Religious right reporter wants to know if Biden hopes to 'unite the country'

[turbinetree]

‘reach out to pro-life Americans?’

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By David Badash, The New Civil Rights Movement
Published February 03, 2021

A reporter for the hard right Catholic TV network EWTN suggested President Joe Biden is failing in his call for unity because he has reaffirmed support for Roe v. Wade and rescinded the Republican foreign policy "gag rule" that bans the use of U.S. aid to NGOs for abortion referrals, counseling, or even the advocacy of decriminalizing abortion.

"President Biden has stated he wants to unite the country, and the first two weeks he's been in office however, much to the great disappointment of pro-life Americans, he has revoked the Mexico City policy, he has ordered a review of Title X, and issued a statement strongly supporting Roe v. Wade," Eternal Word Television Network's Owen Jensen told White House press secretary Jen Psaki.

"Is the President going to make any effort to reach out to pro-life Americans in his administration?" he asked.

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Psaki was to nice, me on the other hand would have said.... do you think that the murder of doctors committed by zealots of religion is appropriate, when it comes to privacy and choice............

[NoMoreRepugs]

1. Get religion out of my government.

[turbinetree]

2. Agreed .......................

[Ferrets are Cool]

15. This x 1000

[Politicub]

3. "Are you asking a question or giving a TED talk?"

[lame54]

5. Biden is working equally hard to get...

Pro-life Americans much needed pandemic relief

[Hekate]

6. She's brilliant at her job.Told the bozo that Joe got the majority of the votes based on his pledges

...and is now fulfilling those pledges. I think she cut him off after that.

Jen Psaki is patient (up to a point), polite, calm, reasonable, and overwhelmingly prepared.

[Walleye]

7. That would be like Lincoln reaching out to pro slavery secessionists

[Wounded Bear]

8. Yeah, because the forced-birthers have done such a good job reaching out to us...

That guy's been at several pressers so far. Keeps spouting the same old forced birther agenda based 'questions.'

[gratuitous]

9. Well Owen, here's the deal

To the best of my knowledge, if you don't want to have an abortion, Mr. Jensen, there is no law on the books that will stop you from not having an abortion. Also, the President feels that legislators should legislate and medical professionals should practice medicine, and a great many bad things follow when legislators try to practice medicine, particularly when they are not in close consultation with medical professionals.

But you get right back to me, will you Mr. Jensen, if anyone tries to stop you from not having an abortion, and I will deal with it swiftly and personally. Can I count on you to do that?

[tinymontgomery]

16. That would be a great response if she could get away with it

That would be a great response if she could get away with it.

[musette_sf]

10. We're pro WOMEN'S lives

and you, sir, are a gestational slavery advocate.

[angstlessk]

11. The Catholic Church has always been pro infant

even before Roe vs Wade. The choice between saving the life of the mother or child, the child came first.

BUT they were also pro poor, anti war and anti discrimination.

The current pope is closer to what I remember what the church was about in the 60's, 70's.

[LakeArenal]

12. What has the religious right done to reach out to Biden.

They are the ones wanting to amend the Constitution. They are the ones arguing this “Law of standing” as they say. Legal abortion is legal. They want Biden to do something currently illegal.

[msfiddlestix]

13. I wish I hadn't missed this presser. I would have loved to see and hear her response.

Recently I've been seeing Ronald Reagan Jr's ads on Freedom From Religion Foundation. I love it. The last remark he makes in it, is something to the effect of : "I'm a life long Atheist and No, I'm Not afraid of Burning in Hell when i die." Said with a wry little smile which I adore.


I honestly hope Biden does not reach out to these nut jobs, there is no unity with cult freaks, and religious zealots.

[nakocal]

14. Never met a "pro-life" republican that was an actual Christian

They only care about the mother giving birth. No support to the pregnant women and once the birth occurs, they care stops. And then they ignore the rest of Jesus' teachings.

[GeorgeGist]

17. It's not pro-choice that divides us.