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As Louisiana joins the ranks of states passing heartbeat abortion bans, the case is highlighting a growing effort by Democrat leaders to reject all pro-lifers from their party.

Louisiana’s Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards signed the bill into law Thursday, despite opposition from national Democratic party leaders.

In a statement about the bill’s passage he said, “In 2015, I ran for governor as a pro-life candidate after serving as a pro-life legislator for eight years. As governor, I have been true to my word and my beliefs on this issue.”

Edwards’ pro-life beliefs have played a profound role in his personal life. He and his wife, Donna, refused to have an abortion after they found out their daughter would have a spinal birth defect. They told their story in a campaign ad in 2015, showing their daughter Samantha as a grown-up.

Democrats blasted the pro-life governor on social media for supporting Louisiana’s heartbeat bill.

Former Obama administration official Julian Castro, now the mayor of San Antonio, said on Twitter, “I’ll say it again: In this political climate, I will only support Democrats for office who will defend a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion.”

In the early nineties, more than 100 pro-life Democrats held office on Capitol Hill. Now there is only a handful.

Kristen Day, executive director of the group Democrats for Life, weighed in on her party’s opposition to pro-life Democrats saying the party has left them behind.

“It’s all about abortion, they just don’t want anyone who opposes abortion in the party. They’re kicking people out of the party instead of trying to bring people in,” she said, according to the Washington Post.

Day says Democrats are waging a “war against Pro-Life Democrats” and, as a result, pro-life Democrat voters won’t turn out to support the Democrat Party in 2020.

(Excerpted from CBN News, article by Charlene Aaron.)

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Sally ray
June 8, 2019

Thank you for your courage and protecting these babies.

Betty Beardsley in WI
June 2, 2019

Praise the Lord for Gov Edwards’ stand for God’s laws and not man’s. Lord, give him strength to continue to be a light in the darkness. May the Democratic Party see the error of their ways & turn from them and seek Your face. In Jesus’ name I pray.
Amen

Judy
June 1, 2019

Governor Edwards’ wife is a devout Catholic. Mrs. Edwards volunteers for charity events and works really hard to obtain the charity’s goals. My friends did Governor Edwards’ media campaign. I knew he was running prior to his announcement . My friends who worked on Governor’s Edwards campaign
are also devout Catholics. Thank You for your article.

Brenda Espinosa
June 1, 2019

Yay God! Thank you Governor Edwards for doing the right thing and standing for Life!

Robin Buehler Perini
June 1, 2019

Thank you, dear Governor Edwards, for being a man of integrity in a time of moral depravity. God bless you, we will pray for you continually for the Lord’s blessings as you have honored him.

Robin BuehlePerini
June 1, 2019

Thank you, dear Governor Edwards, for being a real man of integrity in a world of moral depravity! God bless you!

Steven Proctor
June 1, 2019

Thank God, that people are seeing the light, the truth, the Holy and Godly path with life in a mothers womb. Our Heavenly Father knew exactly what mankind needed to expand and create families. The core of any race, to live, love and care for each other. Praise God for Democrats that are drawing a line in this life.

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