A confusing DLC article on a woman's right to choose.

[madfloridian]

Someone just said they interpret this to mean that Kerry's running mate must be anti-choice. The article is confusing to me, double-speak, convolution.

http://www.ndol.org/ndol_ci.cfm?contentid=252549&kaid=131&subid=192&FREM=Y&sid=19513&mid=4641

Last paragraph:
SNIP..."There could soon be a test of the new willingness of pro-choice advocates to keep their eyes on the prize of basic abortion rights. In 2000, some abortion rights leaders publicly demanded that Al Gore refuse to consider for his running-mate any Democrat who had voted for any sort of abortion restriction -- even though a majority of Democrats, a majority of women, and a majority of Democratic women supported some restrictions. Similar demands should be avoided when John Kerry is considering his running mate in the new few months. Not only would such a litmus test eliminate a large cadre of potential worthy candidates: It would reinforce all the false lines that anti-abortion forces have busily drawn in recent years, and obscure the real choice facing the American people in November...."