Teachers’ Union Weighs In on Abortion
Should the National Education Association voice an opinion on abortion—Pro-abortion or pro-life?
bq.. WASHINGTON The National Education Association, a 2.7 million member teachers’ union, is a co-sponsor for the pro-abortion rights March for Women’s Lives, angering pro-life educators who say the NEA should stay out of the abortion debate.
“I believe the NEA needs to stick to education issues only in their resolutions, in their decisions, etc., in what they do as an organization, and completely get out of political issues, including this one here, regarding the woman’s right to choose, the abortion issue, the sanctity of life,” said Connie Bancroft, a member of the pro-life group Teachers Saving Children.
While organizers told a news conference this week that the march supports a variety of women’s health issues, the focus was clearly on defeating efforts to limit abortion rights.
The NEA declined an on-camera interview, but said in a statement: “The NEA supports current law. It believes in freedom of choice for or against abortion. There should be no government limits.”
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