Terrisa Bukovinac Explained

Terrisa Bukovinac
Birth Date:4 April 1981
Citizenship:United States
Occupation:Anti-abortion activist
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Party:Democratic

Terrisa Lin Bukovinac (born April 4, 1981) is an American anti-abortion activist. A member of the Democratic Party, she formerly served as president of Democrats for Life of America and was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States in the 2024 United States presidential election,[1] with the intent of running a campaign to outlaw abortion.[2] [3] [4] She is a subject of the 2022 documentary film Battleground which profiles three leading women in the anti-abortion movement.[5]

Political career

In 2017, she founded Pro-Life San Francisco[6] and became the president of Democrats for Life of America in 2020.[7] The following year, she founded Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising (PAAU).[8]

In 2022, Bukovinac and Lauren Handy claimed to have uncovered the remains of 115 aborted fetuses from a medical waste box taken from outside of the Washington Surgi-Clinic in Washington, D.C. They believed that five of them were old enough to be viable outside the womb, which if true would mean the clinic violated the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act and the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act.[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] According to Bukovinac and Handy, the remains of 110 of the fetuses were buried by a priest after a funeral mass, and they contacted the DC Medical Examiner to coordinate the retrieval of the remaining five fetuses in hopes that they would perform an autopsy.[14] Along with some Republican senators, PAAU has pushed for an investigation into the Washington Surgi-Clinic, specifically relating to the circumstances of those five aborted fetuses.[15] D.C. authorities declined to perform an autopsy and stated that the five fetuses appeared to have been aborted in accordance with D.C. law, which permits abortion in all nine months of pregnancy.[16]

Bukovinac announced her presidential candidacy in early September 2023.[17] [18] [19] Her campaign is being managed by Catherine Glenn Foster, who was previously president of Americans United for Life and served as council for the Alliance Defending Freedom; both organizations were vital in overturning Roe v. Wade.[20] In relation to her views on abortion, Bukovinac supports a federal abortion ban, defunding Planned Parenthood, repealing the FACE Act and pardoning individuals convicted of crimes related to it, and decreasing costs related to giving birth.

As of December 31, 2023, Bukovinac's campaign had raised more than $28,000.[21]

Political views

In addition to her support for the anti-abortion movement, Bukovinac supports increased workers rights including:

