The DNC featured free abortions and vasectomies, and attendees dressed as abortion pills.
America’s leading pro-life organization is urging Republicans to highlight the Democrats’ celebration of abortion during the Democratic National Convention last week, arguing that the party’s embrace of abortion as a positive good represents a political opportunity.
Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America crafted a memo to GOP leaders Friday describing the unapologetic pro-abortion messaging from Democratic leaders during the party’s convention, a major shift from the “safe, legal, and rare” position Democrats used to run on.
“As abortion is a central issue in campaigns across the country, it’s important to highlight how fringe the Democratic Party has become. They still can’t find a protection for the unborn or a limit on abortion that they can accept,” the memo says.
At the Democratic convention, free abortions were offered at a Planned Parenthood mobile clinic and demonstrators wore costumes celebrating abortion drugs, the memo notes. Abortion pills are an increasingly popular method for women seeking an abortion, and in June the Supreme Court threw out a case challenging the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of abortion pill mifepristone over plaintiffs lack of standing.
“The pro-abortion Left’s callous disregard for life was on full display at the DNC, which included a Planned Parenthood abortion bus offering free abortions and vasectomies outside the convention hall,” the memo reads. “Every abortion also included a coupon for a free hot dog, which matched a carnival-like vibe surrounding the bus. Eight unborn babies were reportedly aborted as a result.”
SBA’s memo cites the roster of pro-abortion activists invited to speak at the Democratic convention and points out that leading Democrats failed to articulate any limits they believe should be placed on abortion. Most Democrats referred to abortion as “reproductive freedom” during the party convention, a euphemism that ignores the significant number of abortions that come as a result of coercion.
“The DNC has shown us who Democrats really are. The Democratic Party wants abortion in every stage of pregnancy, with no limits,” the memo concludes.
“From their support for elective abortion even in the seventh, eighth and ninth month, to opposing medical care for infants born alive after failed abortions, Harris-Walz and Democrats across the country are far outside the mainstream.”
As governor Minnesota, Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz signed legislation legalizing coerced abortion and repealing the state’s informed consent law for women electing to abort their babies. Walz accompanied Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, earlier this year to a tour of a Planned Parenthood abortion center, making her the first sitting vice president to visit an abortion facility.
Democrats have successfully used freedom-centric messaging to win numerous state-level abortion ballot campaigns since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade over two years ago. This cycle, abortion remains a top issue and former president Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, has moderated on the issue in an attempt to neutralize liberal attacks.
“My Administration will be great for women and their reproductive rights,” Trump posted on Friday, further distancing himself from the GOP’s pro-life contingent. He has expressed support for leaving abortion legalization up to the states, a position his running mate, Senator J.D. Vance (R., Ohio) affirmed this weekend when he said Trump would repeal a national abortion ban if brought to his desk.
Mirroring Trump’s position, the Republicans unveiled a party platform last month that scaled back the party’s pro-life commitments, without much pushback from pro-life leaders, besides Trump’s old running mate, former vice president Mike Pence.