Democrats for Life group marks steps toward party recognition

Published: 2005-07-06

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- They are a long way from achieving the respect they seek in the Democratic Party, but members of Democrats for Life of America meeting in Washington June 29 recognized that they have made progress just since last year's conference. They now have 41 state chapters, for one thing, noted Carol Crossed, co-founder of Democrats for Life and one of its current board members. And buttons worn at the Washington conference read "47 percent of Democrats can't be wrong," updated to reflect new polling data. Last year's buttons referred to 43 percent of Democrats who oppose abortion except in cases of rape, incest or danger to the mother's health. Frustration about "rolling over and playing dead as a Democrat," as Crossed put it, or otherwise being ignored for not agreeing with the party's support for unrestricted legal abortion, was a common theme among participants at the one-day conference and banquet in Washington.

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