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	Democrats for Life - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Democrats for Life of America (DFLA) is an advocacy group in the United States attempting to reshape the political left, primarily the Democratic Party, into taking a pro-life position opposing the unrestricted legality of abortion and, to a lesser exent, capital punishment and euthanasia.
		The Democrats For Life organization stresses that pro-life and pro-choice Democrats should be able to unite in a common cause to make abortion rare through social programs, despite their differences of opinion on the legality of abortion.
		In 1999, Democrats for Life of America was founded to coordinate at a national level the efforts of pro-life Democrats.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Democrats_for_Life (889 words)

	IFRL Daily News - DNC Chairman Will Not Exclude Pro-Life Speakers at Convention (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Relations have been warming between the DNC and pro life Democrats over the past year after Democrats For Life of America was not allowed to put a link to their website (www.democratsforlife.org) to the DNC's website.
		Democrats For Life of America was founded in 1999 to mobilize Democrats at the local, state, and national levels.
		Democrats For Life of America currently has 32 state chapters with plans to expand the group into additional states by the end of they year.
	www.ifrl.org /IFRLDailyNews/040721/5 (321 words)

	Abortion stance hurts Dems (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The DNC apparently believes that Democrats who support abortion would be offended by the presence of a link to Democrats For Life -- even though the group identifies itself as a collection of Democrats.
		This election was a dismal failure for Democrats and especially the leadership of the Democratic Party.
		Democrats For Life of America believes that a return to being a "party of inclusion" and respecting "the individual conscience of each American" may be the only way for the Democratic Party to make any gains in future elections.
	www.righttoliferoch.org /nelectdemsday.htm (822 words)

	Mary Meehan -- Democrats for Life
		Formally organized in January, 1999, Democrats for Life of America opposes abortion, the death penalty and euthanasia, with the greatest emphasis on abortion.
		The Democrats for Life contact in Rhode Island is David Carlin, a writer and college teacher who is former majority leader of the state senate.
		Democrats for Life needs a stronger network before the group can convince a mayor, governor or member of Congress that there's a real base for a pro-life campaign in the Democratic presidential primaries.
	www.orthodoxytoday.org /articles4/MeehanDemocrats.shtml (8474 words)

	Daily Dunklin Democrat: Story : Column by Nat Henthoff
		The pro-life Democratic members of Congress who came to see McAuliffe asked him to have the DNC Web site provide a link to Democrats for Life of America, and to expand the current platform language of the party to accept pro-life Democrats.
		Former Democrats who felt the party has abandoned pro-lifers entirely have been in contact with Democrats for Life of America once they found out it exists.
		Democrats for Life of America is located at 1667 K Street, N.W., Suite 520, Washington, D.C. 20006 (www.democratsforlife.org).
	www.dddnews.com /story/1065232.html (788 words)

	Florida Democrats For Life \| Your For-Life Voice in the Democratic Party
		Pro-Life Democrat Eva Ritchey was is shunned by the TN Federation of Democratic Women because of her support of protecting the unborn.
		Democrats For Life of America urges you to write and call the President of the TN Federation of Democratic Women and protest their unfair litmus test for speaking to their group!
		Democrats For Life of America urges you to contact the President of the TN Federation of Democratic Women and protest their unfair litmus test for speaking to their group!
	www.floridadfla.org /news.asp?newsid=10 (254 words)

	Kristin Day on Pro-Life Democrats on National Review Online
		Pro-life Democrats are not surprised by the outcome of this year's election.
		In December of 2003, a Zogby poll found that 43 percent of Democrats are opposed to abortion.
		Meanwhile, pro-life Democrats are winning races because they withstand the pressure of the national party and represent the values of their local communities.
	www.nationalreview.com /comment/day200412020833.asp (738 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The United States of America
		Not unconnected with this measure, perhaps, was an intention of establishing permanently in America a body of 10,000 British troops, for whose maintenance it was decided to provide at least in part by a Parliamentary tax in the colonies.
		The great Democratic victory of that year is generally ascribed to the attitude of that party toward the Compromise measures, especially its position on the Fugitive Slave Law.
		During the war the Democratic party formed a very small minority in Congress, but it was strong enough to watch the opposition and to take note of the political scandals.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/15156a.htm (21255 words)

