Klobuchar supporters: please explain!

[musette_sf]

Several of the reproductive justice groups that I follow in FB posted this article, from a well-respected RJ news site, this morning:

https://rewire.news/article/2020/02/12/klobuchar-democrats-should-be-a-big-tent-with-abortion-rights-foes/

Klobuchar, who finished third in Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary after coming in fifth in the Iowa caucuses a week prior, said the Democratic Party is a “big tent party, and there are pro-life Democrats, and they are part of our party. … I think we need to bring people in instead of shutting them out.”

What is this all about? How can any Democratic supporter of reproductive justice say or support this? I'm still undecided since Sen Harris quit the race, and was starting to take a closer look at Sen Klobuchar - until now.

MY RIGHTS ARE NOT NEGOTIABLE

[BusyBeingBest]

1. If there are pro-life Dems, I want them to vote Democratic.

Is that an explanation?

[musette_sf]

11. Not really.

And I'm not just trying to be argumentative.

Pro-choice includes ALL choices - including the choice of gestating to term.

So-called "pro-life" respects NO choices - ESPECIALLY the choice of NOT gestating to term.

This is from the 2020 Democratic Party Platform:

We will support sexual and reproductive health and rights around the globe. In addition to expanding the availability of affordable family planning information and contraceptive supplies, we believe that safe abortion must be part of comprehensive maternal and women’s health care and included as part of America’s global health programming. Therefore, we support the repeal of harmful restrictions that obstruct women’s access to health care information and services, including the “global gag rule” and the Helms Amendment that bars American assistance to provide safe, legal abortion throughout the developing world.

[Fresh_Start]

2. you can be pro-life but still support other peoples right to choose nt

nt

[musette_sf]

13. and that is called PRO-CHOICE

Pro-choice means I respect ALL choices.

[Fresh_Start]

31. they describe themselves as prolife for their decisions but prochoice for yours

I don't think prolife or prochoice are patented phrases which have one and only one prescribed usage.

[musette_sf]

38. No, they do NOT!

So-called "Democrats For Life" want to recriminalize safe and legal pregnancy termination.

DFLA Mission Statement
Democrats For Life of America advocates and supports programs and policies that respect and promote life from conception to natural death. This includes, but is not limited to, opposition to abortion, capital punishment, and euthanasia.

[Fresh_Start]

48. I'm sorry so you think a lot of people joined DFLA?

close to 100% of the people in my life don't belong to any political organization (ignoring party registration)

[Fresh_Start]

54. website doesn't list membership size, FB page 12K likes

its not representative of democrats

[IndyOp]

75. +100 (n/t)

[MH1]

107. and some people who call themselves "pro-life" are not insane about it.

There are insane people who basically want to shut down access to contraception.

There are others who really just want to stop "late-term abortions" and reduce the number of all abortions, but also like to call themselves "pro-life" for benefit of friends and family.

I personally think the decision to have an abortion should be between a woman and her doctor (and sometimes perhaps, her partner, depending on the relationship; but that not legally mandated of course).

But if the difference between a Democrat in the WH and another Trump term is agreeing that perhaps there should be more regulation of abortions after viability ... I'm willing to at least discuss it. I might ask that they consider full subsidizing of pregnancy by the government when the government takes away the right to choose ... but hey, if they care about babies so much that should be NO problem. And I mean FULL subsidy, including compensation for time as well as support and expenses. But if we have this conversation - we are having a conversation, and that is a step forward from where we are today: which is at risk of losing the right to choose altogether.

[squirecam]

3. This is absurd

https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/presidential-candidate-profiles/amy-klobuchar

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/amy-klobuchar-is-actually-quite-liberal

Despite her image as some sort of centrist, Klobuchar has actually voted with socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., 87 percent of the time over the course of her Senate career, according to an analysis of data from Pro Publica’s vote comparison tool. That’s more than she voted with Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., who could more accurately be described as a centrist.

