2024 Democratic platform: What Catholics need to know

[Michie]

A pro-abortion attendee stands during the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. | Credit: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

Delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago have approved a party platform that doubles down on support for abortion, IVF, and “gender-affirming health care.”

The platform is an aspirational document drafted and approved by party delegates during election years. It is meant to outline the party’s policy goals for the coming years.

The new platform, which is 91 pages long and mentions abortion nearly three times more than the 2020 platform, was approved in an overwhelming voice vote on the first night of the convention.

Here are some highlights that are especially relevant to Catholics.

Enshrine Roe v. Wade​

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2024 Democratic platform: What Catholics need to know

Delegates to the Democratic National Convention have approved a party platform that doubles down on support for abortion, IVF, and “gender-affirming health care.”

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[RileyG]

A picture is worth a thousand words.

Thanks for posting.

 

[Akita Suggagaki]

They don't see the strength in the seamless garment.

But then, if banned, what should the sentence be for a women convicted of abortion?