Posted on 06/08/2019 4:56:36 AM PDT by Kaslin
Demand for taxpayer-funded abortions is where the Democratic Party platform now stands, and so it was only a matter of time before frontrunner Joe Biden caved to such a position. It was a matter of a day, to be precise.
Biden’s campaign on June 5 confirmed that he backed the Hyde Amendment, a rider passed each year by Congress which prohibits federal funds from paying for abortions except in instances of rape, incest, or the life of the mother. It is estimated the Hyde Amendment, first enacted in 1976, has saved over 2 million lives.
And then came the backlash from Biden’s Democratic rivals. Perhaps the strongest rebuke was from Senator Elizabeth Warren, who tweeted her opposition to the Hyde Amendment multiple times, and also has a pinned tweet on her account from her MSNBC town hall:
Understand this, women of means will still have access to abortions. Those who won’t will be poor women. It will be working women and women who can’t afford to take off three days from work and very young women. It will be women who have been raped and women who have been molested by someone in their own family. We do not pass laws that take away that freedom from the women who are most vulnerable.
Um, clearly Warren does not actually understand what she opposes, since, again, the Hyde Amendment makes exceptions for rape and incest. It’s also rather rich to talk about those who are “most vulnerable” when there’s perhaps no one more vulnerable than the unborn. Even if women are poor, they deserve more help than abortion which gets rid of the child, rather than her impoverished situation.
It’s also worth noting that several of Biden’s Democratic critics, including Warren, have voted for spending bills which included the Hyde Amendment.
Biden had signaled previously he opposed the Hyde Amendment. He’s also signaled support for codifying Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion on demand in all 50 states. Biden spoke on Thursday in Georgia, which recently passed a law banning abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, in which he towed the Democratic Party line equating abortion as health care. “If I believe health care is a right, as I do, I can no longer support an amendment that makes that right dependent on someone’s ZIP code,” he said.
Biden also indicated support for “universal coverage” and the “full range of health services women need,” which he believes will be negatively impacted by Hyde. “I’ve been working through the finer details of my health care plan like others in this race, and I’ve been struggling with the problems that Hyde now presents.”
Such is a dangerous slippery slope, as Democrats not only equate abortion as health care, but health care as a human right, and thus abortions, paid for with taxpayer dollars, as a human right. No more is the mantra of “safe, legal, and rare,” but rather the Party platform itself calls for abortion on demand, paid for by taxpayers, with any dissent increasingly squashed.
Biden’s move is not only surprising as the man has flip-flopped throughout his career, but because we’ve seen this movie before. Senator Tim Kaine, who was Hillary Clinton’s running mate, has considered himself “personally opposed to abortion.” Kaine, too, also supported the Hyde Amendment, although some sources say he reversed course. (see note at the bottom)
Both Kaine and Biden have brought up their Catholic faith when discussing their mixed records on abortion. The Catholic Church is clear in its uncompromising stance against abortion.
Senator Warren was not the only Democratic contender to criticize Biden. A particularly memorable tweet came from Mayor Bill de Blasio, who consistently polls at 1 percent or lower, and who, when polling at 2 percent, was described by the Hill as being “a notable rise from previous polling.” Mayor de Blasio referred to Biden as “Dr. Jekyll,” of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, failing to note that Dr. Jekyll is the good guy.
But, de Blasio may have been onto something more than he realized. For protecting taxpayers from having to fund elective abortions is actually the position of the good guys. Polls show that American voters oppose taxpayer-funded abortions, including those who identify as pro-choice.
While Biden’s flip-flopping comes as a disappointment to some, such as pro-life Democrats, it may be a silver lining to those who wish to highlight the Democratic Party for its abortion extremism when it comes to the 2020 general election. And many believe Biden to be the likely nominee. The Democratic Party not only believes in taxpayer-funded abortions, but Democratic politicians at the state and federal levels have voted against adequately protecting babies who survive abortions from infanticide.
A poll from the Susan B. Anthony List shows that a strong majority, at 77 percent, support protecting babies born alive from abortion. A majority, at 62 percent, also are opposed to late-term abortions. Polls consistently show Americans in favor of restricting abortion after the first trimester, including those who identify as pro-choice.
The abortion-supporting mainstream media has been all for portraying the recent passage of pro-life laws at the state level as extreme, with some even inaccurately reporting on them. Yet the media fails to call out pro-abortion state laws such as those in New York and Illinois as extreme.
Joe Biden may have just given a gift to the pro-life movement. Let’s hope the Republican Party does not squander the opportunity.
Editor's Note: Sen. Kaine's office reached out to Townhall to note that he never flip flopped on the Hyde Amendment. He supports the Hyde Amendment and "was clear about his position when he was on the ticket," according to his team, who directed us to this 2016 report.
O’ that’s just old Uncle Joe...………..
Vote Democrat: Your money will kill babies.
flip flops is right. He is like a fish out of water and will soon be motionless. Who will the next “frontrunner” be? I suspect no one will want to run against Trump so Hillary will step in.
Biden is a degenerate, hypocritical, spineless lowlife. Yet it would be foolish to assume that this politician exists in a political, social or cultural vacuum. Much of America has devolved into neo pagan hedonism and decadence. Biden and the Democratic Party have a sizable constituency. There no longer exists a consensus of commonly held values among Americans. There are people who will knowingly and enthusiastically vote for this jellyfish.
Dang, was a gif. Dont know why it did not animate
Bongino filled in for Hannity last night and on the segment of Biden and abortions, he had a parting shot which was perfect and I was going to remember it but of course, it fell out of the brain in the night. It was priceless along with you can have all the abortions you want - just don’t expect the taxpayers to pay for them. A clip of Biden and he really couldn’t get control of his tongue to even read a statement prepared for him. Great show....
Here’s the link to the show - the end I wanted to remember was:
“”This is not your grandfather’s democratic party.”
Floppy Joe
Joek is pathetic. Actually I feel sorry for him. He claims to be a devout Catholic. He’s not even a Christian. Why the Church hasn’t excommunicated him is disturbing. Same with Pelosi and all the other fakes. Obviously the Church is more interested in getting more illegal aliens into their congregations to have more money and power. Sick. Evil.
Only an atheist can kill a baby at 40 weeks and say it is a “civil right”.
The Democrat Party is in the company now of communist-nazi like atheists who can slaughter infants wantonly, and believe they are doing good for society. Both the Nazis and the communists killed millions and did not bat an eye. Nazi eugenic theories were influenced by Margret Sanger who openly wanted to limit the size of the black race because she thought is was inferior. (How they celebrate this woman yet rip down Confederate statues is beyond me?) The Nazis and Communists both despised organized religion, they were state atheists. (Hitler bragged of hanging the Pope - “Modern Times”, Paul Johnson) Also - many of these abortions in America are really aimed at the black population. We have white wealthy women of influence, like Elizabeth Warren, telling poor women of color that “what you need is someone to rip the infant from your womb and destroy it, and then you’ll be much better off!” And yet the Left, which sees white genocide on every page of history, cannot bring itself to even mention this industrial slaughter of people of color? They will caterwaul for hours about the so-called American immorality of capital punishment, which is but a handful, yet look away from millions of deaths by the knives of abortion. Abortion is violence, it is not health care, it is not therapeutic surgery, it is violence - and the Democrat party not only condones it, they embrace it. Just like a Mao,a Stalin and a Pol Pot could kill millions, these Democrats believe they are making a better world through the slaughter of innocents.
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