Abortion Access Is an Economic Justice Issue, and Democrats Should Remember That.

[Demsrule86]

"This frequent perspective in the Democratic Party is one that concerns and agitates many progressive women, particularly progressive women of color. Access to reproductive health care, specifically abortion, is not a wedge issue. Rather, it is fundamentally important to economic justice for women."

https://rewire.news/article/2017/04/19/abortion-access-economic-justice-issue-democrats-remember/


We must stand up for Abortion rights...this is not a wedge issue but a civil rights issue.

[delisen]

1. Strongly agree.

[Demsrule86]

3. Indeed... we expect our party to support us

and women's rights are civil rights...

[fishwax]

2. Absolutely

[Demsrule86]

4. I am really ticked off by the idea that abortion access is a wedge issue.

I get that in some states, we will have pro-life candidates...I put up with it in Ohio with Tim Ryan who has evolved on this issue thankfully. But I will not vote for a pro-life candidate in a primary ever. Womens rights are civil rights...make no mistake...we will not be thrown under the bus to get some mythical Trump voter's votes.

[Wounded Bear]

5. K & R ......for truth...nt

[Demsrule86]

6. Thanks... I expect to be supported as a Democrat on this issue...abortion access

is a civil rights issue and not a wedge issue.

[Permanut]

7. Bill Clinton said..

abortions should be safe, legal and rare.

When access to abortions is restricted, they happen anyway. The wealthy can afford to find a safe access to the procedure, but the less than wealthy must go to what we called "back-alley" abortionists. How is this fair?

I'll save my rant about the term "pro-life" for another thread.