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McCain—A Champion for Our Issue The epic struggle to regain protection for the lives of unborn children both in practice and in law is at a critical juncture—unlike any time in my 36 years in the pro-life movement—in the 2008 presidential election. The differences in this election are crystal clear, the stakes are enormous both nationally—nothing less than the Supreme Court—and internationally—taxpayer-funded abortions around the world. We must elect a pro-life president. If we truly value the most persecuted minority in the world—unborn children—we must elect John McCain. Senator John McCain is proudly pro-life and has proven himself time and again to be committed to the right to life. He has often spoken of “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,” stating, “Life means the rights of the born and the unborn.” Senator McCain’s pro-life political position extends back to his first years in the U.S. House of Representatives. In the early 1980s John and I both served as new members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and sat next to each other, often discussing human rights and humanitarian issues including respect for the most vulnerable, unborn children. John would routinely ask me how “our issue”—the right to life—was faring. John’s concern and deep commitment to the pro-life cause was genuine then and still is today. I consider John McCain to be a true champion for life and believe that he will be a president who advocates for the rights of the most defenseless—unborn children and their mothers. During the past two decades, it could not have been more clear to me, and everyone who watched him in action, that John McCain was a rising star known for candor, courage, insight, leadership, and a quick mind. John applies those virtues to all of his endeavors, including his commitment to the most vulnerable—the unborn. You and I recognize that abortion is violence against children. It is extreme child abuse. It is cruelty to children. Sadly, abortion is not only legal until birth but the daily perpetrators of this terrible injustice are massively subsidized by liberal politicians who enrich the abortion industry with taxpayer funds. Now, more than ever, the pro-life movement needs men and women of courage. We need a president who won’t waffle, capitulate, or retreat from “our issue”—to end the scourge of abortion. John McCain is that man. As Senator McCain, he pays close attention to “our issue.” As all of us in this movement know, judges—especially Supreme Court judges—are critical to restoring pro-life protections for the lives of unborn children. John has been a leading voice over the years as the Senate has considered judges, lending his support to strict constructionist judges like Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Sam Alito. As Republican co-chair of the House Pro-life Caucus, I know that the differences in this election could not be clearer. Senator Barack Obama has stated that his first priority as president would be to sign the so-called Freedom of Choice Act—legislation so heinous that it would virtually overturn all pro-life laws nationwide, including the ban on partial-birth abortion as well as modest restrictions on abortion such as informed consent, waiting periods, and parental notification. Obama would compel each and every taxpayer to fund abortion in the United States as well as internationally. Obama is so extreme about supporting abortion that as a state senator he opposed the Illinois Born-Alive Infant Protection Act that would have required the provision of medical care for the baby girl or boy who survived the abortion—a policy that even Hillary Clinton supported. Obama is so extreme that he enthusiastically supports the hideous—now illegal—method of abortion known as partial-birth abortion. Senator McCain has declared, “You can count on my active advocacy for the rights of the unborn.” I know he will be true to his word and do all he can as president to advance “our issue”—restoration of human rights to the defenseless unborn children and their vulnerable mothers. We need to do all we can to help him win this historic, make-or-break election. Because the stakes are so extraordinarily high, everyone who believes in the sanctity of human life has to help elect Senator McCain. The pro-life movement must stand solidly and enthusiastically behind this proven friend and leader. “Our issue”—the precious lives of millions of unborn children and the well-being of their mothers—depends on it. Authorized by the Committee to Re-Elect Congressman Chris Smith. Not authorized by any other candidate. Paid for by National Right to Life Political Action Committee. www.nrlpac.org |