Do millennials care about abortion?

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:59:00 +0000

On the eve of Roe v. Wade's 40th anniversary, NARAL Pro-Choice America president Nancy Keenan, 60, announced she would celebrate by stepping down and handing the reins to a younger generation -- the same one she had been arguing for years lacks the pro-choice intensity and commitment of her own.

Formed originally to repeal abortion bans before Roe, NARAL is now most closely associated with lobbying on the federal and state level, and for its close ties to the Democratic Party. Keenan's departure after eight years follows an election cycle when Democrats didn't apologize for being pro-choice -- and won.

This last election year also featured unprecedented public mobilization, across generations, on issues around abortion, birth control and rape. Two men, Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock, most closely associated with a total abortion ban lost Senate bids they'd seemed poised to win. Akin, too, came from a House of Representatives where antiabortion and anti-family planning legislating had seemed like a full-time job, but whose actual legislative victories have been few.

DNC: The other speeches

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 11:58:00 +0000

Day one of the Democratic National Convention showcased hopeful and unapologetic defenses of government's role in job creation, building a more equitable society and protecting the rights of women. The combination might be called Obamaism. By contrast, descriptions of Mitt Romney ranged from out-of-touch rich guy to greedy, scheming cipher. These four videos, paired with highlights from their prepared remarks, capture the tone.

Ted Strickland, former governor of Ohio

Now, Mitt Romney, he lives by a different code. To him, American workers are just numbers on a spreadsheet.

To him, all profits are created equal, whether made on our shores or off. That's why companies Romney invested in were dubbed "outsourcing pioneers." Our nation was built by pioneers—pioneers who accepted untold risks in pursuit of freedom, not by pioneers seeking offshore profits at the expense of American workers here at home.

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Do millennials care about abortion?

DNC: The other speeches