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Evangelist Franklin Graham is urging believers to take a close look at what a Biden-Harris would look like, warning Christians of their extreme abortion views.

“Joe Biden & Kamala Harris are labeled as the most pro-abortion presidential ticket in the history of our nation,” Franklin wrote on Twitter on Wednesday. “This should be a great concern to all Christians. As a follower of Jesus Christ, I am pro-life & believe every life is precious to God.”

The son of the late Rev. Billy Graham, who has also been a prominent evangelical supporter of the president, included a link to a Breitbart article where several pro-life leaders warned of Biden and Harris’ extreme stance on abortion.

“Kamala Harris is an extremist who supports abortion on demand through birth, paid for by taxpayers, and even infanticide — an agenda rejected by the overwhelming majority of Americans, including millions of Independents and rank-and-file Democrats,” Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the Susan B. Anthony List, said in a statement.

“If elected, it is clear Biden and Harris will immediately begin rolling back President [Donald] Trump’s pro-life gains, as well as longstanding policies like the Hyde Amendment,” Dannenfelser said.

“Together Biden and Harris constitute the most pro-abortion presidential candidate in American history” Dannenfelser added.

“Like Joe Biden himself, Kamala Harris favors radical abortion policies including late-term abortion paid for by taxpayers, as well as forcing Catholic religious orders like the Little Sisters of the Poor to provide abortion drugs in their healthcare plans,” said Brian Burch, president of CatholicVote, in a statement.

“In November 2018, Harris ruthlessly criticized Brian Buescher, a Catholic federal district court nominee from Nebraska, about his affiliation with the Knights of Columbus. It is clear that a Biden-Harris ticket threatens the values Catholics in this country hold most dear,” the statement continued.

When Harris campaigned for the Democratic presidential nomination last year, she suggested that local and state governments with restrictive abortion laws should be required to seek federal approval before changing laws relative to women’s reproductive health, the Washington Examiner reports.

“When we look at a law like what’s happening in Alabama and they’re saying they’re going to sentence a doctor to 99 years, as a prosecutor, let me tell you, I got a real problem with that,” Harris said during a cable news town hall in May 2019. “We cannot tolerate a perspective that is about going backward and not understanding women have agency, women have value, women have authority to make decisions about their own lives and their own bodies.”

Planned Parenthood congratulated Harris in a statement following Biden’s announcement that she would be his running mate.

“Throughout her career, she has been a steadfast champion for reproductive rights and health care. With this selection, Joe Biden has made it clear that he is deeply committed to not only protecting reproductive rights but also advancing and expanding them,” the organization said. “There is no doubt that Kamala will electrify the ticket and play a vital role in defeating Donald Trump.”

Trump pledged support for the anti-abortion movement during his first term in office. He was also the first siting president to speak at the national March for Life in Washington, D.C.

“Together, we are the voice for the voiceless,” Trump said at the rally. “When it comes to abortion, Democrats is a — and you know this, you’ve seen what’s happened — Democrats have embraced the most radical and extreme positions taken and seen in this country for years, and decades — and you can even say for centuries.”

 

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