	Reclaiming pro-lifers - The Washington Times: Editorials/OP-ED (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Quiet as it's kept, the diminishing Democratic majority in Congress for the past quarter of a century equals the rate at which pro-life Democrats have been abandoning the party.
		This was the message given to Terry McAuliffe, head of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), when he was visited on March 8 by members of Congress on the National Advisory Board of Democrats for Life of America.
		Democrats for Life of America is located at 1667 K St., N.W., Suite 520, Washington, D.C. 20006 (www.democratsforlife.org).
	www.washtimes.com /op-ed/20040328-092255-9019r.htm (792 words)

	Democrats for Life Hires Executive Director, Looks to Changing the Party
		As he says, 'if the Democratic Party is exclusively pro-choice,' because we pro-life Democrats have not received the support we need to be a real factor in American politics, 'the Republicans can play both sides on abortion' as well as the other pro-life issues.
		DFLA (www.democratsforlife.org), founded in 1999, is the only viable national organization for pro-life members of the Democratic party.
		DFLA exists to foster respect for life, from the beginning of life to natural death.
	www.tennesseerighttolife.org /news_center/archives/06142002-02.htm (541 words)

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		Democrats For Life of America has urged the Democratic National Committee to "concede its pro-abortion position today on the heels of one of the worst Election Day performances in recent memory."
		In addition to election results, Democrats For Life of America point to a poll that shows that Democratic Party insiders are out of touch with the rank-in-file Democratic voter across America.
		A CBS News poll showed that delegates to the DNC convention were twice as likely as Democratic voters to support abortions in all cases.
	wordnews.org /Anti-abortion_dems_want_platform_change.2004.htm (378 words)

	Archdiocese of Boston - 7/30/2004 - Pro-life democrats gather during DNC
		Speaker of the House Thomas Finneran addresses a gathering of Democrats for Life of America at the statehouse July 26.
		He encouraged the his fellow Democrats to continue their efforts to protect the rights of the unborn.
		The July 26 event was sponsored by Democrats for Life of America, a national organization based in Washington D.C. Delegates across the country who are pro-life democrats were invited to attend.
	www.rcab.org /Pilot/2004/ps040730/Pro-life_Dems.html (716 words)

	Plan to Reduce the Number of Abortions Unveiled (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Democrats For Life of America (DFLA) joined Congressmen Tim Ryan, Bart Stupak, Lincoln Davis and other pro-life Democrats at a national press conference at the Democratic National Committee today to unveil an innovative abortion-reduction proposal.
		In a released statement Entsminger said, "We applaud Democrats for Life for championing an agenda that embraces the women facing an unplanned pregnancy and offers her support and critical information about positive alternatives to abortion.
		Democrats For Life of America currently has 41 state chapters with plans to expand the group into additional states by the end of the year.
	www.theconservativevoice.com /modules/news/article.php?storyid=5014 (883 words)

	Michelle Malkin: DEMOCRATS FOR LIFE
		Thus declares a button adorning many a lapel at the Democrats for Life of America (DFLA) dinner Monday night, drawing its stat from a December Zogby poll which found that 43% of Democrats agree with the statement that abortion "destroys a human life and is manslaughter."
		The Democratic platform was recently modified to state that not only is their view on abortion-on-demand completely unwavering, but that anyone who dissents is a Republican, and therefore, the "enemy," and ENEMY of women's rights.
		She went on to say that it is her belief that it is not a child until the second it is born.
	michellemalkin.com /archives/000300.htm (1579 words)

