Kamala Harris has been a radical abortion activist throughout her political career and being vice-president is no different.
During a stop on the campaign trail today to support pro-abortion California Governor Gavin Newsom, Harris said killing babies is a value she holds dear. She used the typical euphemisms for abortion — couching the destruction of human life in terms that avoid the fact abortions end the lives of little children.
“What’s happening in Texas, what’s happening in Georgia, what’s happening around our country with these policies that are about attacking women’s rights, reproductive rights, voting rights, workers’ rights,” Harris told the crowd. “They think if they can win in California, they can do this anywhere. Well, we will show them, you’re not going to get this done. Not here, never.”
“We are here today to say, we fight for Gavin Newsom,” Harris said as she concluded her remarks, which she delivered from a podium adorned with a stop sign that said “stop the Republican recall.”
“We fight for our country, we fight for the values we hold dear, we fight for working people, we fight for organized labor, we fight for Dreamers, we fight for women, we fight for voting rights and we stand as Democrats saying we are proud to do all of that and more,” she said.
But abortion is not a value Americans hold dear.
A new Rasmussen poll shows Americans support the Texas abortion ban to save babies from abortion by a 46-43% margin.
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The new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey from the national polling firm finds that 46% of Likely U.S. Voters support the new Texas law that effectively prohibits most abortions after six weeks when the heartbeat of an unborn baby can be detected. Just 43% oppose the pro-life law while 11% are undecided.
The survey of 1,000 U.S. Likely Voters was conducted on September 5-6, 2021 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC.
The results are not surprising as other polling data shows Americans support heartbeat laws. An April poll by the University of Texas-Austin found that 49 percent of Texans support making abortions illegal after six weeks of pregnancy, while 41 percent oppose it. In 2019, a national Hill-HarrisX survey also found that 55 percent of voters said they do not think laws banning abortions after six weeks – when an unborn baby’s heartbeat is detectable – are too restrictive.
Meanwhile, a Gallup poll this year found 52% of Americans want all or most abortions made illegal.
A January 2021 Marist Poll found a majority of Americans are pro-life and oppose all or virtually all abortions that take place in America today.
When asked, 51% of Americans take a pro-life position with 12% of Americans say abortion should never be permitted under any circumstance, 11% of Americans say abortions should only be permitted to save the life of the mother and 28% of Americans take a pro-life position opposing 98% of abortions except in cases of rape or incest or if necessary to save the life of the mother.
The poll comes as Joe Biden reportedly has his “best” lawyers working to try to take down the Texas abortion ban.
The pro-life law went into effect Wednesday, prohibiting abortions once an unborn baby’s heartbeat is detectable, about six weeks of pregnancy. Unique from other heartbeat laws, it includes a private enforcement mechanism that allows people to file lawsuits against abortionists who violate the law.
Late Thursday, three of Planned Parenthood’s Texas affiliates asked a judge to issue a restraining order against Texas Right to Life to stop the pro-life organization from suing abortionists who violate the law. Late last night, a Democrat judge issued the order.
Judge Maya Guerra Gamble’s (D) ruling does not invalidate the new pro-life law but rather halts Texas Right to Life and its associates from suing abortion practitioners and workers at Planned Parenthood abortion centers under the heartbeat law. Judge Gamble’s temporary restraining order is due to expire in two weeks, but her Friday order also announced a September 13 hearing on the ability of Texas Right to Life to enforce the law.
Kimberlyn Schwartz, Director of Media and Communication for Texas Right to Life, explained to LifeNews.com what happened and how the judge’s order does not stop the Texas abortion ban from saving babies.
“A Travis County judge issued a temporary restraining order requested by Planned Parenthood affiliates against Texas Right to Life, our Legislative Director John Seago, and 100 unnamed individuals,” Schwartz explained.
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She continued: “Many media outlets falsely claim that the order blocks all citizens from enforcing the Texas Heartbeat Act. In truth, the order only applies to the defendants (Texas Right to Life, John Seago, and the anonymous individuals) and the Planned Parenthood plaintiffs. Other citizens are legally authorized to sue the Planned Parenthood plaintiffs, and Texas Right to Life is legally authorized to sue other abortionists who violate the law. This does not stop the Texas Heartbeat Act.”
“Planned Parenthood can sue us, but they can’t sue every Texan. As long as they commit abortions, they are liable under the life-saving Texas Heartbeat Act,” Schwartz added.
Texas Right to Life Vice President Elizabeth Graham says the pro-life group remains committed to doing everything possible to save as many babies as they can under the heartbeat law.
“This lawsuit will not stop the work of Texas Right to Life. Estimates are that approximately 150 babies per day are being saved because of Texas Right to Life’s leadership on the Texas Heartbeat Act. Planned Parenthood can keep suing us, but Texas Right to Life will never back down from protecting pregnant women and preborn children from abortion,” she told LifeNews. “We will continue our diligent efforts to ensure the abortion industry fully follows the life-saving provisions of the Texas Heartbeat Act.”
Plaintiffs include Planned Parenthood South Texas Surgical Center, Planned Parenthood Greater Texas Surgical Health Services, Planned Parenthood Center for Choice, and abortionist Bhavik Kumar.
Planned Parenthood, a billion-dollar abortion chain that does about 40 percent of all abortions in the U.S., slammed the private enforcement as “malicious,” claiming it would “cause imminent, irreparable injury” to its abortionists and other staff.
“Unfortunately for people who discover they are pregnant and cardiac activity exists, the options that they have now under this law are limited,” Melaney Linton, CEO of Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast, told Houston Matters. “We have to either help them navigate away to get out of state and get to another provider or they will have to contemplate continuing the pregnancy.”
The Texas law is already saving hundreds of babies from abortion, as some abortion centers have stopped abortions completely or stopped doing 80-90% of them..
Linton said they still are doing abortions up to six weeks of pregnancy. However, another affiliate, Planned Parenthood South Texas, stopped doing abortions completely when the law took effect.
On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court refused another request from Planned Parenthood and other abortion groups to temporarily block enforcement of the law. As a result, Texas became the first state to be allowed to enforce a heartbeat law.
The law has the potential to save tens of thousands of babies from abortion. In 2020, about 54,000 unborn babies were aborted in Texas, and about 85 percent happened after six weeks of pregnancy, according to state health statistics. That means more than 100 unborn babies with beating hearts may be spared from abortion every single day in Texas.
Whether the Texas law will remain in effect or ultimately be upheld as constitutional in court remains uncertain, but pro-life leaders are hopeful now that the Supreme Court has a conservative majority.
In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court took away the states’ ability to protect unborn babies from abortion under Roe v. Wade, and instead forced states to legalize abortion on demand. Roe made the United States one of only seven countries in the world that allows elective abortions after 20 weeks. The court is scheduled to hear a Mississippi case in the fall that challenges this precedent.
Meanwhile, pro-life advocates are reaching out to pregnant women across Texas with compassion and understanding, offering resources and emotional support to help them and their babies. Earlier this year, state lawmakers increased support for pregnant and parenting mothers and babies, ensuring that they have resources to choose life for their babies.
Women may call or text 1-800-712-4357 or chat online with OptionLine, a 24-hour bilingual hotline run by Heartbeat International that has helped connect millions of women to pregnancy and parenting resources.
