HUFF Post: How Democrats Got Mired In A Nasty Internal Battle Over Abortion

[Omaha Steve]

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-heath-mello-abortion-debate_us_59036cd0e4b02655f83ce695

04/28/2017 04:54 pm ET | Updated 1 hour ago

The party’s unity tour reopened wounds from the primary.
By Daniel Marans

WASHINGTON ― National reproductive rights groups counted it as a major victory last week when the Democratic National Committee doubled down on its commitment to abortion rights amid anger at its support for Heath Mello, an anti-abortion candidate for mayor of Omaha, Nebraska.

But the groups’ pointed criticism of DNC chair Tom Perez, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) for embracing Mello sparked a bitter public debate about the Democratic Party’s values ― one that continues to simmer, overshadowing the large crowds the party drew on its cross-country tour and muddying efforts to present a united front against President Donald Trump.

Now even the DNC is clarifying that it never meant to suggest it would not back Mello or other anti-abortion Democrats.

“Tom does not believe in litmus tests and he never said that he didn’t support pro-life candidates,” a DNC official told HuffPost.

FULL story at link.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

1. I will never vote for an anti-choice Democrat.

[More_Cowbell]

2. Me neither

As long as they get elected in the name of "at least it's a Democrat," we'll suffer with more Democrats in Name Only.

No one is free if they don't have control over their own body.

[MLAA]

4. Thank you

Thank you for speaking up! I agree with you.

[BigDemVoter]

3. Same here. Never, never, never.

As I never plan to live ANYWHERE that would force me to "hold my nose" & vote.

And strangely as a gay man, the physical act of abortion isn't something that affects me, but I find this assault on a woman's PERSONAL choice and PERSONAL, PHYSICAL BODY absolutely reprehensible. It is an assault, a physical violation in that many of these appalling states require all kinds of ridiculous hoops for these poor women to jump through in order to conduct a PRIVATE MEDICAL PROCEDURE.

As an RN, I am outraged that ANYBODY would think they could make medical decisions for somebody else without their permission. And lastly, just to say it --these people are FUCKING STUPID.

My grandmother lived to be 102-years-old. She normally would have never repeated this to us, but she became charmingly demented around 99. She was STAUNCH pro-choice always. She almost never failed to repeat this at the dinner table (especially when my brother and I sort of egged it on), "I just don't see why all these Republicans are so obsessed about a fetus. I had three miscarriages, and they didn't look like anything more than a piece of liver from a small chicken!"

[MLAA]

5. Loved your reply

Thank you, your reply is excellent. Your grandma must have been a pistol...and sounds like you inherited her good judgement and spunk!

[csziggy]

6. In addition, now I have yet another reason to turn down the DNC, DSCC and DCCC

When they call asking for money. I've been telling them for years that they do not support liberal enough candidates.

Now I will add that as long as the Democratic Party does not make pro-choice a criteria for the candidates they support, they will not see a penny from me. Since they don't seem to value women's choices to control their own bodies, I can not trust the DNC at all.

[musette_sf]

8. +1 xoxo

[progree]

7. Link doesn't work ... Try this one

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-heath-mello-abortion-debate_us_59036cd0e4b02655f83ce695

[Omaha Steve]

9. Thanks for the assist

I corrected the OP too.