Father James Martin: Why I Am Pro-Life
The question is not why Fr. Martin is pro-life, but how. There are three hows. The first, which Fr. Martin and MSW demonstrate, is by witness.
The second is to do so by directing the criminal law at abortion providers - usually by granting the power to do so to the states (which would also overturn all civil rights law supremacy at the federal level - giving states the last word - i.e., bring back Plessy). Some clergy think this is a good idea. Given Fr. Martin's commitment to LGBT persons, I doubt Fr. Martin is one of them.
The third is to show us the money, primarily by allowing pregnant and LGBT teens to safely leave their parents and set up house on their own rather than living in the street or procuring an abortion. This means access to schools, pay to go to school and payment for any children they have (with lifetime support for Downs children) at median income levels. Without actively working for the third how, the first how is a bumper sticker. It is impossible to be for all three. One and two together are a bumper sticker that says "Vote for Trump." They will never support the third, which they consider to be socialism.
Democrats for Life never mention being for How-Two. It is why the GOP does not trust them and why the Susan B. Anthony fund gives money to their opponents. Unless they do reject How-Two, they are not welcome in the Democratic Party either. There is a word for people who reject How-Two. Pro Choice.
Let me add that if equal protection is claimed on not murdering the unborn, it also means that mothers must be treated as contractors for murder and all pregnancy loss must be investigated. Equal protection goes both ways.
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