PRO-LIFE CHECKLIST

1 Don't take for granted that your family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, and other acquaintances are informed about where the candidates stand on this issue. Most Americans get their information about a particular candidate from television. Do we really want the biased pro-Gore media outlets to have the only word on framing the candidates' positions on abortion? Certainly we can't reach the millions of American viewers each night as they do, but we can redouble our efforts and reach as many voters as possible with the truth. Talk to every single person you know. Make sure they are going to vote and make sure they are informed on this issue! Take the time to really discuss the realities of partial-birth abortion and the future of any respect for human life in our country.

2 Distribute literature to like-minded people throughout your communities, churches, and neighborhood. If you are at a loss as to how to proceed, call us, we can help! We can put you in touch with your state NRLC affiliate. As mentioned above you can go to our website and download the comparison flyer which clearly explains the candidates' positions on abortion:  http://www.nrlc.org/Election2000/gorebushcomparison.pdf. (Uses Adobe Acrobat Reader)

3 Don't be misled by thinking your one vote (or the votes of all of your acquaintances) doesn't really matter! Many, many elections are won or lost by a relatively small number of votes. In 1960 John F. Kennedy defeated Richard Nixon by a handful of votes. JFK won because he received 1 MORE VOTE per precinct in Illinois (8,858 votes); 3 MORE VOTES per precinct in Missouri (9,880 votes); and 3 MORE VOTES per precinct in New Jersey (22,091 votes). Without those 40,829 votes, the election would have gone to Nixon. In other words, every single pro-life vote in thiscountry matters greatly to this election and to unborn children.

4 Don't be intimidated or silenced by accusations that it is somehow wrong to vote "single issue." If a man has NO respect or places NO value on a tiny, voiceless little baby's life, a baby that most Americans realize is a living, human being, can he really be trusted to protect any life, let alone run our country?

5 Participate with your local NRLC affiliate's PAC in distributing literature, making phone calls, manning phone banks, driving voters to the polls, reminding people to vote, or in whatever area your help is needed. Get in touch with your NRLC affiliate's PAC and find out where your help is needed most. Contact NRLC and we will provide you with free literature to distribute or we can put you in touch with your state affiliate (202-626-8800, ext. 142). Or you can contact a local pro-life candidate in your area (or your local party headquarters) and offer to make calls, knock on doors, man a phone bank, or volunteer forpoll-watching or distributing literature outside of polling areas. There are countless jobs just waiting to be done.

6 Don't be caught off-guard and don't miss any opportunity to discuss the horrors of partial-birth abortion and the candidates' stands on this issue.

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