	State Politics & Policy \| Newly Formed Oregon Chapter of Democrats for Life Seeks Support From Democratic Party Members ...
		Members of a newly formed Oregon chapter of the antiabortion group Democrats for Life are calling on other Democrats in the state to join them in voicing their opposition to the party's stance on the issue, the Eugene
		Kelly Steele, communications director for the Democratic Party of Oregon, said some of the agenda items will resonate with party members.
		Democrats for Life-Oregon is still in its early organizational stages, according to Ricker, who is one of five founding members.
	www.kaisernetwork.org /daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=32225 (281 words)

	Democrats for Life in Monroe County (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Democrats for Life of America is a group that is pondering its course in Monroe County.
		DFLA formed because of the pointed lack of response of the Democratic party to the requests of pro-life Party members.
		The pro-life Democrats held a round table discussion and pot luck dinner November 23 in Rochester, NY.
	www.righttoliferoch.org /ndflmonroe.htm (188 words)

	Capital of Texas Democrats for Life
		No person who is denied the right to life, can, after all, enjoy or exercise any other right, such as liberty, the right to hold property, the right to worship and to assemble, or the right to pursue happiness.
		The right to life and its sanctity are moral, ethical, and religious values that transcend party lines; there are also pro-death (capital punishment, euthanasia, and the free choice to kill the pre-born human being without criminal responsibility) proponents in both of our two major political parties.
		What We Do Democrats for Life is made up of persons who value the life of the unborn child, the at-risk aging or ill person, and humanness in the treasure of exquisitely and wonderfully made DNA, genes, and chromosomes.
	www.io.com /ctdfl (1762 words)

	Pro-Life Democrats Concerned About Removal of Abortion Tolerance Plank
		Boston, MA (LifeNews.com) -- Pro-life Democrats are concerned that the Democratic Party's proposed platform has removed a tolerance plank from its position on abortion that acknowledges many Democrats disagree with the party on the controversial issue.
		To underscore their position in the party, as some 43 percent of Democrats oppose abortion according to a January 2004 Zogby poll, members of Democrats for Life of America plan a rally outside the Boston convention.
		Pro-life Democrats are also unhappy that only one of 61 announced speakers is pro-life on abortion and that person, Rhode Island Congressman Jim Langevin, plans to speak in favor of embryonic stem cell research -- something the pro-life community strongly opposes.
	www.lifenews.com /nat672.html (374 words)

	MyDD :: Pro-Life Democrats vs. Pro-Life Republicans
		If Democrats put their time and energy into preventing abortions by funding alternatives for Women, we can unify our party, take the moral high ground and steal a LOAD of Republican voters whom this has been a defining issue for at least the last 2 elections.
		This is the speech presented by Dr. Lois Kerschen, President of Democrats for Life of Texas, on January 25, 1997 to the Greater Austin Right to Life Rally.
		Democrats who are closet pro-lifers, I call upon you to stop being afraid to speak the truth.
	www.mydd.com /story/2005/6/15/152623/005 (8159 words)

	Crosswalk.com - Pro-Life Democrats Won't Support Kerry or Bush (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Democrats for Life of America (DFLA) said they are asked daily what their position is on the presidential election and have decided not to take a position because there is no candidate that they can support.
		Another reason Democrats for Life of America is not supporting Kerry in the presidential race is because he has said that "one of his first acts after being elected would be to overturn the Mexico City Policy and allow U.S. Funds to be used for abortions overseas."
		DFLA is encouraging members to help them build a "strong foundation" by working with their local DFL chapter, becoming involved with their local Democratic Party, supporting pro-life Democrats in their area and nationwide by sending them letters to thank them for their votes.
	www.crosswalk.com /news/1291902.html (466 words)

	Pro-Life News: Democrats for Life may be gaining traction ...
		Democrats for Life may be gaining traction in party?
		Democrats did more than back the ambitious plan: They authored it.
		Democrats for Life of America (DLA) drafted the 95-10 initiative in an effort to reclaim the party from pro-abortion groups such as NARAL Pro-Choice America and Planned Parenthood.
	www.covenantnews.com /abortion/archives/012733.html (106 words)

