<p>Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) closed the door on pro-life Democrats Saturday night at a presidential forum called &#8220;Our Rights, Our Courts,&#8221; hosted by the Demand Justice Initiative, the Center for Reproductive Rights and NARAL Pro-Choice America.</p>
<p>The forum was focused on so-called &#8220;reproductive rights&#8221; per New Hampshire Democratic National Committee members Kathy Sullivan and Bill Shaheen, <a href="https://www.wmur.com/article/nh-primary-source-eight-democratic-candidates-confirmed-for-our-rights-our-courts-forum-feb-8/30743031#">according to local media in the state</a>, giving candidates the opportunity to speak on &#8220;the threat to our courts and our reproductive rights,&#8221; per an interview Sullivan gave with WMUR.</p>
<p>Every candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination expressed unqualified support for abortion rights during the four-hour event, but Sanders was confronted, pointedly, about the &#8220;problem&#8221; of Democrats who are committed to opposing abortion, many of whom have expressed support for the Vermont socialist.</p>
<p>He was brutal in his answer: pro-life Democrats have no place in the party.</p>
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<p>Asked if there is &#8220;such a thing as a pro-life Democrat in your vision for the party,” Sanders answered that, “I think being pro-choice is an absolutely essential part of being a Democrat.&#8221;</p>
<p>At this point in the nation&#8217;s history, Sanders added, he cannot see an argument for opposing abortion rights. “[W]hen we talk about what a Democrat is, being pro-choice is essential to that vision,&#8221; Sanders added.</p>
<p>&#8220;If you&#8217;re asking me – and I think I may be wrong on this – I think in the Senate, probably 95 percent of the Democrats are pro-choice, the other few are not. In the House, maybe even a higher percentage,&#8221; he said. &#8220;So that&#8217;s kind of what my view is.&#8221;</p>
<p>He went on to suggest that his campaign is a &#8220;big tent&#8221; and that he wouldn&#8217;t turn supporters away, though he seemed to suggest that pro-life views would be personally abhorrent.</p>
<p>Later on, Sanders told the audience that his &#8220;Medicare for All&#8221; plan would cover abortions at taxpayers&#8217; expense: &#8220;And by the way, just so we are clear on this one, if this on anybody&#8217;s mind. When we wrote the Medicare for All bill there was a lot of debate in our office with the people we work with – should we make certain in our Medicare for All bill that abortion rights were cemented right in there. We did it. It&#8217;s in there.&#8221;</p>
<p>Sanders was elaborating on a statement he made Saturday morning on Twitter, momentarily abrogating his anti-capitalist views to embrace corporate welfare for the nation&#8217;s largest abortion provider, posting, &#8220;We have got to codify Roe v. Wade into law and significantly expand funding for Planned Parenthood.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">We have got to codify Roe v. Wade into law and significantly expand funding for Planned Parenthood.</p>
<p>&mdash; Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) <a href="https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/1226182093018992641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 8, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Other candidates avoided making bright line distinctions for pro-life Democrats. Even former South Bend mayor, Pete Buttigieg who has, in the past, said pro-lifers have no role to play in the Democratic party, was hesitant to excommunicate them altogether.</p>
<p>“This is a moment when I would like to see as many people voting with our side as possible,&#8221; Buttigieg said, sidestepping the issue. Just days ago, though, Buttigieg refused to limit abortion at any time in a woman&#8217;s pregnancy &#8212; a policy position only about 13% of Americans hold, <a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/prominent-pro-life-democrat-quits-party-34677">according to Catholic News Agency</a>.</p>

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