I have been hearing from many of my Catholic friends, and reading articles from Catholic writers that they are opting out of voting in this election because 1) they cannot vote for a president and vice president who are pro-abortion and 2) they cannot bring themselves to vote for Donald Trump.
My friends, I ask that you take some time to consider that if you do not vote, you are actually supporting a pro-abortion candidate and her vice-president. It is as simple as that.
The Democratic candidates have an aggressive abortion agenda. It is something that she talks about on a regular basis. She has won the Margaret Sanger award, and I leave it to you do research what Margaret Sanger stood for. It is necessary for her to continue to praise the works of Planned Parenthood (the largest abortion provider in this country), as Planned Parenthood is one of the largest contributors to the Democrats, other than Hollywood celebrities. Part of what you and I pay in taxes every year goes to Planned Parenthood in the form of almost $1B – yes that is right, almost 1 Billion dollars. Planned Parenthood turns a significant portion of that around and returns it to the Democrats. Annual reports that are available to the public disclose this fact. She has publicly stated that she wants Planned Parenthood to get more.
The presidential candidate for the Democratic party selected a pro-abortion Roman Catholic as her running mate. This is no coincidence. At the ‘Women in the World’ summit this year in New York, she stated that “Deep-seated cultural codes, religious beliefs and structural biases have to be changed.” What better way to do this than to bring on someone who is a Catholic and is ok with aborting babies? Get those Catholics on board and ridicule their religious beliefs, that’s how you do it.
The Democratic candidate has stated on more than one occasion that she will do whatever she can to overturn the Hyde Amendment. Her running mate has said that even though he ‘personally’ supports the Hyde Amendment, he will support her in her efforts. Essentially, he has a new god, forsaking his Catholic faith and beliefs. The Hyde Amendment is something that was established to protect taxpayers from paying for abortion on demand. My friends, with over 60 million abortions in this country since 1973, we most definitely have abortion on demand.
The new president will appoint a new judge to the supreme court. If the Democrats come into the White House, you can bet the Hyde Amendment will be overturned, and you and I will be paying for ALL abortions through our tax dollars.
Does the Democratic candidate have other things she wants to do? Yes. And I am sure that some of them are worthy. However, based on her track record, I do not believe she thinks women can ‘bring home the bacon and fry it up in a pan’, especially if a woman is single, or working, or going to college, and happens to become pregnant.
An article in Time magazine from June of 2016 states ‘Clinton linked access to reproductive health care to economic progress for the entire country, noting that the percentage of women who finish college is six times higher than it was before the legalization of birth control and that the movement of women into the labor force is responsible for $3.5 trillion of economic growth.’ I am sure the aborted girl babies don’t agree with her statement. In the same article, Clinton is quoted as saying “It is worth saying again: defending women’s health means defending access to abortion – not just in theory, but in reality”, as she called for the repeal of the Hyde Amendment.
Planned Parenthood states that she is the only candidate who has testified before a Congressional committee on how abortion is an essential part of reproductive care. In other words, it’s a form of birth control. Except that the reproduction has already taken place.
My non-voting Catholic friends, you may not like Mr. Trump’s brash personality, but you will not find an aggressive push to have taxpayers pay for all abortions on his agenda.
You may not like his remarks (many of which are taken out of context), or even his opinions. But you will not hear him saying that an unborn baby has no constitutional rights. You will not hear him say that he supports late term abortions, up until 9 months. You will hear our Democratic candidate say that she does support this.
So, ask yourself again if you are willing to relinquish your vote, as a Catholic. As a believer that all life is sacred.
Yes, I know this is not the only issue that our country is dealing with but frankly, I am tired of hearing professed Catholics brush it aside as trivial.
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