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What is the position women are in? In many cases, women seek abortions because they dont feel they have a choice. Socioeconomic reasons are the number one reason, also fears that theyll lose their current relationship, fears about completing school, being able to compete in society in any meaningful way. I think its totally fine if you want to live your life without children. I dont have children; Im not demonizing that choice. But women who do have children, we know, are at an economic disadvantage. Its much harder to compete in our male-dominated, patriarchal society if you have quote-unquote burdens like that.

So if were addressing the horror of abortion, we need to address the situations that make a woman feel like abortion is the only way shell be able to continue on. As Democrats, we want to give them every opportunity to thrive, inform them of their Title IX rights, and provide for women just like we want to provide for every human being in this country.

And so your goal would be to make abortion Unthinkable.

Would you say youre zero-tolerance? There are certainly situations where the majority of pro-lifers think abortion is permissible, and those are if the mothers life is in danger and in cases of rape, for reasons of bodily autonomy. Because if a woman didnt even consent to the sexual situation that [got her pregnant and] put another persons life at risk, while it is a tragedy to potentially lose that life, we feel that is justifiable. Otherwise, it would be in a womans best efforts to avoid the situation that causes pregnancy in the first place.

Theres no room, in that view, to trust a womans making the best choice for her life? No, allowing it to be just the womans choice based just on how she feels about it, we dont feel that thats ethical, either. And then in the case of rape, would you have a review board? How would women access a justifiable abortion?I dont have all the answers of how the entire society would work out, but in general if a woman says that shes raped, I think our best efforts should be made to believe her, and to take it from there. Have you ever voted Republican or considered moving parties because of Democrats' stance on choice? I have voted Republican before, but ultimately I believe social justice can only be achieved through a more socialist-style system. I think the Democrats are better positioned to address a range of issues related to inequality. Id rather work within that framework to end abortion rather than work in a conservative framework trying to end racism, sexism, classism, xenophobia, homophobia, and so forth.

I oppose the death penalty; I oppose unjust war; all kinds of things that I think Republicans are willing to sacrifice human lives for, so thats just not consistent with my beliefs. Seeing Republican legislators who claim to be for life, that say, We dont want to have paid maternity leave, thats absolutely ridiculous. We need things that will put women at a less disadvantaged position. So thats kind of the crux of why youre a Democrat, supporting social programs that address inequality.The crux of why Im a Democrat is that I believe in the dignity of every human being. I believe that every human person should have a chance, should not be a victim of violence, should not have their lives taken from them prematurely. And this is why I oppose police brutality any type of inequality and abortion is just one of those things that contribute to inequality.

Link:
A Pro-Life Democrat Explains What That Means, Exactly - Refinery29