Senate’s Failure on Abortion Notification Bill Points to Pro-Life Election Concerns
In the Lifenews.com editorial, Senate’s Failure on Abortion Notification Bill Points to Pro-Life Election Concerns, of October 2nd, 2006, a picture is painted of the upcoming election scenarios which could allow Democrats to take control of Congress. There is some distinction made between pro-life votes (aka Republicans) and Democratic ones (aka pro-abortion votes).
But, despite such distinction, what major anti-abortion legislation has been passed in the last 6 years? The article points to the failure of the Senate to move on even something as logical (and simple!) as a law supporting parental rights by strengthening states parental notification laws!
The Senate overrode the President’s veto of funding for embryonic stem-cell research.
The FDA approved the “Plan B” morning-after abortion pill. And “pro-life” President Bush supported it!
And we are talking about coming up once again to the November elections … seems like politics as usual!
Pro-life will be used once again to scare conservative and moderate-conservatives to vote for Republicans. Personally, I’m very cynical about what politicians are really going to do about this issue. Because of that, those pro-lifers that vote across party lines need to stop! Look at the voting record of your Congressmen, and make them pay with their career for making missteps in the pro-life fight.
More importantly, pro-lifers need to get past the rhetoric and talk to people — everyday if possible — about why women need to choose life for their unborn child. Life begins at conception! There is no debate in the scientific community. In human embryology, life begins at “fertilization”. The only thing holding us back is politics!
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Great post, Matt.
I usually vote Republican, since they are almost always more pro-life than the Democrats. If neither canidate is as pro-life as I’d like him or her to be, I’ll go with the one who is moreso. My philosphy is: they’re all sleasebags, so vote for the person who will do the least amount of damage.
If someone believes that killing unborn babies is a “right”, then it matters little to me where they stand on other issues.
Karen said this on October 6th, 2006 at 9:02 pm
Thanks, Karen.
Voting is tough these days. I don’t think we hold our elected officials accountable enough. It’s my opinion that if we vote someone into office for a particular reason, we need to look at that person’s record the next time they come up for re-election. If they did little or nothing … vote’em out. The only exception might be if their opponent also has a record that is worse on the issue.
We’ve got “career politicians” in office who “talk the talk” at election time, but don’t “walk the walk”.
“Pro-life” candidates and elected officials need to act and vote “pro-life”.
And we, as pro-life supporters need to do more than just vote pro-life — because government ain’t gonna end abortion.
Matt said this on October 9th, 2006 at 9:48 am
Yes, voting IS tough. We certainly should be holding our elected officials more accountable. They are public servants, after all, though I’m sure not many consider themselves so.
Karen said this on October 13th, 2006 at 8:16 pm