{"id":2358650,"date":"2024-10-23T23:10:18","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T03:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamalas-new-admission-means-christians-would-be-forced-to-provide-abortions-baptist-group-says\/"},"modified":"2024-10-23T23:20:08","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T03:20:08","slug":"kamalas-new-admission-means-christians-would-be-forced-to-provide-abortions-baptist-group-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamalas-new-admission-means-christians-would-be-forced-to-provide-abortions-baptist-group-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala\u2019s New Admission Means Christians &#8216;Would Be Forced to Provide&#8217; Abortions, Baptist Group Says"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fkamalas-new-admission-means-christians-would-be-forced-to-provide-abortions-baptist-group-says%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=2358650&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>In a\u2063 recent interview, Vice President Kamala Harris reaffirmed her strong support for abortion\u200d rights, emphasizing that she does not believe in offering religious exemptions \u2063for healthcare providers who \u200dobject to\u200b performing abortions on moral or religious grounds. This stance has sparked concern among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-remember-the-48th-annual-march-for-life\/\" title=\"Americans remember the 48th annual March for Life\">pro-life advocates<\/a>,\u200d who warn that it\u2062 could lead to mandates forcing medical professionals, especially\u200d in Christian institutions, \u200cto perform procedures that conflict with their beliefs. Harris&#8217;s\u200d comments came in \u200dresponse to\u2064 questions about potential compromises for her proposed national abortion \u200clegislation, particularly in light \u2062of the Supreme\u200c Court&#8217;s 2022 Dobbs decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade.\u2063 Many \u200bcritics accuse\u2062 her position of \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/survivors-of-communism-warn-of-leftwing-threats-to-american-education\/\" title=\"Survivors of Communism Warn of Leftwing Threats to American Education\">undermining religious freedom<\/a> and the First Amendment, depicting it as an extreme view on a contentious \u200dissue that is poised \u2062to influence the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/battle-for-new-york-special-election-to-replace-george-santos-costing-millions\/\" title=\"Millions spent on New York special election to replace George Santos\">political landscape \u2064leading<\/a> up to the \u2064November elections. While Harris maintains that the right \u2064to abortion is non-negotiable, her comments contrast sharply with those of former\u2062 President Donald \u200cTrump, who advocates \u200bfor states to determine their own abortion laws.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris has long made the Democratic Party&rsquo;s support for abortion a defining issue in her presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<p>But her remarks during an interview Tuesday have pro-life groups raising the alarm that she wants to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorado-governor-signs-bill-legalizing-abortion-up-until-birth\/\" title=\"Colorado Governor Signs Bill Legalizing Abortion Up Until Birth\">force medical professionals<\/a> to perform abortions regardless of their own beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>And the word is already going out.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Absolutely chilling: Kamala Harris says that she does not believe in religious exemptions for abortion.<\/p>\n<p>This means that all Christian hospitals, healthcare providers, businesses, etc., would be forced to provide\/cover abortion if she got her way.<\/p>\n<p>It would be the end of the&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Qtz55AJyUB\">pic.twitter.com\/Qtz55AJyUB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Center for Baptist Leadership (@BaptistLeaders) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BaptistLeaders\/status\/1848918294691979535?\">October 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This means that all Christian hospitals, healthcare providers, businesses, etc., would be forced to provide\/cover abortion if she got her way,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/centerforbaptistleadership.org\/about-center-for-baptist-leadership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Center for Baptist Leadership<\/a> declared in a post on the social media platform X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It would be the end of the First Amendment and religious liberty as we know it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While the Harris interview with NBC News anchor Hallie Jackson did not get into specific proposals, Jackson repeatedly asked Harris if she would accept any kind of &ldquo;exemption&rdquo; for religious groups to make her proposed national abortion legislation more palatable to less radically pro-abortion lawmakers, such as Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine.<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo; response was a resounding &ldquo;no.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She cited the Supreme Court&rsquo;s historic Dobbs decision, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-roe-v-wade-overturned-trump-nominated-justices-help-deliver-biggest-pro-life-win-american-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">overturned Roe v. Wade<\/a> in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And that cannot be negotiable, which is that we need to put back in the protections of Roe v. Wade. And that is it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/news\/harris-rejects-religious-exemptions-for-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Review<\/a> described the position as &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">effectively forcing health-care providers<\/a> to perform the medical procedure in violation of their moral conscience.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Many commenters on X agreed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kamala Harris: No religious exemptions for abortion&mdash;thereby gutting the legal privilege of religious exemption itself, and furthering the erosion of religious freedom. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WtGs3vQLKd\">https:\/\/t.co\/WtGs3vQLKd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Father V (@father_rmv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/father_rmv\/status\/1848849862369927672?\">October 22, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Again, it&rsquo;s rather chilling that the ONLY time Kamala Harris speaks in a clear and principled manner is when she&rsquo;s talking about abortion, including the idea of forcing believers to take part in the destruction of innocent life. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aYSzHeFBmd\">https:\/\/t.co\/aYSzHeFBmd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Haunts Fiene &#129452; (@HansFiene) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HansFiene\/status\/1849078381637173519?\">October 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Harris has drawn the battle lines when it comes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hurricane-helene-ruins-lives-kamala-harris-interview-sex-talk-podcast-speak-abortion-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abortion<\/a> &mdash; she will not accept any compromise to the unfettered &ldquo;right&rdquo; of a woman to destroy a human life inside her.<\/p>\n<p>As she made clear in the Jackson interview, she&rsquo;s not even interested in discussing the matter. Her only &ldquo;solution&rdquo; is a national law guaranteeing abortion and restoring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/shapiro-roe-v-wade-history-abortion-debate-reveals-rot-americas-core\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roe v. Wade<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump, by contrast, maintains it&rsquo;s an issue <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-stance-abortion-follows-example-lincoln-set-abolition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">for individual states<\/a> to decide &mdash; a stance that is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-trump-issues-official-position-on-abortion-and-pro-lifers-dont-seem-to-happy-about-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unpopular among pro-lifers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Americans will see after Nov. 5 which vision will prevail.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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