Washington D.C., Jun 2, 2009 / 04:54 am
Kristen Day, executive director of Democrats for Life of America, has criticized the lack of support among the more “absolutist” Democratic supporters of abortion rights for a bill that aims to reduce the number of abortions by helping pregnant women. Day claimed the bill’s opponents think the bill “goes too far toward common ground.”
Day authored a May 22 essay in Newsday, titled “Is there a middle on abortion?”, explaining the provisions of the Pregnant Women Support Act (PWSA) and the proposed legislation’s political reception.
A “minority of Democrats on the pro-choice side” object to a provision requiring that abortion providers offer women the voluntary option of receiving pre-abortion counseling to learn of the risks associated with abortion, Day said.
“The opposition may even extend to objecting to the bill's providing pregnant women much-needed financial support,” Day wrote in her Newsday.com essay.
Describing the PWSA, Day said the bill would lead to fewer abortions and provide more support for women to carry their pregnancies to term.