Klobuchar has compiled a 100 percent rating from pro-abortion groups Planned Parenthood and NARAL. She has an ‘F’ rating from the National Rifle Association. She is in lock-step with unions — carrying a 100 percent rating from the Communications Workers for America, and a 95 percent lifetime rating from the AFL-CIO (100 percent for the most recent session).

[mopinko]

6. you are correct.

absurd.
let's do our best to stay anchored to reality folks.
there are pro-life dems right here. it has been a long running argument among the membership here. but lets hold it against a good candidate. sheesh.

[MontanaMama]

16. THANK YOU

for posting this. 100% rating from PP and NARAL is good enough for me.

[Dem2]

4. Aren't they allowed to vote Democrat?

I don't agree with them, but I know of pro-life Democrats.

Should we order them not to vote for Democrats? Seems like a bad idea.

[squirecam]

20. Casey

Nt

[NewJeffCT]

39. Harry Reid, Tim Kaine

and others are pro-life personally, but also pro-choice.

[musette_sf]

47. But Reid and Kaine were never involved with so-called

"Democrats For Life". Pro-choice means support of ALL choices. SO-called "pro-life" means support of NO choices.

DFLA Mission Statement
Democrats For Life of America advocates and supports programs and policies that respect and promote life from conception to natural death. This includes, but is not limited to, opposition to abortion, capital punishment, and euthanasia.

[mcar]

58. Who is?

[musette_sf]

81. how about the "pro-life Democrat" troll who antagonized Pete at a town hall?

https://rewire.news/article/2020/01/27/democrats-for-life-activist-asks-pete-buttigieg-to-court-anti-choice-voters/

Because THESE are the people who are attempting to co-opt the reproductive justice platform of the Democratic Party.

[mcar]

84. How is Amy responsible for that person?

[musette_sf]

92. I didn't say Sen Klobuchar was responsible for that person.

I provided this information as an example of the fact that so-called "Democrats For Life" actively seeks to strip away the 14th Amendment rights of innocent women.

[mcar]

100. But that is not what you posted

Nor is Klobuchar involved with this apparently small group.

Here's what you posted:

Klobuchar, who finished third in Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary after coming in fifth in the Iowa caucuses a week prior, said the Democratic Party is a “big tent party, and there are pro-life Democrats, and they are part of our party. … I think we need to bring people in instead of shutting them out.”

Nothing to do with Democrats for Life. Also, can you please point to where other Democratic presidential candidates called for anti-abortion Democrats to be thrown out of the party. Thanks.

I'm still trying to see where you're concern about Klobuchar, despite her 100% rating from PP, but no other candidate, comes from.

[SharonClark]

91. I guess Senator Klobuchar was suppose to tell the questioner

"Hello NO! We don't want you in the Democratic Party".

Everyone is welcome in the Democratic Party, we just don't let them control our platform or policies.

[marybourg]

5. What is the alternative? Telling

people who oppose the right to an abortion that they are not welcome to vote for Dems? What would that accomplish? Remember what FDR said: "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer".

[Demsrule86]

26. Good point...there will be disagreements...we are a big tent party...only way we ever win.

[oldsoftie]

7. A recent town hall had a question from a pro-life Democrat.

So you want a 'small tent' party; excluding anyone who doesnt toe the line on EVERY SINGLE party platform?
That sounds exactly like what the hard core conservatives do over in THAT party. "he aint conservative enough" was the refrain against Romney.

[musette_sf]

18. But so-called "pro-life Democrats"

are NOT "live and let live", and do NOT respect all choices.

again -

MY RIGHTS ARE NOT NEGOTIABLE

[2naSalit]

57. ...

WELL YOU ARE ENTITLED TO YOUR OPINION AND SO IS EVERYONE ELSE

[Sapient Donkey]

78. If we tell these anti-choice democrats to pound sand

then they will either not vote at all, or they will vote in anti-choice republicans who will actively work to restrict reproductive rights. But if we accept them into the party and they are willing to set aside their differences on abortion because they support the majority of democratic ideals, then they will vote for pro-choice candidates such as Amy Klobuchar who will protect yours and every other woman's reproductive rights.

