“Teapublicans are pro-life.”
I guess it depends on whose life were talking about.
Yes, Teapublicans do protect the unborn by fighting all abortion, even if carrying the child to full-term endangers the health of the woman. But, after the child is born, as far as theyre concerned, its on its own. For example, Teapublicans have opposed or cut funding for stem cell research that could save lives, even if the stem cells are taken from umbilical cords after the birth of a child.
Teapublicans have opposed or cut funding for so-called Welfare Moms that would help to feed and house children. They have opposed funding for SCHIP, the federal program that provides healthcare to children of those living below the poverty line. Theyve opposed the extension of unemployment benefits forcing many families into homelessness. Theyve opposed programs such as Early Childhood Family Education. They’ve opposed sex education, which might result in fewer unwanted pregnancies and abortions. Indeed, theyve opposed education in general, as evidenced by their draconian cuts to the funding of public education in virtually every “Red” state.
What Teapublicans do favor is easy access to guns which result in the homicides of more than 12,000 Americans annually. They also seem to favor war, such as the blood for oil wars in Iraq and Afghanistan which have killed tens of thousands of Iraqi and Afghan children, not to mention more than 4,600 US troops.
So even though Democrats favor a womans right to choose when it comes to her own body, tell me. Which is the true pro-life party?