Rep. Mary Belk, Rep. Susan Fisher, Sen. Jay Chaudhuri, Rep. Pricey Harrison, Rep. Graig Meyer, Sen. Van Duyn, Sen. Floyd McKissick, Sen. Valerie Foushee, Sen. Mike Woodard. What do these legislators have in common?
These nine have joined the newly formed Reproductive Freedom Leadership Council, a part of the State Innovation Exchange (SiX). This collaborative is an über left-leaning cohort, committed to “advancing progressive change in the states.” One of their top priorities is removing pro-life policies at the state level, in the name of reproductive freedom.
Each state senator or representative that has signed on to this platform, has agreed to work toward, “chang[ing] the conversation and chang[ing] course in order to protect and advance reproductive health, rights, and justice.”
Moving beyond the duplicitous language, what does it actually mean? It means signatories intend to pursue legislative initiatives that expand abortion. I recently wrote about what this sort of expansion looks like: late-term abortions for virtually any reason at all.
We are witnessing the early stages of a new multi-state campaign to support pro-abortion state lawmakers in their efforts to cloak abortion as a fundamental right by giving it the misnomer “reproductive freedom.” Although this is not a new tactic, this 200+ collective of multi-state legislators appears to be.
Isn’t it curious that pro-abortion activists and legislators throw around words like freedom, dignity, and justice, while at the same time advancing policies that deny these very essentials to an entire population of human beings? Their flowery language might make for good speeches and grandstanding, but it’s horrible for the millions of victims that suffer at the hands of their toxic policies.
When we get to the foundational argument for unrestricted abortion access, moving past the platitudes and neo-feminist rhetoric, what remains? At the root, is the belief that boys and girls, from conception to delivery at nine months, should only be protected if they are wanted.
Any legislation concerning reproductive rights should start from a healthy foundation. Recognizing the sanctity of all life ought to be at the core.
If these nine legislators really want to make a positive impact on the lives of women and children, they can start by crafting sound economic and social policy that support families. There has been a host of research (see here and here) done on this topic and many conservatives would be happy to work with them if they’re interested in advancing truly pro-family policies.
Until then, we have a responsibility to sound the alarm and #RESIST (to borrow a favorite progressive word) the deleterious effects of anti-life policies.
Creative writing exercise?
“über left-leaning cohort”
“Isn’t it curious”
“Their flowery language”
” toxic policies”
“sound the alarm and #RESIST”
Once again Civitas remarkably mucks up an important issue.
Something that NCCivtas has no interest in:
“If these nine legislators really want to make a positive impact on the lives of women and children, they can start by crafting sound economic and social policy that supports families.”
What George means by sound economic and social policies is free everything.There is no such thing as free.
Brooke pretending to be Christian and posting more culture war propaganda to cover the heinous sins of the GOP that daily squash ‘freedom, dignity, and justice. Religious Fascism at its’ finest!
Sorry Brooke, but supporting reproductive Medical services does not make one ‘pro-abortion.’ It makes one actually Republican (sovereign from the State).
Hey Scott,give us some examples of the GOP squashing freedom.justice,and dignity.
I am not playing the ‘partisan idiot cherry-pick’ game you specialize in.
First Larry, let us all know why the Republican ‘central-planners’ in Raleigh have any business telling the FREE MARKET what it should or should not do. Let us know why they have the Right to place undue burdens of Regulations on Physician / Patient relationships. Defend that!
Then, I would happily give you dozens of prime examples of BOTH Republicans and Democrats working against the freedom, justice and dignity of Americans.
Scott, whether it is the nineteenth century slaveholder defending his “right” to sell his “property” or the twenty-first century abortion activist defending her “right” to dispose of her “property,” the denial of a human beings most basic of rights–life-gives one very little solid ground to stand on when it comes to defending the free market. The concept of the free market rests upon a belief in the individual’s rights to life, liberty, and property, with life being chief among them.
Thanks for the clarification of your opinion Brooke. It is and has always been obvious that you believe Life begins at ‘Conception,’ yet you post articles about 23 weeks, 20 weeks, etc. and really want to outlaw what is considered a Legal Medical Procedure, but since you can’t outlaw it, you support the GOP strangling the Rights of Women, all of which the COURTS reject as UNCONSTITUIONAL.
You also would outlaw the sale of Condoms and every other form of Contraception, as well as the work Planned Parenthood does in Breast Screening, Cervical Cancer Tests, and Sex Education. You are nothing more than a Religious Fascist, and would use ‘central planning’ like Rome and the Catholic Church was known for to foster your heresy.
Since you brought up Slavery, PLEASE do explain why after the Civil War, Blacks flourished in the Republican Party, and in 2018, Blacks flourish in the Democratic Party and are barely found in the Republican Party.
I’ll await your reply. Please note: I am aware of the tried and true lies perpetrated by folks at the Heritage Foundation (your go to school of thought), as well as the other so called ‘think tanks’ you reference, as well as HISTORY.
Then for an encore, please do explain why the NCGOP goes all out protecting the abominations of Monuments that glorify the PRO-SLAVE secessionists of the Civil War.
Scott, do you believe people have the right to life?
I believe in more Rights than you could ever conceive of Brooke. You dismiss the Rights of the Mother, as you dismiss the Rights of newborns and the families that may struggle direly to birth them.
I posted a lot. You did what Larry does well…..’partisan cherry picked your reply’
I need not debate you. You are a partisan idiot.
You claim to be Christian yet support the most heretical beliefs in the name of Christianity. You are a Religious Fascist and you are fighting a ‘culture war’ against America and against Americans. For a paycheck.
Old Scott really gets his dander up when you talk about killing babies.Of course he is all for that and anybody against killing babies they are religious fascists.Name calling is all he has Brooke.Ignore the peanut gallery.
Estimates say 300,000 – 500,000 babies died during the sanctions and blockades of Iraq in the 1990’s. After the American invasion of Iraq in 2003, estimates say well over 1 million innocent Iraqi victims were killed while as many as 5 million were displaced, and numerous War Crimes were committed by the Coalition of the Willing under the direction of George W. Bush. Each day, innocent children and babies are subjected to and murdered by the Terror of US Drones across the globe.
Religious Fascists excuse the most heinous evil and fight a heretical culture war that links them to the evil of the Catholic Church.
Religious Fascist want to use ‘central planning’ of the Church/State to deny RIGHTS to women.
As usual Scott posts garbage statistics he pulls out of thin air or some left wing rag like the guardian.This article has it right that it’s not known how many died but it’s a lot less than Sadam tortured and killed for years.
https://www.alternet.org/story/77992/how_many_iraqis_have_really_died
http://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/01/world/iraq-sanctions-kill-children-un-reports.html
Now you are quoting the U.N.The most useless organization ever created.Just like the Democrats you are more worried about other people dying than our own citizens.
Scott makes a statement that the GOP is squashing justice,dignity,and freedom.I ask him for examples and he comes back with I am cherry picking.You did the picking Scott.I just called you on it and as usual you whine about cherry picking and change the subject.Then he says he would answer me but I have to defend some unknown crap about regulations on doctors and their patients.I have no idea what he is talking about and I’am sure he doesn’t either.