Post by M. Hawbaker on Sept 6, 2019 19:45:41 GMT
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders endorsed abortion to curb population growth during a town hall Wednesday, saying it’s a solution that would work “especially in poor countries” around the world.
Sanders and nine other Democrats took part in a CNN town hall on the climate, but it was Sanders’ comment about abortion that sparked the most pushback from pro-lifers.
Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life, tweeted, “[H]e thinks control of population growth should occur in developing countries, thus targeting babies because they are poor.”
Lila Rose, the founder and president of Live Action, also criticized Sanders. “What do ‘women in poor countries around the world’ need, according to @berniesanders? Not healthcare, clean water, education, infrastructure or jobs,” Rose wrote. “Send them birth control & abortions, because their children are the problem, not poverty. Leftist elitism is disgusting.”
