by Cassy Fiano
Abortion advocates like to call pro-lifers the extremists, but is that really the case? As evidence, let’s examine Jessica Valenti’s latest pro-abortion rallying cry:
It’s time resuscitate the old rallying cry for “free abortions on demand without apology.” It may not be a popular message – but it’s absolutely necessary. After all, the opposition doesn’t have nearly as many caveats. They’re fighting for earlier and earlier bans on abortions, pushing for no exceptions for rape and incest, fighting against birth control coverage – even insisting that they have the right to threaten abortion providers. The all-out strategy is working; since 2010 over 50 abortion clinics have stop providing services.
… Earlier this month, I went to the launch of All Above All, a campaign dedicated to restoring public funding for abortion. I listed to partners in the campaign – representatives from organizations like the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health and the Center for Reproductive Rights – describe the desperate need to stop treating funding for abortion as a “third rail issue.” They talked about women who had to sell diapers and formula to be able to afford their abortions, and the incredible toll the Hyde Amendment takes on low-income families. It’s a message reproductive justice proponents and organizations have been hammering home for years, a message the mainstream movement has been hesitant to take on.
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