She is a former pro-abortion Christian but now an anti-abortion atheist.[24]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Berstein . Brittany . Progressive Pro-Lifer Enters 2024 Democratic Primary to Advocate for the Unborn . October 3, 2023 . National Review . September 14, 2023 . September 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230928230817/https://www.nationalreview.com/news/progressive-pro-lifer-enters-2024-democratic-primary-to-advocate-for-the-unborn/. live .
  2. Web site: Resnick . Sophia . Anti-abortion Democrat runs for president to show graphic imagery in campaign ads. October 3, 2023 . Michigan Advance . October 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231004005544/https://michiganadvance.com/blog/anti-abortion-democrat-runs-for-president-to-show-graphic-imagery-in-campaign-ads/ . live .
  3. Web site: Ramer . Holly . New Hampshire's presidential primary ballots will have 24 Republicans and 21 Democrats, but no Biden . The Associated Press . 14 November 2023 . October 29, 2023.
  4. Web site: Resnick . Sofia . Abortion-rights victories cement 2024 playbook while opponents scramble for new strategy . Tennessee Lookout . 14 November 2023 . November 13, 2023.
  5. News: Loayza . Beatrice . 'Battleground' Review: A Look at the Anti-Abortion Movement . The New York Times . October 6, 2022 . 14 November 2023.
  6. Web site: 2023-09-14 . National Pro-Life Activist Declares Her Candidacy for the Democratic Party's Nomination for President . 2023-10-07 . Yahoo Finance . en-US . October 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231001000850/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/national-pro-life-activist-declares-154900282.html . live .
  7. News: Boorstein . Michelle . Schmidt . Samantha . Facing a post-Trump world, abortion opponents at March for Life strike a less partisan tone . The Washington Post . 14 November 2023 . January 29, 2021.
  8. News: Levenson . Michael . 2022-03-31 . 5 Fetuses Removed From Home of Anti-Abortion Activist, Group Says . en-US . . 2023-10-07 . 0362-4331 . August 31, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230831014539/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/31/us/fetus-anti-abortion-home.html . live .
  9. Web site: Levenson . Michael . 2022-04-05 . Anti-Abortion Activists Say They Were Allowed to Take 115 Fetuses . The New York Times . 14 November 2023 . Anti-abortion activists claimed on Tuesday that five fetuses that were removed from an apartment in Washington last week had been in a box containing a total of 115....
  10. Web site: O'Connor . Lydia . 2022-04-05 . Arrested Anti-Abortion Activist Claims She Was Given 115 Fetuses . 2023-10-07 . . en-US . February 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230225215349/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/anti-abortion-activists-fetuses_n_624cac91e4b0e44de9c80a7d . live .
  11. News: Boorstein . Michelle . Hermann . Peter . Lang . Marissa J. . 2022-04-05 . Medical waste company denies giving fetuses to antiabortion activists . The Washington Post . 14 November 2023.
  12. News: Boorstein . Michelle . After a secret funeral for fetal remains, a priest faced a choice . The Washington Post . 14 November 2023 . April 25, 2022.
  13. Web site: Shivaram . Deepa . An anti-abortion group claims it took 115 fetuses from a medical waste truck . NPR . 14 November 2023 . April 6, 2022. An anti-abortion group that is facing previous federal charges said it took 115 fetuses from a medical waste company and buried 110 of them at an undisclosed location. .
  14. News: April 5, 2022 . Lauren Handy: 'These children were murdered' . February 20, 2024 . The Pillar.
  15. Web site: Kamman . Samantha . 2023-03-22 . Progressive activists continue push for justice 1 year after recovery of 5 full-term aborted babies . 2023-10-07 . The Christian Post . en-US . September 26, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230926071908/https://www.christianpost.com/news/activists-demand-justice-1-year-after-recovery-of-aborted-babies.html . live .
  16. News: 2022-04-05 . Group claims fetuses in DC home proof of illegal abortions . . en . Late-stage and third-trimester abortions are legal in the District of Columbia. ... Ashan Benedict, MPD’s executive assistant chief of police, told reporters last week that the fetuses appeared to have been aborted “in accordance with D.C. law.” .
  17. Web site: Penley . Taylor . 2023-09-19 . Progressive activist launches presidential bid to protest Biden's stance on abortion. 2023-10-07 . . en-US . October 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231004205119/https://www.foxnews.com/media/progressive-activist-launches-presidential-bid-protest-bidens-stance-abortion . live .
  18. Web site: Foley . Ryan . Pro-life Democrat running for president to serve as a 'thorn in the side of the Democratic Party' . The Christian Post . September 18, 2023 . 14 November 2023.
  19. Web site: Severi . Misty . Biden draws another challenger as 2024 troubles mount . Washington Examiner . 14 November 2023 . September 20, 2023.
  20. Web site: Resnick. Sophia . Anti-abortion Democrat runs for president to show graphic imagery in campaign ads . October 3, 2023 . Michigan Advance . October 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231004005544/https://michiganadvance.com/blog/anti-abortion-democrat-runs-for-president-to-show-graphic-imagery-in-campaign-ads/ . live .
  21. Web site: BUKOVINAC, TERRISA LIN - Candidate overview . October 7, 2023 . . en . October 7, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231007233202/https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/P40013716/ . live .
  22. Web site: Bukovinac . Terrisa . Bisits . Xavier . American corporations will pay for abortions, but not for parental leave. . America . 14 November 2023 . November 17, 2022.
  23. Web site: Bukovinac . Terrisa . The Pro-Life Movement Should Follow Its North Star: Equal Protection . National Review . 14 November 2023 . June 15, 2023.
  24. News: Why Were There Fetuses in Her Refrigerator? How a radical abortion opponent ended up dumpster-diving for remains. . August 30, 2023 . Sofia . Resnick . The Cut .

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