say for a long time now

[@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394]

Reality and rightwing rhetoric never mix.

[@DVD927]

Extremists don’t like contraception either. Look at the Hobby Lobby case.

[@danashull3208]

What hobby lobby case? I’m not aware of this.

[@StanMeasley]

Amen! It was never about saving babies. It was always about control.

[@phoenixgate007]

Yep. I’ve been Catholic my whole life and always voted blue 💙🩵💙🩵💙 I sleep knowing I voted for representatives dedicated to supporting healthcare for women, children, and families, access to childcare, climate reforms to protect the planet for future generations of little ones…yeah, I sleep great.

[@SpaceBethC131]

Then you’re not catholic

[@bettycasvin8877]

Me too!

[@robertmcelroy659]

Sucka!!

[@10TODELLAKIN]

At what point did Jesus become human?

[@RyoshilovesKabosu]

My Republican wife is voting Democrat this time around, a smart man votes with his wife and not against her, just saying

[@carliemorgan1871]

Liar

[@RyoshilovesKabosu]

@@carliemorgan1871 proof?

[@Valadit]

@spencer6044Why is that so, champ? You wanna tell us why you don’t trust your wife?

[@danashull3208]

@spencer6044And you have no wife.

[@danashull3208]

@spencer6044 She’s with someone who doesn’t respect her, so that doesn’t say much for either one of you.

[@brummie.bill-379.]

How can you be a Christian and vote republican whose leader thinks the 10 commandments are a to do list.

[@spider-manunknown9193]

Fake news 🗞️

[@James-m2j8c]

They need to make a law on a man on how many times he can come and see what happens

[@erickabrady4780]

Thank you for speaking out VOTE 💙

[@elizabethguzman6024]

You’re si right. Women and men need to have access to information to prevent pregnancies.

[@RockyEdwards-r7n]

Please stop using facts and statistics it is confusing too many people.

[@carliemorgan1871]

Where are the facts?

[@1brendanSugrue]

Well said unfortunately falling on indoctrinated ears .

[@livinfreewithak]

False "facts"

[@brandonjade2146]

@@1brendanSugrue A quick google search will literally disprove everything said in this propaganda video

[@mina6mina]

Suddenly they care about the lives of the unborn and the babies, but when god calls for infanticide of the first borns in the bible, then we just ignore it...also there was just another school shooting, and they still don't want to talk about guns...

[@danashull3208]

The story in the bible is a myth.

[@That.Lady.withtheYarn]

@@danashull3208true. But not the point.

[@danashull3208]

@@That.Lady.withtheYarn It’s MY point.

[@williamobryan682]

Lovely . Thanks . 😅

[@chrystineking3707]

Well said young lady. Truthful!!!❤

[@adrienneweare2772]

I have been saying this for so long. It never sticks. And they’re always shocked. Then silenced. Then the “yeah but” comes. I haven’t given up but I’ve lowered my expectations.

[@dominquelucas4971]

I’m a Christian democrat so when I get this talking point I hit them with the Bible. Jesus said “do not judge lest ye be judged “and he also said “give unto Caesar what is Caesar’s and give unto god what is god’s” clearly even the lord and savior is a democrat. So what is the purpose of guilt shaming 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@TheEagleChristian]

No, Jesus is not a Democrat nor is He a Republican. If He were on earth today and someone asked Him who to vote for I doubt He would give either party His endorsement.

[@dominquelucas4971]

@@TheEagleChristian I know that take it easy. One things for sure he’s was very liberal I would even go so far as to say progressive. He feed the hungry helps the poor disliked high taxes on the poor accepting the outcast. Told the rich to give away ALL THIER POSSESSIONS to follow him. What does that sound like to you???

[@tracimetcalf3374]

​@@TheEagleChristianyou do realize many Americans are not Christians or followers of Christ, there is a significant difference between the two. So it doesn't matter who Jesus would vote for. We have a secular government

[@TheEagleChristian]

@@dominquelucas4971 don't put human made labels and divisions on the Creator God is what I'm saying. He is not a mere man that fits neatly into any of our human categories.

[@TheEagleChristian]

@@tracimetcalf3374 you realize you aren't engaging with the point I made at all

[@Freiya2011]

Being Christian does not require the loss of the ability to actually think for yourself! 💙💙💙

[@kachinalajones8975]

Support planned parenthood it is for health care for women and men

[@SpaceBethC131]

So you support Iran

[@jaynewallace8592]

​@@SpaceBethC131 you support the sa of children

[@SpaceBethC131]

@@jaynewallace8592 You’re back!

