Two weeks ago Tom Perez made the following statement, which is being interpreted by Democrats and others, according to
The Atlantic, as a “call for ideological purity on abortion”:
“Every Democrat, like every American, should support a woman’s right to make her own choices about her body and her health,” Perez said, adding that “every candidate who runs as a Democrat should” share the “Democratic Party’s position on women’s fundamental rights.”
I first read about this issue and Perez’s statement at Townhall.com. This morning I searched through the first seven Google pages and until the links were dated February, finding only an article from Fox but not any from the other “Big Three.” Many conservative and pro-life sites did pick up on the remarks.
From
The Atlantic:
Is There Any Room in the 'Big Tent' for Pro-Life Democrats?
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer recently
said the party is “strongly pro-choice,” but remains a “big-tent party,” while House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi
said “of course” it’s possible to be “pro-life” and a Democrat, and have the support of the Democratic Party. Tom Perez, the chair of the Democratic National committee, meanwhile is facing harsh criticism within the party for remarks widely interpreted as saying that Democrats who oppose abortion were not welcome in the party.
The DNC’s message on abortion may alienate red-state Democrats at a time when the party is trying to expand its reach into conservative parts of the country it may need to win over if it wants to reclaim the White House and Congress. And
moderate Democrats representing red states [including Claire McCaskill of Missouri and Joe Donnelly of Indiana] are distancing themselves from Perez’s remarks.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politic...emocrats-abortion-sanders-perez-party/524394/
From the
Washington Examiner:
Life came at Tom Perez fast last week. In less than 24 hours, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee went from welcoming a diversity of opinions on abortion to demanding absolute ideological purity on the issue for any candidate running as a Democrat.
"Every Democrat, like every American, should support a woman's right to make her own choices about her body and her health," Perez said in a statement. "That is not negotiable and should not change city by city or state by state."
Who got to Tom?: After endorsing anti-abortion candidate, DNC Chair Tom Perez says party's pro-abortion stance 'not negotiable'
http://www.philly.com/philly/column...s/20170428_Pro-lifers_abortion_Democrats.html
I’ve been surprised that no one has begun a thread on this, so here is mine. If you are pro-choice, do you agree with what DNC Chair Perez says? Do you support a litmus test on abortion?