Are democrats better at lowering abortions than the GOP?

While watching a CNN special last night, titled, "God's Warriors: Christians", I was a actually taken aback when an evangelist preacher suggested that its democrats who would be better at lowering abortions than the republicans who use it as a major issue in their campaigns. As I said, I never thought I would hear those words, especially from a preacher, but after reflecting on it I began to realize, that indeed, he had a good point.

Conservative Republicans have been running for years on the abortion issue, claiming they are pro-life and will end abortion. Yet strict conservatives have held the presidency the last 19 out of 27 years and nothing has been done yet. People need to come to the realization that abortion is a woman's right protected by our Constitution. While the courts could overturn Roe v. Wade, its highly unlikely that they ever would. Its been a key precedent for over 3 decades, and conservatives have had control of the Supreme Court for most of that time. What I'm getting at is that I would be willing to bet, like it or not, that abortion, as a right for every woman, will never be made illegal. So what is the next best thing?

Well one has to look at the statistics for that answer. It is a proven fact, that most women who commit abortions are below the poverty line, unable to pay for medical bills for the child, or simply unable to support a child period. There are other reasons, such as a women's life, that are also causes for abortion, but poverty is an issue that no one can dismiss. And who is better at helping the poor? The democrats. The democrats fight for healthcare for all, payed for by the government. They support (and recently have been successful at) raising the minimum wage significantly. They support taking away the Bush tax cuts for those who make over $200,000 and use that money back to assist people who make under $40,000. They support reduced college and other education costs. Just think if all those things were to happen, and they look like they will if a democrat is elected in 2008, what a difference it could make in the number of abortions. Those that think abortion is something a woman would enjoy or want to do is beyond me. I can only imagine that it would be the most difficult thing a woman would ever have to go through, and the same from the position of the father. Lets treat the source of the problem, and not try to make completely un-reasonable and untruthful promises. Maybe those who call themselves "pro-life" should think again before they vote for those who say they will end abortion, but never have, and likely, never will.