[@SpaceBethC131]

@@jaynewallace8592 I support everyone having children. I never said I support SA

[@a.5326]

​​@@SpaceBethC131 by supporting the Republican party, you 100% support SA. It comes with the territory. Just own it.

[@bookitty6378]

EXACTLY 💯

[@KarmaWillCome]

....not to mention the harm it puts women in if they have a non viable or complicated pregnancy, which can be life-saving for the mother who pays for her healthcare bill and taxes.

[@asia99Tube]

Their policy supports a candidate whose name is attached to five bankruptcies and over 30 convictions including SA. 😳

[@AdrianMunch]

Birth rates are dropping because of over population, with more people each person only gets so much wealth, so the less people the wealthier everyone is.

[@piku5637]

🗳️💙Reproductive rights are human and survivor’s rights,💜women hold up half the🇺🇸sky🇵🇸🕊️Ⓐ☭🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💫

[@carliemorgan1871]

Liar

[@bingus4901]

Killing your child is not a human right

[@Drpriyaparmar]

You are making such important points that are true. Let’s protect the lives of children and mothers for real❤

[@beverlybuck5959]

Mine would be fine even if abortions skyrocketed, because another woman’s uterus, is none of my business!😅

[@jizziejustin]

Fair play facts hurt their feels which gets things banned

[@atheodore5512]

Thank God 🙏

[@jameybobamey7343]

For what?

[@atheodore5512]

@@jameybobamey7343 For smart people

[@szigtema]

Exactly this! It's why I switched to pro choice & democrat in college when I finally looked at the numbers. Being ACTUALLY pro life requires universal access to all needed medical care, including mental health & contraception, affordable housing for all, healthy food, air & water, and limiting gun access.

[@Vicki-v7e]

Hear Hear!!!

[@MadameWesker]

More importantly, other people's actions don't lie on my conscious. That's their lives, not mine

[@ritacuartas6695]

God gave us free will, and no one has the right to take that away!

[@danashull3208]

Nobody gave me free will. I took it.

[@ritacuartas6695]

@danashull3208 How full of hate you must feel to claim to take (as if by force) what has been freely given. You might want to think on that a bit more.

[@danashull3208]

@@ritacuartas6695 Nah, I’m good. I have no hate whatsoever, and since you brought it up, maybe you should think on it longer.

[@bingus4901]

Should we be able to kill people? After all god gave us free will right? No one should be able to take that away.

[@brightonuprach]

Doesn't America have a mandate of separation of church and state? Your religion should literally not factor in to your voting choices then.

[@elizabethhall9334]

YES, EXACTLY.

[@remaeburney832]

Honey, you aren't killing babies. You're minding your own business. No one has the right to push their beliefs onto everyone else. We all have the right to make our own decisions and bear the consequences. That decision is between the woman or girl her family and her God.

[@frankmontague7544]

BLUE WAVE COMING 👋 💙 BECAUSE OF YOU

[@NativeTexan620]

Thank you! As a Christian i feel thecsame way.

[@crystalclink]

Well said!

[@phlungpu1566]

God has no desire to be the reason someone gets oppressed by any government.

[@piku5637]

America🇺🇸must proudly strive to evolve and normalize worker co-op and union power,🗳️💙democratize the means of production. We must build a brighter future🇵🇸🕊️Ⓐ☭🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💫

[@carliemorgan1871]

Fake

[@kerryharding1385]

Stay educated sister and spread the word

[@OBGynKenobi]

I can't wait to get my law degree so I can impose medical advice on complete strangers.

[@IamKnucks]

Also, maybe we shouldn't let a single religion dictate how the country should run.

[@DR-dr8dr8]

A fetus is not a baby. It's a fetus.

[@JamieNoah638]

​​@spencer6044a human *fetus* , therefore not a baby.

[@DR-dr8dr8]

@@JamieNoah638 Right. Different names for different things. 🙂

[@SpaceBethC131]

It’s a baby

[@WakeUpAmerican000s]

@@SpaceBethC131 - A fetus is a collection of human tissues that is not viable (capable of life on its own) until 24 weeks or more. And the Christian Bible says that life begins at the first breath.

[@bingus4901]

Your'e still killing a person

[@baylienixon6919]

“You don’t make the world safer for babies by making it more dangerous for women” ~Some Catholic lady I forget whose name

[@peterharris8471]

They can ask me that AFTER they start supporting children. Fund HEADSTART and free preK. Stop giving public school money to private schools in the form of vouchers. Support Title 1 schools and free breakfast and lunch for all students. Fund public parks, libraries and public broadcasting. Fund WiFi. Vote for child tax credits and paid family leave. Vote for a clean environment!