	Mary Meehan -- Democrats for Life
		Democrats for Life president Carol Crossed and her colleagues had hoped that one of them, the strongly anti-war Representative Dennis Kucinich of Ohio, would herald his pro-life convictions.
		Democratic pollster Alan Secrest remarked, "You wander in the wilderness a few years, and suddenly your pro-life brethren don't seem nearly as threatening."45 A few of their candidates won, but Republicans maintained their hold on the House.
		The Democrats for Life headquarters is at 1667 K St., NW, #520, Washington, D.C. 20006; telephone: (703) 281-3781.
	www.orthodoxytoday.org /articles2/MeehanDemocrats.shtml (7516 words)

	Fr. Pavone Commends Pro-Life Democrats (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, recently spoke at the Washington DC headquarters of the Democratic National Committee in regard to the "95-10" Initiative to reduce the numbers of abortions.
		At the same time, there is a desperate effort on the part of pro-abortion Democrats to hide the extremism of the party on this issue, without actually changing it.
		Priests for Life challenges Democrats and Republicans alike to resist the temptation to dodge the abortion issue.
	www.priestsforlife.org /pressreleases/05-05-16dem95-10.htm (336 words)

	Democrats For Life of America - Home
		While both Democrats and Republicans talk about reducing the number of abortions, Democrats for Life of America offers real solutions to make this goal a reality.
		Democrats for Life of America hosts 4th Annual Hall of Fame Dinner
		OKLAHOMA CITY (June 1, 2005) Oklahoma Pro Life Democrat Legislators, an organization founded by four Democrat lawmakers a year ago, is celebrating the successes they achieved this year including passage by two of the group’s members of HB 1686, the most significant pro life legislation in 25 years.
	www.democratsforlife.org (281 words)

	Louisiana Democrats for Life - A Bravenet.com Hosted Site
		We are an organization of pro-life Democrats in Louisiana and are affiliated with similar state chapters throughout America and the Democrats for Life of America at the national level.
		Apart from abortion, we support life by drawing attention to such issues as poverty, equality, children's health and welfare, and the death penalty.
		As an arm of Democrats for Life of America, our state chapter is new and we are currently working on the various aspects of organization, including this website.
	louisianademocratsforlife.bravehost.com (220 words)

	Human Life Review: Democrats for Life
		Part I of this series outlined key problems faced by Democrats for Life of America: a Democratic Party platform that strongly supports abortion; a flock of Democratic presidential candidates who do the same; and powerful groups, such as Emily's List, committed to the protection of legal abortion.
		In a platform adopted in March, 2003, the board supported legislation against abortion, cloning and embryonic research-plus a bill "aimed at reducing the risk that innocent persons may be executed." The group hopes to elect pro-life Democrats to public office, influence the party platform, and help achieve pro-life legislation.
		Three Democratic U.S. House members-and a number of Democrats in the Texas state legislature-consistently vote against abortion.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3798/is_200310/ai_n9297171 (1334 words)

	Michelle Malkin: DEMOCRATS FIGHTING FOR LIFE
		Nancy Keenan, incoming president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, snubbed former Rep. Tim Roemer (D-Ind.), a candidate to head the Democratic National Committee last week, fueling concern that the abortion debate has become a distraction and an impediment to stopping the Dean juggernaut.
		Roemer is fighting back, with expected endorsements from pro-abortion-rights Democratic Reps. Anna Eshoo and Ellen Tauscher, as well as Sen. John Breaux, to demonstrate his ability to unify the party.
		Meanwhile, Democrats for Life (previously blogged here) has announced that they will attend the Jan. 24 March for Life in Washington, D.C. "We are committed to protecting life.
	michellemalkin.com /archives/001283.htm (336 words)

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