Thanks to people like Amy with her wide open arms, we will convert some voters who usually vote republican or don't vote at all. Klobuchar really is a forward thinking awesome person for doing what it takes to protect our democratic ideals by getting others to support the democratic party.

[kag]

8. I'm not sure this says anything about Amy's stand on reproductive rights.

I'm just as passionate about protecting reproductive rights as the next person, but I'm not sure this means Amy is any less so. She's a politician, and is trying not to offend intelligence-challenged people.

Frankly if some anti-woman idiot wants to join the Dems, that's fine with me, but we won't be taking rr's out of the platform, and we won't stop fighting for them.

Who knows? Maybe we can convince some people that being in favor of comprehensive healthcare for women IS "pro-life." Not holding my breath, but ya' never know.

[MontanaFarmer]

9. Amy's as pro-choice as any elected Democrat in Congress.

I think her point may have been that we need those center-left but perhaps religious voters to win elections. But if you were considering Amy before, there is nothing in her history or policy positions re: abortion rights that should make you consider otherwise.

[squirecam]

14. Expect a lot of this stuff now.

“I was considering Amy but...smear smear smear. What is her actual position?”

If one is really considering Amy, they should know her PP ratings. And not rely on bs smears. All of her accurate info is available on her website.

[musette_sf]

24. Excuse me, but I did NOT post as an, ahem, "smear".

I saw messages this morning in my FB news feed from one of the most respected reproductive justice news sites, Rewire, with this information.

Had the information come from some flaky non-news propaganda source, I would have considered the source and blown it off.

I had to consider the source - Rewire - as one that I have respected for over a decade for news and opinion on reproductive justice matters. Rewire is as far from "bs" as can be.

[squirecam]

28. Planned parenthood rating

Is 100%.

Any attack on Amy on choice is pure bs. I don’t care what the source is.

It’s the negative agenda to put stuff out there that makes people question whether Amy would appoint a pro life judge, or something.

And it’s wrong.

[musette_sf]

34. Again: Rewire is a highly respected RJ news site - NOT "bs"

Rewire.News is an award-winning, nonprofit daily online publication devoted to evidence-based reporting on reproductive and sexual health, rights, and justice, and the intersections of racial, environmental, immigration, and economic justice.

We publish news, analysis, and investigative reporting created by professional journalists, editors, and multimedia experts. We also offer vigorous commentary, debate, and opinion rooted in fact and considered thinking.

Our work is intended to fulfill the core role of journalism in a democratic society by fostering public knowledge and dispelling misinformation on issues more commonly shrouded in misinformation and ideology.

https://rewire.news/about-us/

[squirecam]

35. If they wanted to dispel misinformation

They why not post her 100% rating with pro choice groups?

Someone there had an agenda to take her numbers down. Instead of telling the whole truth, the article provides a single sentence on Amy’s views:

Klobuchar supports abortion access, according to her campaign website, naming last year’s spate of near-total abortion bans on the state level as “dangerous” and “unconstitutional.”

She has done FAR MORE then that, as shown by her rating and the bills shown on the PP site I linked to above.

[jls4561]

44. I looked up Rewire

There is a site affiliated with a Minnesota PBS station. If this is not the site you are citing, can you provide a link?

[musette_sf]

53. Rewire.News

https://rewire.news/

I have been a follower and donor for over a decade.

Rewire.News is an award-winning, nonprofit daily online publication devoted to evidence-based reporting on reproductive and sexual health, rights, and justice, and the intersections of racial, environmental, immigration, and economic justice.

We publish news, analysis, and investigative reporting created by professional journalists, editors, and multimedia experts. We also offer vigorous commentary, debate, and opinion rooted in fact and considered thinking.

Our work is intended to fulfill the core role of journalism in a democratic society by fostering public knowledge and dispelling misinformation on issues more commonly shrouded in misinformation and ideology.

