Is the pro-life movement a dysfunctional movement? What can be done about it?

[ames61]

Have you seen this article?
Pro-Life Democrats Unveil Legislative Package to Reduce Abortions on Lifenews.com
www.lifenews.com/nat1294.html

Some quotes:
“Some of those include a national toll-free number for pregnancy support, studying why women have abortions, funding daycare on college campuses, increasing funding for domestic violence programs, and making adoption tax credits permanent.”

"Kurt Entsminger, president of Care Net, a national group of more than 800 pregnancy centers, also backs the pro-life Democrats on their plan.

He said the initiative champions “an agenda that embraces the women facing an unplanned pregnancy and offers her support and critical information about positive alternatives to abortion.”"

"Abortion advocactes have strenuously opposed parental notification on abortion and laws requiring abortion businesses to provide women with abortion alternatives information.

Meanwhile, pro-life groups have opposed measures providing for taxpayer funding for contraception programs or requiring insurance providers to cover contraception."

What do you think?

amy

 

[chicago]

In one sense I think that the plan is intended as a way to throw us a bone and try to make a better impression for themselves about how they “really are on our side”, afterall. It is also intended to put Republicans on the defensive if they don’t take the bait. I think that they ought to take the bait, however, as the ones throwing it might end up letting us reel them in. For once people come to recognize the need to and value of adressing the problem head on progress can be made. For if we begin trying to reach out to those in need, we will likely end up seeing more and more why (out of a sincere care for the same women) we need to place restrictions upon (and ultimately outlaw) abortion in order to help those same women in need.