Democrats for Life of
America is seeking to help women during the DNC; wants the party's targeting of
pregnancy help to stop
The national organization for pro-life Democrats in the
U.S. is responding to abortion PR antics at the Democratic National Convention
(DNC) with a life-affirming outreach to benefit women with pregnancy help.
The promotion of chemical abortion and no-cost vasectomies
by Planned Parenthood Great Rivers via its mobile unit parked near the DNC in
Chicago made headlines over the weekend prior to the convention’s Monday
opening, eliciting disgust for its coarse treatment of the abortion issue.
“Beep Beep!” the abortion cartoon graphic posted on X said
above an image of the mobile unit, next to the Chicago skyline. Lower down, it
said, “Chicago, we’re headed your way to provide FREE vasectomies and
abortions!”
Planned
Parenthood Great Rivers DNC abortion post
Planned Parenthood Great Rivers has morphed from Planned Parenthood of the
St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri to terming itself "leading
provider, educator, and protector of sexual and reproductive health care in
the St. Louis region, Missouri Ozarks, and beyond." The abortion
giant's Great River sector partnered with the Chicago Abortion Fund and a local
hotdog restaurant for the DNC exploit. No cost "emergency
contraceptives" with no appointment needed were also part of the
deal.
Democrats for Life of America (DFLA)
already had plans to visit a pregnancy center and fledgling maternity home in
Chicago during DNC week, DFLA Executive Director Kristen Day said, but Planned
Parenthood’s staged abortion gimmick warranted taking the effort to help women
with pregnancy help a step further.
“Our mission all along has been to provide resources and
support to pregnant women so they don't feel like abortion is their only
choice,” Day told Pregnancy Help News. “And I think the move by
Planned Parenthood to just really degrade the idea of pregnancy, and the
solution to pregnancy is an abortion, and kind of make light of it by providing
abortions here at the DNC - It was just sickening.”
DFLA is conducting a diaper drive for Chicago-area women
and families, the proceeds topping $3K as of press time.
“Planned Parenthood is offering free abortions during the
convention,” the donation page states. “This disrespects women and is an
attack on human rights. Please support our diaper campaign for Chicago
families.”
Day posted on her X account about the
diaper drive Monday, prompting shares and discussion. She is heartened by the
response thus far and the prospect of helping as many people as possible.
“I just think the positive response is good,” she said.
“From just making light of abortion and parenthood, to changing it and showing
what real Democrats do and real Democrats support those in need, and that's
what we're doing.”
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The new maternity home that DFLA will visit on Wednesday is
being built in a Black community that was “a pregnancy support desert,” Day
said.
“So, they had abortion clinics, but no support for women to
have another choice,” she said.
It’s a community effort for change led by a local pastor
who saw the need after a member of his congregation said that she had an
abortion because there was no support for her to do anything but that.
“And so, we're going there on Wednesday,” Day said. “And
then when we thought about Planned Parenthood and just making fun of abortion,
and with the real needs of what women want, we decided that we were going to
try to stock the shelves of the pregnancy centers in Chicago.”
DFLA has plans to take diapers to homeless shelters in the
area as well.
The list of pregnancy centers was growing and changing
early in the week, and Day and her crew remained focused on going shopping,
getting the diapers, and bringing them right to the centers. They planned to
continue collecting through the week and if people are still interested in
helping beyond the convention week, DFLA will look at other places that need
support, she said, and see if they can help stock the shelves of other
pregnancy centers.
“God willing, a lot of money comes in and the convention is
over, then we'll use all the money that we raise for pregnancy centers,” Day
said.
“This shouldn't be one and done,” she said. “So, if there's
centers that need resources, let us know and we want to help.”
Day said DFLA’s original intent in coming to the DNC was to have conversations
with delegates to see if there was space in the party for pro-life Democrats,
which they will still do, however the Planned Parenthood stunt has inspired an
additional goal.
“I think our message has changed,” she said. “We are
showing people what real Democrats do, and real Democrats help those in need.
So, I feel like this is a good example for other Democrats to look and see the
work we're doing.”
Day told Pregnancy Help News she is
excited to see where things are with the forthcoming maternity home, after the
community came together to solve the problem of lack of pregnancy support.
“They don't want more abortion clinics,” she said. “There
are too many abortions in the Black community already. And so, they're solving
a problem of providing women with resources and support to not get abortion.”
Day said promoting pregnancy help centers is one of her
favorite things to do, and she decried how some Democrat politicians are
targeting pregnancy help.
“It makes me so angry that the Democratic party is trying
to shut them down because it's ridiculous,” she said. “It's very consistent
with Democratic values to support the vulnerable. The Democratic Party has gone
from pro-choice to pro-abortion or anti-choice or one choice - I'm not really
sure how to describe it now.”
Planned
Parenthood Great Rivers' mobile unit that was to be parked at the DNC offering
chemical abortion, vasectomies, and emergency contraception
Day thinks most people don't want abortion extremism, and they are just sold a
soundbite that sounds good.
“You just repeat it because it sounds good,” she said.
“It's easy to say. But when you stop and have these conversations with people
and get into the nitty gritty, it's not as simple.”
Day, who personally supports pregnancy centers in her area,
had high praise for the pregnancy help movement.
“I think pregnancy centers are the heroes of this whole
movement, the pro-life movement,” she said. “Because they're the ones on the
ground working with the people, solving the problems and supporting women and
men who are post-abortive, the whole gambit.”
“They're just there and don't ask for much, just to be left
alone so they can help people,” said Day. “So, I'm just a huge fan and I just
want to do everything I can to stop these attacks.”
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