How can one claim to be progressive while being pro-life?

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24. We're not talking about a vote

He sponsored legislation. I wasn't at all unclear in my OP. I specifically discussed Mello, his spnsorship of the law requiring women to view ultrasounds of fetuses before having an abortion, and Bernie's campaigning for him. That the fundamentalists don't think Mello women-hating enough isn't the point. Bernie is using his considerable clout to campaign for him. That means he is using his influence to promote a pro-life candidate. In the process he is convincing "progressives" that women's rights aren't a priority but a "wedge issue."

You are a progressive who values women's rights. Don't you think you have a responsibility to contact Bernie's office to tell him you find his endorsement of yet another pro-life candidate unacceptable? You supported him. You may have even donated money. You have a right, a responsibility, to make clear that your rights are not negotiable.