Our goals are to:

- proactively inform our large, growing, and politically active readership, including other journalists and media pundits, policymakers, researchers, advocates, lawyers, medical professionals, and interested publics;
- challenge false, misleading, and stigmatizing reporting by other media outlets and correct the record when others fail to report the facts;
- counter falsehoods and misinformation spread by those who seek political gain from undermining public health and human rights, irrespective of political party or belief;
- add to the body of knowledge and informed public debate by covering unreported and underreported issues.

We rely on evidence for all our reporting and positions, eschew false equivalencies, believe in the separation of church and state, are unafraid to call out flaws in conventional wisdom, and do not pledge allegiance to any political party.

[jls4561]

90. Thank you for the link

I looked it up and bookmarked it.

[handmade34]

10. hey... you can be pro-life

that's cool... just don't pretend to tell me what to do with my body... pro-life is great: anti-abortion is not...

[TwilightZone]

12. If we want to win in November, we need all Democratic votes, not just pro-choice ones.

That would seem to be her point.

[squirecam]

19. Casey is/was pro life, but hated by Repubs.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/reaganmccarthy/2017/06/26/pa-senator-bob-casey-fails-prolife-promise-n2346860

[oldsoftie]

68. But you're forgetting the "all or nothing" party members I guess.

You know them, the ones who snatch defeat from the jaws of victory

[pwb]

15. A good democrat accepts many issues. That does not mean they approve of them.

I am fine with a democrat who is against Abortion.

[mzmolly]

17. It's about the collective

big picture.

[Demsrule86]

22. That is true also.

[Demsrule86]

21. There are and will be anti-choice in our party...but they should honor our platform and not vote for

ani-choice measures and most have. Now I objected when Sanders endorsed and campaigned for Heath Mello and Tom Perrirello...not because of their anti-choice positions, although I don't agree wtih such positions, but because both had voted for and in some cases sponsored anti-choice legislation...Mello in Nebraska state government...and Perriello in the house as he voted for the Stutpak amendment.

[mathematic]

23. Ah, so this is the tactic that'll be used to attack klobuchar

I was curious what they'd come up with next. After calling warren a snake and buttigieg a rat if they would continue with the animal based theme. Time will tell!

[musette_sf]

27. The article is from a well-respected reproductive justice news site.

If it were from a fake news and/or nutty opinion site, I'd never even post the question. Rewire is neither of those.

[squirecam]

32. With an apparent agenda

Of taking down Amy.

It’s wrong.

[Buckeyeblue]

25. If we want to win Senate in some states, we need to be accepting of pro-life democrats

But we need to be clear that accepting doesn't mean we are going backwards on reproductive rights.

[redqueen]

29. Not a Klobuchar supporter but I like her.

This is called smart politics. A lot of people consider themselves pro life but also support every woman's right to choose.

Amy's support for women's right to bodily autonomy is solid. I get the logic of making this statement with such a critical election on the line.

[RhodeIslandOne]

30. Lemme guess, "My Dad Meghan McCain" yelled Democrats kill babies?

And Amy has to reply to keep that untalented troll off her back.

God fucking damn can we cancel that show?

[squirecam]

43. Yep that was the basis of the "article"

Nt

[LanternWaste]

33. She doesn't want to negotiate your rights.

Amy wants Roe v Wade codified into law (Democratic primary debate in Atlanta, Nov 20, 2019), she supports contraception and safe abortions (NY Times Primary debate, Oct 15, 2019), repeal of the Hyde amendment (Face the Nation 2019 interview), supports embryonic stem cell research (Minnesota Public Radio, Jul 19, 2006), she voted no on prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortion (Bill S.Amdt.4335 to S.Con.Res.70 ), she wants access to safe, legal abortion without restrictions (Women's Health Protection Act 15_S217 ).

[squirecam]

45. Apparently her voting record of 100%

Isn’t good enough. For those with an agenda to take her out.

