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In reply to the discussion: Bernie, There Will Be No Revolution Without Reproductive Rights [View all]Demsrule86
(68,576 posts)They did not endorse him in 2005...but in 2016 they gave him 100%. Mello voted against insurance for abortion, for a 20 week ban, having a doctor present etc...very different. Adoption and abstinence focused education are not even close to no insurance for abortions or a 20 week ban...and he end abstinence based education as governor when it did not work. Nice try.
"But he hasnt always advanced policies directly in line with those of abortion rights advocacy groups. He pledged in his 2005 gubernatorial campaign to reduce the number of terminated pregnancies in the state by promoting adoption and abstinence-focused education. That cycle, the state NARAL chapter ripped Kaines GOP opponent, Jerry Kilgore, as an extremely anti-choice candidate but still withheld its endorsement of Kaine because he embraces many of the restrictions on a womans right to choose.