Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Emily's List on Biden and Hyde [View all]lapfog_1
(32,017 posts)latest stats show around 640,000 abortions a year.
Assume half need some form of monetary assistance to afford the procedure.
Assume the procedure for these people costs an average of $2000.
that's $640M dollars a year
Everyone who votes D in the election will be encouraged to donate $1 a month to a gofundme page for people seeking abortions.
After all, we are the party of choice so we should also be in favor of funding same.
$1 a month x 66,000,000 voters is more than the estimated $640M a year required... we use the excess for sex education and contraceptives (free) to any woman who wants it and can't afford it.
There... Hyde amendment intact... single issue evangelicals and Catholics can still vote "D" (and we won't make them pay into the gofundme.. others will take up the slack) and we remove this as an issue.
Access to legal and safe abortions, otoh, is a must win for us.. and is currently threatened by Trump and his very conservative supreme court picks.
I'll sign up for this... Emily's list can run the gofundme (although I would prefer Planned Parenthood).
I already contribute $50 a year to PP just because... not that I'm in need of their services... I do have a couple of nieces that do. Another $12 a year isn't going to break me.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden