{"id":180214,"date":"2018-03-14T07:41:28","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T11:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=180214"},"modified":"2018-03-12T21:17:49","modified_gmt":"2018-03-13T01:17:49","slug":"can-pro-life-feminist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/can-pro-life-feminist\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you be a pro-life feminist?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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March is Women’s History Month, a time to honor the achievements and accomplishments of notable women throughout history, as well as to promote equality between men and women. Unsurprisingly, it’s also a time for modern feminists — who are largely pro-abortion — to advocate for their goals.<\/p>\n

Ivanka Trump, daughter of President Donald Trump, took to Twitter at the beginning of the month to celebrate Women’s History Month, with a seemingly benign, inoffensive tweet.<\/p>\n

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As we celebrate #WomensHistoryMonth<\/a> we reflect on women\u2019s incredible contributions to our Nation. We honor women\u2019s legacy of achievements\u2014from pioneering innovations & strengthening our communities to leading in business & politics. Women write America\u2019s proud & thriving history.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) March 1, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Trump has used her time in the spotlight since her father’s election to advocate for women, and mothers specifically, calling for more family-friendly policies like paid family leave. Still, she immediately got pushback from her tweet, largely due to her father’s history. While judging a woman for the actions of a man doesn’t seem very “feminist,” such is the state of the so-called feminist movement today.<\/p>\n

This led to an op-ed in USA Today<\/a>, questioning if it was possible for someone to be both a conservative, and a feminist. And for the modern feminist movement, the biggest sticking point is abortion<\/a>. Intersectional feminism is a trendy new buzzword, but pro-life feminists? Not included or allowed.<\/p>\n

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Intersectional feminism does not include a pro-life agenda. That’s not how it works! The right to choose is a fundamental part of feminism.<\/p>\n

\u2014 roxane gay (@rgay) January 16, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

READ: An actress, a singer, and a supermodel show that true feminists are pro-life<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Feminism has essentially been subverted by the abortion industry. While there may be disagreements between conservatives and liberals on various policy issues, the disagreement on abortion is fundamental. In today’s world, as in the tweet above, feminism and abortion are inseparable. If the leaders of the modern feminist movement are asked if it’s possible for someone to be both pro-life and a feminist, the answer is almost always a resounding no.<\/p>\n

Clearly, they aren’t all that familiar with what the early feminists believed.<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Alice Paul, Maddie H. Brinckerhoff, Dr. Alice Bunker Stockham, Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell — all believed in protecting both women and their preborn babies from the evil of abortion. It is true that these early feminists wanted to end crisis pregnancies, but not through abortion. Rather, they wanted women to have better options, more support and resources, and a more family-friendly culture in general, so that women would not be driven to abortion through the actions of men or from fear that they couldn’t handle raising a baby.<\/p>\n