Clinton also put his veto against a legislative ban of partial-birth abortion, despite the widespread perception that this procedure is indistinguishable from infanticide. But Hillary Clinton has gone even farther Left, proclaiming weeks ago that if elected Senator she would never vote to confirm any judge to the bench who was not completely pro-choice, i.e., in favor of extensive abortion rights. The liberal use of the term pro-choice is often puzzling. And although Democrat politicians are pro-choice on abortion, many oppose giving women a fully informed choice. A few years ago in the Massachusetts legislature, Democrat lawmakers went berserk when Republicans proposed a simple measure requiring doctors, before performing an abortion, to put a stethoscope on the mother's ears and have her listen for 30 seconds to the heartbeat of her unborn baby.
Democrats also call themselves civil libertarians.
Gore first denied, then when confronted with his own letters as a Tennessee congressman during the 1980s admitted, that he used to advocate some limits on abortion. But, proclaims Gore, his views have evolved and he, like Bradley, now fully favors taxing devout Roman Catholics and other abortion opponents so that the fruits of their labor can bankroll abortions for welfare recipients. We fully support them, boast Gore and Bradley. Parents, in Singer's view, should be allowed to put to death their newly born infants. Dr. Singer defines one end of the abortion spectrum.