WSJ - Democrats Move Left On Abortion

Naomi Schaeffer Riley digs into Democrats on the abortion issue at the Wall Street Journal:

According to Rev. Jim Wallis, the founder of Sojourners (a network of liberal Christians), this is evidence that “there’s a common ground possible here.” He said, in a conference call of religious leaders last week, “It’s never been as explicitly stated that the Democratic Party supports a woman’s decision to have their child, and offers her practical support to have her child. It’s an historic step forward.”

But no one should mistake Rev. Wallis’s views for those of most Catholics or the evangelical community.

If Democrats had wanted to “make room” for pro-lifers, they could have. One proposal for the platform was a statement of “conscience” — that is, language noting that people of good conscience can disagree on abortion. This was rejected by the platform writers.