{"id":1464090,"date":"2022-05-04T15:44:47","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T19:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1464090"},"modified":"2022-05-04T15:44:52","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T19:44:52","slug":"democratic-leadership-supports-pro-life-candidate-while-bemoaning-end-of-roe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-leadership-supports-pro-life-candidate-while-bemoaning-end-of-roe\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Leadership Supports Pro-Life Candidate While Bemoaning End Of Roe"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocratic-leadership-supports-pro-life-candidate-while-bemoaning-end-of-roe%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1464090&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Despite blasting a Supreme Court ruling likely overturning Roe v. Wade, top House Democrats are continuing to support the only member of their caucus who opposes an expansive legal abortion regime.<\/p>\n<p>Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar was the only House Democrat to <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/24\/henry-cuellar-one-democrat-against-womens-health-protection-act-abortion\/\">vote<\/a> against the Women\u2019s Health Protection Act in September 2021. The bill would legalize abortion at any point in a woman\u2019s pregnancy, and would weaken conscience protections for healthcare providers who refuse to perform the procedure. Cuellar is currently <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/03\/02\/henry-cuellar-jessica-cisneros-texas-28-district\/\">facing<\/a> attorney Jessica Cisneros in a primary run-off, and has the support of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, and Majority Whip James Clyburn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a Catholic, I do not support abortion, however, we cannot have an outright ban,\u201d Cuellar said of a <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/05\/02\/supreme-court-roe-v-wade-samuel-alito-politico\/\">leaked<\/a> Supreme Court majority opinion draft overturning Roe v. Wade. \u201cThere must be exceptions in the case of rape, incest, and danger to the life of the mother.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">See the below statement from Congressman Cuellar \u2b07\ufe0f\u2b07\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LCuR0NXcJv\">pic.twitter.com\/LCuR0NXcJv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Henry Cuellar (@CuellarCampaign) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CuellarCampaign\/status\/1521614378637869070?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cMy faith is clear: abortion must be rare and safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cisneros, who is endorsed by Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, has repeatedly assailed Cuellar\u2019s position. She <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2022-election\/rep-cuellar-attacked-anti-abortion-stance-opponent-cisneros-texas-demo-rcna27251\">called<\/a> on all three senior Democrats to withdraw their support from Cuellar on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the House majority on the line, he could very much be the deciding vote on the future of our reproductive rights and we cannot afford to take that risk,\u201d she told NBC News.<\/p>\n<p>All three senior Democrats have couched the Supreme Court\u2019s potential ruling as an attack on women\u2019s rights. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/05\/02\/democrats-abortion-roe-v-wade-dobbs-v-jackson-womens-health-ocasio-cortez-bernie-sanders\/\">(RELATED: Dems Seize On Roe V. Wade Reports To Call For Court Packing, Federal Abortion Laws)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Clyburn <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhipClyburn\/status\/1521553011511857152\">claimed<\/a> that opposition to abortion is about \u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">controlling those decisions<\/span>\u201d about women\u2019s bodies, while Pelosi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.speaker.gov\/newsroom\/5322-0\">claimed<\/a> that the prospective ruling would \u201cobliterate even more of our freedoms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Pelosi, Hoyer, and Clyburn continue to support Cuellar\u2019s campaign. None of the three responded to the Daily Caller\u2019s request for comment about their endorsements.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi and Hoyer emphasized Cuellar\u2019s long career in Congress when discussing their support for him. Cuellar <a href=\"https:\/\/cuellar.house.gov\/biography\/\">held<\/a> multiple elected offices in Texas before entering the House in 2005.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI support my incumbents,\u201d Pelosi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2022\/03\/23\/nancy-pelosi-henry-cuellar\/\">said<\/a> in March. \u201cI support every one of them, from right to left. That is what I do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">His efforts have helped South Texas families build back better from the pandemic, and his work passing<\/span> <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">middle-class tax cuts, affordable health care, and access to education for working families has helped contribute to the gain of almost half a million jobs in Texas last year alone,\u201d Hoyer <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CuellarCampaign\/status\/1483855410918563840\">said<\/a> in January when announcing his support.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Clyburn is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/get-out-the-vote-rally-with-congressman-cuellar-and-majority-whip-clyburn-registration-327737079427\">scheduled<\/a> to campaign with Cuellar on Wednesday in San Antonio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite blasting a Supreme Court ruling likely overturning Roe v. 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