Originally published at National Catholic Register
Pro-life advocates are calling attention to the significance of the defeat of a 2024 Democratic presidential candidacy that was largely centered on abortion.
Here is a roundup of abortion policy-related news this week.
Americans Reject Democrats’ Abortion Agenda
Pro-life advocates are calling attention to the significance of the defeat of a 2024 Democratic presidential candidacy that was largely centered on abortion.
“Americans have rejected the Democrats’ no-limits abortion agenda,” Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser said in a post-election press release.
In the run-up to this year’s election, Vice President Kamala Harris amplified claims that women are dying from Republican abortion laws, though no state prohibits life-saving care for a pregnant woman. Harris vowed to restore Roe v. Wade-era standards and firmly rejected religious exemptions in federal abortion laws.
Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, is known for the late-term abortion law he signed in Minnesota that has no limits on abortion at any stage of pregnancy. Dannenfelser noted that for her organization, its “paramount goal” in this election was “to deny Democrats the chance to pass a national all-trimester abortion mandate and wipe out protections for babies and women in all 50 states.”
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