Activist Brags About Her Abortion at Democrat Convention: It Was a “Compassionate” Decision

NARAL president Ilyse Hogue spoke to the Democratic national convention on Wednesday and bragged about the abortion she had. She claims the abortion was the “best decision” for her — ignoring whether it was int he best interests of her unborn child to take his or her life. Hogue eventually called the decision a “compassionate” one.

She said:

To succeed in life, all we need are the tools, the trust, and the chance to chart our own path. I was fortunate enough to have these things when I found out I was pregnant years ago. I wanted a family, but it was the wrong time. I made the decision that was best for me – to have an abortion – and was able to get compassionate care at a clinic in my own community. Now, years later, my husband and I are parents to two incredible children.

My story is not unique. About one in three American women have abortions by the age of 45, and the majority are mothers just trying to take care of the families they already have. You see, it’s not as simple as bad girls get abortions and good girls have families. We are the same women at different times in our lives – each making decisions that are the best for us.

During her speech, the abortion activists attacked Donald Trump’s pro-life views and his pro-life running mate, Indiana Governor Mike Pence — saying they are women haters and making up false claims.

Mike Pence led the charge to defund Planned Parenthood, pushed to let hospitals turn a woman away if she needs an abortion to save her life, and signed a bill with some of the most outrageous abortion restrictions in the country. He has even said he can’t wait to send Roe v. Wade “into the ash heap of history.” Together, Donald Trump and Mike Pence have united to form the “make misogyny great again” ticket.

And the people who so loudly oppose abortion rights? Let me let you in on their dirty little secret: They’re not only against abortions. Many of these people are also fighting to restrict access to contraception and block commonsense policies to support working moms.

It’s not abortion that bothers them. It’s empowering women to live our own lives. When we have power over our own destiny, we not only strengthen our families, we honor our most cherished traditions of liberty and equality.

Hogue went on to say that she feels abortion is “the very foundation of our freedom.”