[Awsi Dooger]

36. Some people seem to think our base is 80% of the electorate

Lose a few percent more...no big deal

Elections are won by preference, not turnout. We will never defeat Donald Trump based on turnout. It is the single most idiotic theme I have seen throughout this cycle. The other side is going to swarm to the polls in zealous determination to keep their godsend cult figure in office for 4 more years.

It is mind boggling that anyone rationalizes that we can use a purity test and siphon away a vital section here and there, with absolutely nowhere to make it up.

[Sapient Donkey]

37. Not everyone is a single issue voter, or abortion isn't the single "issue" that affects their vote

If someone is "pro-life" but is willing to put that aside to support democrats because they agree with the democratic platform on most other issues, then I see little problem with accepting them in. It's up to them to decide if they can set aside their differences on abortion in order to support the democratic party. If they are willing to, then by all means let them do it. Why not? Those relatively few voters are not going sway the overall stance/direction of the democratic party.

[musette_sf]

41. The legal status

of women as whole, equal, and fully endowed with the SAME rights as every MALE citizen is NOT a "single issue".

[Sapient Donkey]

65. I don't think I have any disagreement with what you've stated

However, that doesn't change what I said in my post above, and it also doesn't change common terminology used for someone who bases their vote on something such as abortion.

I also find that it's not uncommon for people to not maintain consistency across the board. They might be like "I support blah blah blah except in the case of bleh bleh bleh because I blah blah" It's actually usually not stated in such a clear cut way, but when you break it down that is how it works out. As frustrating as that can be and as much debate it may spark between you and that person, in the end I think we all benefit if we don't reject them over that disagreement. Not only will we be losing a vote, or perhaps giving the republicans an extra vote, but we also lose our chance to maybe convince that person to view the issue differently. By letting them in we are ensuring that women are endowed with the same rights as men, because their inclusion means their vote will go toward pro-choice democrat such as Klobuchar. Whereas if we leave them out, then their votes either go uncast or they go to an anti-choice republican.

Do you think as whole it would be better to reject those people? If so, why do you think that's the better strategy? If something else, how do you think such situation should be handled?

[mcar]

103. I absolutely agree with you. But, again

What does that have to do with Amy Klobuchar?

[squirecam]

46. The repubs have never been pro life.

They are pro birth.

https://m.

Caution: language !!!

[Sapient Donkey]

56. Yeah, I don't buy their phrasing either. Hence my quotations around "pro-life"

[apcalc]

50. +1

[jmg257]

40. What's to explain? Seems pretty clear.

Amy Klobuchar said the Democratic Party shouldn't shut out those who oppose abortion rights.

Democrats, she said, should appeal to independents and “moderate” Republicans, as well as fellow Democrats.

Klobuchar supports abortion access, according to her campaign website, naming last year’s spate of near-total abortion bans on the state level as “dangerous” and “unconstitutional.”

As for any Dem who is pro-life? I'd say - Don't vote for them, and you're good!

[tritsofme]

42. So you would prefer we tell these folks to just vote Republican or stay home?

Good idea!

[apcalc]

49. I know pro-life Dems. My senator is one.

It’s fine . You don’t have to give up a damn thing.

They vote with us on so many other issues. We need them too.

Are you a one issue voter???????

Do people have to agree with you on EVERY damn thing?

She is right.

[Kaleva]

51. Skinner has said that pro-lifers can be members of DU. We are a big tent forum.

[HarlanPepper]

52. Purity now and forever!11

[musette_sf]

55. Protecting my civil rights is NOT "purity".

Protecting the status of women as full and equal members of all aspects of society - with the SAME rights as all MALE citizens - is NOT "purity".

[HarlanPepper]

61. So what point are you attempting to make, that Klobuchar is pro life?

[musette_sf]

70. Not at all.

I am asking her supporters about an article posted today on a highly respected reproductive justice news site.

I'm not trying to make any "point".

And I don't consider the rights of half of the country to be a "purity" debate.

[HarlanPepper]

76. If only

There was a place, I don’t know, maybe on the interwebs, where candidates put all of their positions in one place.

