By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation
It’s the tweet read ‘round Pennsylvania—a stunning admission by a man who has engaged in the most egregious of flip-flops.
U.S. Senator Bob Casey, who long claimed to be a “pro-life Democrat,” is now backing a measure which would be best described as the Abortion Without Limits bill.
Casey’s tweet announced that he will vote to advance debate on the so-called Women’s Health Protection Act. But then he went a step further, stating that “I will support the bill if there is a vote on final passage in the future.”
What part of “pro-life” does the Senator not understand?
Casey is now saying that he does not support a ban on abortion. One wonders what his father, the late Robert Casey, Sr., would have responded to such a pronouncement.
Casey’s father, as Governor of Pennsylvania, signed into law the landmark Abortion Control Act, which provided such important safeguards as a ban on late-term abortions, 24-hour waiting periods for abortion, informed consent prior to abortion, parental consent for abortion, and a ban on sex-selection abortions. It was model legislation that formed the basis of the case known as Planned Parenthood v. Casey.
Long gone are the days of Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Now we have Planned Parenthood with Casey trying to force unlimited abortion on the American people. It’s a sad day for the Commonwealth and for our country.
No longer can Senator Casey claim to be a “pro-life Democrat.” At a time when so many in our nation are embracing the pro-life cause, he is abandoning it. By aligning with the abortion industry, he is doing a disservice to the people of Pennsylvania—including pregnant women and the babies they hold in their sacred wombs.