Louisiana Gov. to sign pro-life bill as his partymates embrace unlimited abortion.
Gov. Edwards has pledged to sign the state’s bipartisan heartbeat bill, which will limit abortions after a baby’s heartbeat can be detected—typically in the sixth week of pregnancy. “I ran for governor as a pro-life candidate … as governor I have been true to my word and my beliefs on this issue,” he said in a statement after the state legislature passed the bill. He said his pro-life beliefs inform more than just his positions on abortion, pointing to his record defending increased education spending, foster care expansion, and a minimum wage hike as evidence of his strong liberal record.
Kristen Day, executive director of Democrats for Life, said Edwards is exactly what the Democratic Party needs as it attempts to overcome its defeat in 2016. She credited him and state representative Katrina Jackson, a black Democrat who sponsored the bill, for bucking their partymates. The pair showed that they “are not going to bend to external pressure from the party” on the issue of abortion, even as they remain steadfast liberals on economic and social justice issues.
“You have pro-life Democrats standing firm, not letting the abortion lobby steamroll them,” Day told the Washington Free Beacon. “John Bel Edwards is the future of the Democratic Party, leading the way on being pro-life for the whole life.”
Edwards is facing fierce pressure from powerful abortion lobbies to reject the law. NARAL, a major player in Democratic politics, warned the governor that “the country is watching” how he handles the bill, adding that abortion “is not up for debate.” more here
I personally find the procedure despicable but the leftists fight any reasonable limitations on it. Recently it’s reached the level of post birth infanticide and marketing infant body parts.
One can struggle to find a single redeeming quality in those that embrace the leftist ideology but you’ll come up empty. They are a dark stain on decency and pure evil.
If you think it’s Ok to dissect the body inside your body, I don’t need to hear your “moral” opinion on lesser issues.
The poor creature, all of the pressure by Trump has driven him stark raving sane!
John Bell is a total POS. He is trying to show that he can cross the aisle, but bull. He has not seen a tax he does not like and just like Jindal (who was a bigger POS), he keeps on spending despite the fact our state is broke.