Philip BumpSep 25, 2024
If you include opposition to the death penalty in the definition, Democrats have been more likely to be "pro-life" than Republicans for decades. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/25/pro-life-death-penalty-abortion/
How Democrats have been more consistently ‘pro-life’ than Republicans

The term has generally been used in the abortion debate. Apply it to the death penalty, too, and patterns shift.

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Especially after reading today’s #PregnancyJustice report & article in MotherJones.

https://masto.ai/@Nonilex/113198362675743586

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#SCOTUS’ landmark 2022 ruling in #Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Org “open[ed] the door to govt intrusion into #pregnancy in unprecedented ways,” #PregnancyJustice says, “throwing suspicion on pregnancy loss, particularly outside #medical settings.” In just the first year after Dobbs, ≥22 women around the US faced #criminal prosecution after suffering #miscarriages, #stillbirths, or the #death of #premature babies, the org reports. #law #ReproductiveRights #VoteBlue https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/09/criminalizing-pregnancy-a-record-number-of-pregnant-women-were-prosecuted-the-year-after-dobbs/

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