Black Democratic Lawmaker Explains Why She’s Pro-Life on Abortion

By Joshua Nelson
Life News

“Being pro-life isn’t a party issue, it’s based on a value system. Caring about every stage of life is pro-life.”

These are words from Democrat Katrina Jackson, an African-American state legislator from Louisiana who shared her personal story of becoming an advocate for both life and women’s health in an interview with The Daily Signal.

Jackson represents the 16th District of Louisiana and has served in the state House of Representatives since 2011. She was one of the few in her party to address the thousands gathered to memorialize and march for the unborn earlier this month at the 46th March for Life.

“In Louisiana, it doesn’t matter if you’re Democrat or Republican, black or white—we fight for life,” Jackson said at the March for Life rally.

“I tell people in my state when they ask me, ‘Why are you a black, female, Democrat lawmaker fighting for life?’ I tell them because I’m a Christian first,” Jackson added. “And then I tell them that Proverbs say God hates the shedding of innocent blood. There’s no blood more innocent than an unborn child who’s never sinned, who never knew sin, and so for them … we will fight.

Jackson first got a taste for public service as a standout intern for a state legislator during college. Upon graduation, Jackson was hired to stay on.

“I was working in the Legislature after term limits and there was a lot going on. A lot of new members and a lot of concerns. In prayer one day, I felt led to run. That’s how it started. Just prayer,” she told The Daily Signal.

When Jackson attended law school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, she joined a church. Her surge into politics began with what she refers to as a series of “spiritual encounters.”

“When I tried to ignore the calling into politics … I spoke to ministers and people who knew me very well and one of them actually told me, ‘You’re running for what God has told you to do,’” Jackson said. “’You need to go run for office.’”

Jackson credits her strong pro-life stance rooted in women’s health to past life experiences and testimonies she heard from women.

Continue reading Life News article here

Voices for Life is an e-publication dedicated to informing and educating the public on pro-life and pro-family issues. To read our Mission Statement, use this link.

Follow us on Facebook, Pinterest, and on MeWe. Help us spread the pro-life message by sharing our articles on your favorite social networks.