[Kaleva]

72. Your'e a member of a forum that allows pro-lifers.

[Squinch]

86. But smearing a candidate who has always protected your civil rights,

smearing her simply because she stated that some Democrats are pro-life - which is a fact - IS "purity." And not in a good way.

[Squinch]

59. If I am not mistaken, her record as a supporter of a woman's

right to choose is pretty impregnable.

Must we scrape so deep down the barrel to smear our own?

Please stop.

[mcar]

60. She has a 100% rating from PP

Can't get more pro-choice than that.

[HarlanPepper]

63. Apparently that's not pure enough for some.

[mcar]

64. Yep.

It's apparently time to start smearing another woman candidate who had the temerity to do well in a primary race.

[HarlanPepper]

66. I wonder what reproductive rights the op thinks she'll have after 4 more years of Dump?

[musette_sf]

71. So asking an honest question about a candidate,

prompted by a news posting on a highly respected reproductive rights news site, means I support Orange Caligula?

[HarlanPepper]

73. Again, what's your point, that Klobuchar is pro life?

[mcar]

79. An honest question would include the truth

that Klobuchar has a 100% rating from PP.

[musette_sf]

80. And if the article had not been from Rewire

I would not have asked the question. But Rewire is one of the most highly respected reproductive rights news sites. So, YES, it was a completely honest question, given the highly reputable source.

[mcar]

85. The source may be reputable, but that doesn't mean it included all the facts

or doesn't have a slant.

[squirecam]

89. Exactly right

Nt

[squirecam]

88. Exactly

The article author clearly had an agenda to smear Amy.

[DesertRat]

105. Exactly right. nt

[dem4decades]

62. Who else should we demand not vote for our candidate?

[AdamGG]

67. If Amy's policies are pro-choice, but she speaks respectfully about people who aren't, so what?

This election is ALL about beating Trump. The fact that she is a center-left candidate who can maybe bring back some of the rust belt votes that Trump took is a feature, not a bug.

[LakeArenal]

69. Amy's campaign is doing well.

Time to start hitting her up with opinions of her. One source and it becomes a headline.

[LAS14]

74. Abortion is one of those issues where I think good people can disagree. I, personally,

will fight to support choice, but I there are lots of anti-abortion people whom I can respect. We've got to revive the ability to agree to disagree. Good for you, Amy.

[Wabbajack_]

77. Colin Peterson

Her state, anti-abortion Democrat in a Trump district.


I think she's saying be nice to them and don't drive them away, as far as I know she's 100% pro-choice and wouldn't compromise.

[krissey]

82. Anti choice is more than welcome to vote for a Democrat that will 100% protect pro choice.

At least she is not telling them to go vote for a Republican.

[Mike Nelson]

83. I think people can be...

... anti-abortion in their personal lives, and not feel they have the right to prohibit other people from making their own personal decisions.

[sarisataka]

87. What is there to explain? I am a pro-life Dem

I am against abortion in all but the most extreme circumstances. If a human life is to be ended the positive should be of equal weight.

Many people have different opinions than mine. That is fine. If someone asks my opinion I will give it; if someone asks my support for a choice they have made I will give that as well, unconditionally and without judgment. I cannot force my belief on another either directly or by restricting their ability to make their choices.

Amy welcomes people such as myself who vote for Democrats every election. Would you prefer if I, and others of like mind, stopped supporting Democrats?

[musette_sf]

93. Democratic Party Platform 2020:

We will support sexual and reproductive health and rights around the globe. In addition to expanding the availability of affordable family planning information and contraceptive supplies, we believe that safe abortion must be part of comprehensive maternal and women’s health care and included as part of America’s global health programming. Therefore, we support the repeal of harmful restrictions that obstruct women’s access to health care information and services, including the “global gag rule” and the Helms Amendment that bars American assistance to provide safe, legal abortion throughout the developing world.

[SharonClark]

94. sarisataka gave you an honest opinion of her/his position

and your response was to quote the Party Platform?

