What would you call a “fetus born alive”?
Mary Rose Rybak over at First Things discusses the linguistic gymnastics at play in the progressive left over abortion
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Fetuses born alive. Now that’s creative. What anyone else would call live, born, breathing human beings, the Times here calls “fetuses born alive,” putting Obama’s truly radical position on abortion in a softer light. It remains to be seen whether that convinces Catholic voters this November, but my guess is it will take more than symbols and nice talk.
The post is thought-provoking, going over Bob Casey Jr.’s announced speech mere possibility of speaking at the Democratic National Convention as little more than a bone thrown towards pro-life Catholic Democrats (which it is).
Catholics will long remember Casey Sr.’s rejection from the Democratic Party as a rejection of their pro-life principles. When the Democratic Party returns to common sense, perhaps more Catholics will feel comfortable being a Democrat, without checking their faith at the convention door.