{"id":2358439,"date":"2024-10-23T14:24:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T18:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christians-outraged-harris-says-no-religious-exemptions-for-abortions-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-23T14:26:22","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T18:26:22","slug":"christians-outraged-harris-says-no-religious-exemptions-for-abortions-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christians-outraged-harris-says-no-religious-exemptions-for-abortions-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Christians outraged Harris says no religious exemptions for abortions &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fchristians-outraged-harris-says-no-religious-exemptions-for-abortions-washington-examiner%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=2358439&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--><p>The article\u200d discusses the outrage among \u200bChristian\u2062 organizations and religious leaders following Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s comments on\u200d abortion rights. During an\u200c interview, Harris stated that there should\u200c be no concessions, such as religious\u2064 exemptions, when discussing legislation related\u200c to abortion. She\u2063 emphasized that the\u2063 freedom\u2064 to make decisions about one&#8217;s own body\u200d is a fundamental right that cannot be compromised. \u200cThis stance \u2063has drawn criticism, as some perceive it as\u2064 an indication that she is not supportive of religious freedoms.\u200b Ralph \u2062Reed, chairman of the Faith and Freedom\u2063 Coalition, notably remarked \u2064that Harris\u2019s position\u2062 suggests she is both pro-abortion and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leaked-documents-show-coast-guards-plan-to-grill-service-members-over-religious-vaccine-exemption\/\" title=\"Leaked Documents Show Coast Guard\u2019s Plan To Grill Service Members Over Religious Vaccine Exemption\">anti-religious freedom<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/microsoft-eliminates-dei-team-leader-says-policies-are-no-longer-essential-for-business-20\/\" title=\"Microsoft eliminates DEI team, leader says policies are no longer essential for business\">article raises \u2063questions<\/a>\u200d about the implications of her \u2064statements for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">religious liberties amidst ongoing debates<\/a> about abortion\u200b rights in the U.S.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Christians outraged Harris says no religious exemptions for abortions<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1842684\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/catholic-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Catholic<\/a> organizations and other religious leaders are angered with Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris <\/a>after she said there should be no concessions made on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>abortion<\/a> rights.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>NBC News&rsquo;s Hallie Jackson asked Harris if any concessions should be made when drafting legislation in order to win over Republicans, using religious exemptions as an example of a concession that Democrats may have to make.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think we should be making concessions when we&rsquo;re talking about a fundamental freedom to make decisions about your own body,&rdquo; Harris said.<\/p>\n<p>Harris dug her heels in when Jackson asked again how she would appeal to more moderate Republicans like Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME).<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not gonna engage in hypotheticals because we could go on a variety of scenarios. Let&rsquo;s just start with a fundamental fact, a basic freedom has been taken from the women of America: the freedom to make decisions about their own body,&rdquo; Harris said. &ldquo;And that cannot be negotiable, which is that we need to put back in the protections of <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Federal statutes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/conscience\/conscience-protections\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>bar<\/a> withholding federal funding to healthcare providers who refuse to engage in an action they find to be in violation of their religious beliefs. These amendments were added in the 1970s. However, it is uncertain if Harris meant she would roll back these protections for religious liberties.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So she&rsquo;s not only pro-abortion, she is anti-religious freedom. Duly noted,&rdquo; Ralph Reed, Chairman of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The vice president is campaigning heavily on abortion rights, promising to restore the abortion protections lost following the overturning of <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em>. Abortion is a core concern for Harris, and she has said she supports ending the Senate filibuster in order to pass abortion-rights legislation with just 51 votes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[Harris] promises &lsquo;freedom&rsquo; but then pledges to federally steamroll Americans into taking part in abortions against their will,&rdquo; SBA Pro-Life America tweeted. &ldquo;Docs must perform them. Taxpayers must pay for them, for any reason, in all 50 states, no exceptions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Kamala Harris admits she would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-marine-corps-commanders-using-form-letter-to-deny-religious-exemptions\/\" title=\"Exclusive: Marine Corps Commanders Using Form Letter to Deny Religious Exemptions\">deny religious exemptions<\/a> for abortions, forcing Christians to kill unborn children and seemingly doubling down on weaponizing the government to jail pro-lifers who pray outside abortion facilities,&rdquo; Catholic Vote shared in a statement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In January, six <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-abortion-protesters-in-new-york-win-court-ruling\/\" title=\"Anti-abortion Protesters in New York Win Court Ruling\">anti-abortion protesters<\/a> were convicted of violating the FACE Act for their role in a blockade outside an abortion clinic in Tennessee.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the Harris campaign for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1842684\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1842684\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christians upset as Harris rejects religious exemptions for abortions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2358441,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AZ-abortion-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4310,7072,4021,43555],"class_list":["post-2358439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-abortion","tag-christians","tag-harris","tag-religious-exemptions"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AZ-abortion-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2358439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358439\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2358441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2358439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2358439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2358439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}