Press Releases and Statements

Democrats For Life Expresses Support for Rep. Cuellar’s Courage to Stand Up for Women

24 September 2021. Posted in Press Releases and Statements.

Washington, DC. Democrats For Life of America, a pro-life for the whole life advocacy group, expresses gratitude to Democratic Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) for voting against a bill advertised as the Women’s Health Protection Act. “We appreciate that Congressman Cuellar stood up to protect women with this vote,” said Kristen Day, Executive Director of Democrats For Life of America. “The legislation was written by the abortion lobby to line their pockets financially by eliminating abortion health and safety regulations and eliminating laws aimed to provide women with information about abortion.” The legislation would eliminate all state and federal health and safety regulations governing...

Democrats For Life Opposes the Reprehensible and Grossly Misnamed Women’s Health Protection Act

21 September 2021. Posted in Press Releases and Statements.

Statement by Kristen Day, Executive Director, Democrats For Life of America The House is gearing up to consider H.R.3755, the “Women's Health Protection Act.” Democrats For Life of America strongly urges a no vote on this anti-women, anti-safety legislation. This proposed legislation would enshrine violence against the preborn in American law and put women’s lives and health at risk. It codifies Roe in a reckless and dangerous way in direct contradiction to the name of the bill itself. It would eliminate virtually all state-level abortion-related health and safety regulations including protection to prevent ending the lives of viable preborn infants and laws designed to protect pregnant...

DEMOCRATS FOR LIFE ISSUES CHALLENGES TO ADDRESS RAMIFICATIONS OF TEXAS HEARTBEAT LAW

07 September 2021. Posted in Press Releases and Statements.

Washington, D.C., September 7, 2021 -- Democrats for Life of America congratulates the state of Texas as its heartbeat law took effect on September 1, 2021. DFLA particularly appreciates State Senator Eddie Lucio Jr. (a coauthor of the legislation) and State Representative Ryan Guillen, two Democratic members of the Texas State Legislature who voted for Senate Bill 8, as the law is popularly known. “We herald the first implementation of a heartbeat law, which prohibits abortion after a preborn child’s heartbeat can be detected, as a huge step forward for the culture of life in the state of Texas and the entire United States of America,” said Kristen Day, executive director, Democrats...