I'm as pro-choice as anyone, having been a state director for NARAL, a clinic escort at PP, worked at the state level to assure a strong pro-choice article in the state platform, and I vote for only pro-choice candidates. However, I don't insult people who support and vote for the Democratic Party.

How do you feel about Democrats who are members of the NRA? Do you want to tell them they can't vote for Democrats as well?

[sarisataka]

97. I wonder about those

Who are willing to come up with lists of people who are excluded from being Democrats.

I probably agree with the platform 90%. I can accept that I will be joining those who will disagree with me 10% of the time. Probably even more because they may disagree with a plank I favor.

I will respect those who disagree with me as together we are working towards a much greater good.

[sarisataka]

95. Are you saying

Only people who are 100% on agreement with the party platform are welcome?

I am aware of the platform and if you read carefully you will notice that I do not oppose it. I don't believe I have the right to impose my personal beliefs on others.

[eilen]

96. I'm very proud of her

I saw this tweet on a newsletter I get:
Chris Crawford
@CrawfordStuff
Today I asked @amyklobuchar if there is room in her coalition for pro-life people. She said yes of course. I asked if she’d try to find common ground on bringing down the number of abortions.

She said “Yes. Yes.” And told me about her work in the adoption caucus in the Senate.

There is nothing wrong with wanting to decrease the number of abortions and doing this by supporting women, increasing access to birth control, providing sex education to young women, giving them family leave, affordable healthcare, family friendly policies and not locking them out of educational and career opportunities, decreasing the numbers of unwanted pregnancies and working with pro-life democrats to do that. We can do all of this without denying women liberty and autonomy of their bodies. We can do this without removing a safe option for women who choose it. We can tell pro-life Democrats there is room for them in our party.

[cynatnite]

98. I personally know Dem pro-lifers...

They just don't think it's the government's place to make that call for a woman. They are 100% against abortion, but not the government's meddling in it.

[liberalmediaaddict]

99. It's actually a smart move on her part

There's so many Americans who don't like Trump but refuse to vote Democrat under any circumstance because of two issues... abortion and guns. They've been brainwashed into thinking we are the "abortion on demand" party who's going to abolish the 2nd Amendment.

She should continue to tell "pro-life" and "pro-gun" voters they are welcome to into the Democratic Party. It doesn't mean Klobuchar is going to stop voting for bills that support women's reproductive choice and gun control legislation.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

101. We want votes.

Those voters will not control the platform.

[RandySF]

102. Who made you our parent?

[musette_sf]

106. Huh?

As explained before, I read an article this morning in a very reputable reproductive justice news site.

Instead of just writing Sen Klobuchar off, I wanted to ask her supporters what they knew about the information in said article.

DU had many discussions back in 2017 about Sen Sanders' support for alleged "pro-life Democrat" Heath Mello. I see this as a similar situation, and wanted to check the pulse of Sen Klobuchar's supporters on this morning's article in Rewire.news.

My candidate (Sen Harris) has left the race, and I don't have much time to choose the candidate I will vote for in my state's primary. I've been leaning towards former VP Biden, but based on this morning's primary results, I was also considering taking a look at Sen Klobuchar - and then saw the article in question on Rewire.news.

Reproductive justice is non-negotiable for me. Pro-choice means ALL choices. "Pro-life" does NOT mean all choices. Sen Reid and Sen Kaine, for example, have been quite clear that they support choice and the legal protections around choice, despite the tenets of their respective religions. They get it that pro-choice includes ALL choices, which includes the choice to NOT terminate a pregnancy. Supposed "Democrats" who have a need to proclaim that they are "pro-life" are, in my opinion, not respecting the Democratic Party Platform, and not respecting the fact that pro-choice encompasses ALL choices.

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104. We are not -- and should NEVER be -- an authoritarian party demanding strict adherence on

every issue.

That way lies splintering and irrelevance in our system of government.

Kudos to Klobuchar for recognizing that.