In 2017, Kristen Day was one of relatively few women to attend both the record-breaking Women’s March, whose organizers voiced strong support for abortion rights, and the March for Life, an anti-abortion gathering a few days later.
But this year Day, a Democrat, says she’s only returning to one of them — and it won’t be the rally that last year drew millions across the country, largely in protest over the way President Trump talked about and treated women.
“I’m not going to the Women’s March this year,” she said. “I don’t feel welcome.”
Day, a Catholic and executive director of Democrats for Life of America, explained that her decision was the result of a “bad experience” at last year’s Women’s March. She said that as the demonstration drew to a close, she was accosted by a marcher who disliked her sign, which read “Pro-life for the whole life.” The attacker allegedly began yelling and banging on her car until police eventually intervened.
Day is one of many progressives who oppose abortion while also touting left-leaning views on other issues, a position she says is increasingly tenuous in today’s polarized political climate.
“A lot of Democrats believe in science, climate change and that life begins in the womb,” Day said. She later added: “These are liberal people. They’re not conservative at all:…
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