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Buttigieg Tells A Pro-Life Democrat Woman She Has No Place In The Party

During Fox New Town Hall in Iowa, former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg was asked by a pro-life Democrat if he supported a change in the party's language for a more moderate tone.

That woman, Kristen Day, said "I am a proud pro-life Democrat, so do you want the support of pro-life Democrats, Democratic voters? There's about 21 million of us.And, if so, would you support more moderate platform language in the Democratic Party to ensure that the party of diversity and inclusion really does include everybody?"

Buttigieg told her, “well, I respect where you're coming from and I hope to earn your vote, but I'm not going to try to earn your vote by tricking you.I am pro-choice and I believe that a woman ought to be able to make that decision.Here's what I can tell you – I know that the difference in opinion that you and I have is one that we have come by honestly and the best that I can offer – and it may win your vote, if not I understand – the best that I can offer is that if we can't agree on where to draw the line, the next best thing we can do is agree on who should draw the line.And, in my view, it's the woman who's faced with that decision in her own life."

Moderator Chris Wallace jumped in, asking “I'm curious, Kristen, were you satisfied with the mayor's answer?"

She said she was not satisfied with Buttigieg's response, saying “the Democratic platform contains language that basically says that we don't belong, we have no part in the party because it says abortion should be legal up to nine months; the government should pay for it. And there's nothing that says that people that have a diversity of views on this issue should be included in the party."

She reminded Buttigieg that back in 1999 the Democrat Party platform had language that recognized that people have various views on abortion "but we're a big tent party that includes everybody."

Buttigieg said “I support the position of my party that this kind of medical care needs to be available to everyone.And I support the Roe v. Wade framework that holds that early in pregnancy, there are very few restrictions and later in pregnancy, there are very few exceptions. And again, the best I can offer is that we may disagree on that very important issue, and hopefully we'll be able to partner on other issues."

Wallace asked Buttigieg whether anti-abortion Democrats should be asked to look at the party platform as a whole or look for another party.

He said "I've never encountered a politician or frankly another person that I agreed with 100% of the time, even on very important things.I cannot imagine that a decision that a woman confronts is going to ever be better medically or morally because it's being dictated by any government official. And that's just where I am on the issue."


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