Pro-Life Democrat Lipinski Reflects on How Party Has Changed

U.S. Rep. Daniel Lipinski testifies during a hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on March 20, 2007. Alex Wong/Getty Images

CHICAGO—One of the last pro-life Democrats in Congress left office as 2020 closed.

Over his eight terms, Daniel Lipinski (D-Ill.) saw the number of pro-life Democrats in the lower house dwindle from about 60 to almost none.