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Foster and Day both say their proposal is an opportunity and a challenge for both parties.
Childbirth in America should be free, say two prominent pro-life leaders on both sides of the political divide. Federal funding of all baby deliveries and related costs would help American women, their babies, and their families while reducing abortion rates, they say, and they hope to convince lawmakers from both sides of the aisle to join their cause.
“Making birth free to American mothers can and should be a national unifier in a particularly divided time,” Catherine Glenn Foster, president and CEO of Americans United for Life, and Kristen Day, executive director of Democrats for Life of America, said in their policy proposal paper “Make Birth Free.”
It’s no accident that their paper was published on Jan. 18, days before the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade, which had legalized abortion nationwide. In a post-Roe world, they say, it is time for some new thinking about what it means to be pro-life.
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Childbirth in America should be free, say two prominent pro-life leaders on both sides of the political divide. Federal funding of all baby deliveries and related costs would help American women, their babies, and their families while reducing abortion rates, they say, and they hope to convince lawmakers from both sides of the aisle to join their cause.
“Making birth free to American mothers can and should be a national unifier in a particularly divided time,” Catherine Glenn Foster, president and CEO of Americans United for Life, and Kristen Day, executive director of Democrats for Life of America, said in their policy proposal paper “Make Birth Free.”
It’s no accident that their paper was published on Jan. 18, days before the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade, which had legalized abortion nationwide. In a post-Roe world, they say, it is time for some new thinking about what it means to be pro-life.
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Is Free Childbirth the Next Step for the Pro-Life Movement?
Foster and Day both say their proposal is an opportunity and a challenge for both parties.
