Abortion

December 13, 2007 McLean, VA - Today, Fred Thompson received the endorsement of Vermont Right to Life.

"Every Democratic candidate for president is pro-abortion, and a leading Republican candidate is pro-abortion," said Sharon F. Toborg, Vermont Right to Life Committee Chairwoman. "Now is the time for pro-lifers to rally around the one pro-life candidate who can win, and that candidate is Fred Thompson."    » read more »

November 12, 2007 -- COLUMBIA, SC– Former South Carolina Governor David Beasley issued the following statement today on behalf of Gov. Mike Huckabee’s presidential campaign:

“I can’t fathom the idea of the National Right to Life organization endorsing anyone in the field besides Gov. Mike Huckabee. Mike Huckabee has worked in the vineyards and trenches on behalf of the pro-life movement. His pro-life record is outstanding and it is more consistent than any other candidate for president. He is also arguably the most electable candidate in the field.    » read more »

November 8, 2007 -- Washington, DC -- U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) participated today in a telephonic news conference organized by the Center for Reproductive Rights. The purpose of the conference call, which was moderated by the Center's President Nancy Northrup, was to discuss the state of reproductive rights in the United States.

Following is the text of her remarks for the conference call:

“Thank you, Nancy [Northrup]. Thank you for what the Center for Reproductive Rights is doing.    » read more »

November 2, 2007, Juneau, Alaska - In a 3-2 vote this morning, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled Alaska’s Parental Consent Act unconstitutional. The PCA, passed by the Alaska Legislature in 1997, requires girls 16 and younger to obtain parental consent before getting an abortion. The court decided the law burdens a minor girl’s fundamental right to reproductive freedom.    » read more »

President Ortega Should Show Leadership by Protecting Women s Lives

(Managua, October 2, 2007) – Nicaragua’s blanket ban on abortion, which criminalizes life-saving medical treatment, has had a devastating impact on women’s health and lives, Human Rights Watch said today in the first-ever report on the human rights consequences of the ban, which was enacted in November 2006.    » read more »

September 24, 2007 -- JEFFERSON CITY - Missouri Governor Matt Blunt today issued the following statement:

“House Bill 1055 is among the strongest pro-life bills passed in our state in over a decade, and I am pleased the court affirmed the legislation’s constitutionality.    » read more »

Claims win demonstrates continued support among key activist base

August 15, 2007 -- DES MOINES – The Brownback for President campaign today announced Senator Brownback's first-place finish in the Students for Life of America presidential straw poll.    » read more »

The "Jane Roe" of Roe v. Wade will support Brownback this Saturday

August 7, 2007 -- DES MOINES – U.S. Senator Sam Brownback, Republican candidate for president, announced today that Norma McCorvey, the "Jane Roe" of Roe v. Wade, will join him Saturday at the Ames straw poll.    » read more »

08-06-2007 -- In remarks today at an adoption center in Fort Dodge, Iowa, Mayor Rudy Giuliani will speak about his commitment to increasing adoptions and decreasing abortions, part of his 12 Commitments to the American People.

As President, Mayor Giuliani will be an advocate for children by promoting adoption as a responsible and rewarding choice. He proposes simplifying the adoption process, enhancing tax incentives to encourage adoption, and partnering with faith-based organizations that promote adoption.    » read more »

In new YouTube video, Brownback challenges Romney's troubled record

August 6, 2007 -- DES MOINES - U.S. Senator Sam Brownback, in a new video posted on YouTube, renewed his call for Mitt Romney to face the facts in the automated phone calls that Brownback's campaign has made to Iowa voters.

The video is available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=PP76G-GsDjk    » read more »

Says he made political calculation to support pro-choice laws

August 5, 2007 -- DES MOINES – In today's ABC News Republican debate, Mitt Romney created even more confusion about his abortion views by admitting that he made a political calculation to run as a pro-choice candidate in Massachusetts despite being "deeply opposed" to abortion.    » read more »

Tour features prominent pro-life activists Bobby Schindler and Francis Bok

July 11, 2007 -- DES MOINES - The Brownback for President campaign announced today the Pro-Life, Whole-Life Tour, a series of campaign events featuring pro-life activists Bobby Schindler, the brother of the late Terri Schiavo, and Francis Bok, an escaped slave from the Sudan.    » read more »

Legislation Keeps Abortion Providers Out of Classrooms

July 6, 2007 -- JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Governor Matt Blunt today made the Alternatives to Abortion Program permanent and took action that will keep abortion providers like Planned Parenthood out of Missouri’s classrooms. Gov. Blunt signed legislation at Concord Baptist Church that enacts the provisions to further "protect the sanctity of human life".    » read more »

July 3, 2007 -- Wall Street Journal Gets A New Answer After Debate When Giuliani
Said It Was “OK” If Roe Was Overturned, Or If It Wasn’t

Here we go again. After months of shifting his rhetoric on abortion, even contradicting himself during a single debate, Rudy Giuliani has apparently come up with a new one. When asked about whether or not Roe v. Wade should be overturned, Giuliani said "I don't answer that because I wouldn't want a judge to have to answer that." [Interview with Wall Street Journal editorial board, 6/25/07]

Can I Have A Do-Over?    » read more »

Brownback campaign questions why donations from major abortion advocate are being accepted; requests Tancredo donates money to Iowa Crisis Pregnancy Centers

DES MOINES - Congressman Tom Tancredo has accepted thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from Dr. John Tanton, a founder of a major Planned Parenthood network.    » read more »