[@robbinruffino1201]

Democrats are not forcing women to have abortions..just making sure the option is there if an emergency happens and the mother’s life is in danger or unable to carry the baby..if everyone who is Pro-life wants these babies to be born, they should adopt them all..even the ones the doctors say will not thrive or have horrible conditions

[@vintagesportscardfinds964]

100 percent

[@paulendsley6322]

This could be applied to half their agenda

[@roelreijgers6765]

Republicans don't care if the baby is very very welcome or not and ... so 100 % Safe and Loved ! !

[@williamobryan682]

Clearing comments , eh ?

[@SorenPenrose]

?

[@elleaubry3772]

YT does that. They do it to everyone. Chill.

[@ambermoon2326]

We need people like her, she brings to light things many refuse to see and can speak to a community that refuses to listen to democrats anymore

[@fredamariebrown4727]

she sounds like a reader and critical thinker to me!

[@luns486]

That’s before we get to all the other democratic values that are designed to take care of EVERYONE, instead of just taking care of your own. I’m not religious but I’m pretty sure Jesus would vote democratic in a heartbeat. Especially considering today’s “Republican Party”.

[@jcoopes5604]

And they want to go after contraception too! So there’s that too! Wanting to prohibit something to stop those unwanted pregnancies before it happens!

[@AaronQ64]

Dem policies also help poor people financially who might feel more confident caring for a child than if they are barely scraping by.

[@anonymonymoose]

My dad once said "I don't know how anyone can be Democrat and call themselves a Christian." I was in a mood already so without thinking I snapped back "I don't know how anyone can be a Republican and call themselves a Christian." Made him think for a second, which tbh is probably the best I can hope for.

[@JamieMurray-m7m]

I am a Christian Democrat that’s giving you props for telling it like it is. Stay smart!

[@lindabingham6403]

So young and yet so smart.

[@msdee6010]

Republicans across the Country, even in the extreme Supreme Court who overturned Roe V Wade said they should look at banning contraception. Voting Democratic will not only preserve our rIghts & freedoms but it gives the Democratic President ability to appoint a Democratic Justice to the Supreme Court to help balance it and begin to root out the corruption in it.

[@jblkcns]

It's strange they don't understand this.

[@brandonjade2146]

Bc its not true and a simple google search would prove the horseshit said in this video wrong

[@Richard-xc3jd]

It might not be my place to say this but the Bible does not consider a fetus a living being until it breathes in God's breath .Which happens outside the womb . It says this at least 5 times

[@drakencardosian]

It isn't just contraception that they want to get rid of; they get rid of the educational side of things as well.

[@jmim17]

Sources please.

[@thedemocrat73]

Exactly 💯💯 ~ *the democrat*

[@AnnoyingAllie3]

If you ban something it's going to get more popular, we learned this in the 1920's

[@TheBigruss10]

yeah as a Christian I'm not worried about something that may or may not be alive and someone else's body I'm worried about the people who are already vertical and taking care of them the living breathing people that are here vertical

[@juliusdauksys2183]

Especially since the bible is super fine with killing babies

[@electricman523]

Using birth control or keeping your legs closed is the best method to stop unwanted pregnancies. 100% of all pro-abortionists were not aborted by their mothers.

[@midnightsan9917]

R4pe and incest exist my brother in meth.

[@nunnyabznz]

Not to mention that Democrats try to do a lot of things that Jesus wanted people to do: care for the elderly and infirm, welcome strangers, feed the hungry, etc. Do Republicans actually read the New Testament?

[@inqlusion9283]

Tbh, this is one of the most compelling statements from a Republican debunking the GOP “pro-life” narrative

[@WVgrl59]

My twin brother Ashley said I couldn't be a Christian and a democrat. I thought about it and I thought well you know what I don't want to be a part of that cult, so I'm still a Democrat. I am 65 but when I was in my early twenties I worked for a Women's Health Center where I did everything from the front to sterilizing and taking care of the fetuses after abortions. It was a difficult but necessary job.

[@michaelvallin55]

Basically true for all issues except tax cuts for corporations

[@jimmyj2563]

Religion should have NO place in politics

[@hannahw7023]

If you think they wont try to limit contraceptive, A) there are politicians attempting to do exactly that, and B) remember, we didnt think they'd get rid of Roe v Wade, either

[@1MarkKeller]

Yep, outlawing alcohol made it illegal but didn't make people stop buying it, selling it, and drinking it.