July 2000
NRLC 2000
"United We Stand "
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| Religious broadcaster Pat
Robertson (upper left) and Priests for Life founder Fr. Frank
Pavone underlined the ecumenical nature of the pro-life movement
with their moving speeches at NRLC 2000's Prayer Breakfast. See
story on page 14 for full details. |
WHAT
A GORE PRESIDENCY WOULD LOOK LIKE
By Carol Tobias, NRL
PAC Director
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| Pro-abortion Vice
President Al Gore expressed his support for the Supreme Court
decision overturning the Nebraska ban on partial-birth abortion. |
There
are less than 200 days left of Bill Clinton's term. Are you excited that
the long nightmare is about to end?
On January 20, 2001, we will awake to the swearing in of a new
President. If that President is Al Gore, we know what that means.
How do we know? By what Al Gore won't do and by what Al Gore would do.
We know that Gore will not sign the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act. Gore
will not sign the Child Custody Protection Act. We know he won't sign
the Unborn Victims of Violence Act. Al Gore opposes the Hyde Amendment;
he wants instead to use our tax dollars to pay for abortion.
Supreme
Court Strikes Down Nebraska Ban
Ad
Hoc Nullification Machine at Full Throttle
By Richard E. Coleson, J.D.
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| Pro-life Texas Gov.
George W. Bush sent a video message to NRLC 2000 in which he
reiterated that "As President, I will sign a bill to end
partial-birth abortion." |
On June 28, the United States Supreme
Court narrowly overturned Nebraska's ban on partial-birth abortion,
drawing blistering dissents from Justices Antonin Scalia, Clarence
Thomas, and Anthony Kennedy, who were joined by Chief Justice William
Rehnquist.
The slim 5-4 majority in Stenberg v. Carhart decided that the
1997 law was unconstitutional because it (1) was overbroad and (2)
lacked a health exception. Both points were eloquently and passionately
rebutted by the dissenting justices.
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From the
President
Wanda Franz, Ph.D. |
ONCE
AGAIN, "AN EXERCISE OF RAW JUDICIAL POWER"
I am optimistic enough to believe that, one
day, Stenberg v. Carhart will be
assigned its rightful place in the history of the Court's jurisprudence
beside Korematsu [1944, upholding the internment of
Japanese-American citizens] and Dred Scott [1857, denying legal
personhood to African-Americans].
Today's decision, that the Constitution of
the United States prevents the prohibition of a horrible mode of
abortion, will be greeted by a firestorm of criticism--as well it
should.
--Justice Antonin Scalia, dissenting in Stenberg
v. Carhart
These are
the Supreme Court's days of infamy:
* January
22, 1973--Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton make abortion on
demand a constitutional right.
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