Pro-life Dem Sabotaged by Pro-choicers

Pro-life Dem Sabotaged by Pro-choicers

Fr. Mike Reilly
Wednesday, April 20, 2005

After announcing several months ago that he intended to challenge pro-abortion Rhode Island Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee, Rep. Jim Langevin, a pro-life Democrat, decided last month against making the run - despite the fact that he was a favorite to win.

Langevin says he became pro-life after a life-altering experience. When he was sixteen years old, he was wounded by a gunshot and has been in a wheelchair ever since.

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He says now that the episode forced him to appreciate "how precious life is."

So what prompted Langevin to abandon his Chafee challenge?

Influential Democrats, upset over his pro-life stand, pulled the rug out from under his campaign.

Absolutely furious that the Democratic Party might field a pro-life candidate, NARAL, NOW, and the Hollywood Left all complained about Langevin.

"Political compromise is not the prescription for defending the party's values," ex-NARAL head Kate Michelman groused, before organizing a fundraiser for Langevin's pro-abortion Democratic primary opponent.

Apparently the Democratic Party's core constituencies would rather lose elections that moderate their stance on abortion.

Frank Argano contributed to this report.

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