"Democrats Can 'Do Better' on Abortion"

Here is a thoughtful and heartfelt op-ed by Paul Contino, which echoes what some of my MOJ colleagues have been saying in recent months: "Sen. John F. Kerry's acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention," he writes, "reminded me of why I am a Democrat at heart. In my lifetime, the Democratic Party has stood consistently on the side of the poor, the weak, the vulnerable. But I have not cast my vote for a Democratic presidential candidate in 12 years because the Democrats have refused to extend their protection to the weakest and most vulnerable - unborn children."

He then calls for Senator Kerry to "challenge those who are considering abortion to 'do better,' and [to] challenge the United States as a nation to 'do better' by them."

Rick