Missouri Right to Life President Explains Endorsement of Jo Ann Emerson

Bob McCarty Writes ^ | 7-26-10 | Bob McCarty

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Missouri Right to Life President Pam Fichter explains why her group endorsed Jo Ann Emerson despite the fact Emerson has voted against life twice since 2005.

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Recently, Republican Jo Ann Emerson received received a boost in her bid for re-election in Missouri's 8th Congressional District. That boost came in the form of a highly-coveted endorsement of Missouri Right to Life, and it came despite the fact the seven-term incumbent had cast votes against life on at least two occasions during the past five years.

Curious as to how MRTL President Pam Fichter might explain how her organization's leaders reached such a decision, I asked her about it Saturday when I caught up with her in O'Fallon, Mo. The key point I picked up during the interview was that Emerson changed her position on at least one contentious issue and, as a result, she became more fit for the group's endorsement. The interview appears in this video.

Below are links to information about the two votes which I suspect many pro-lifers would say should disqualify her for the pro-life group's endorsement:

• Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines (Vote number 2007-020 on Jan 11, 2007); and

• Voted YES on allowing human embryonic stem cell research (Vote number 2005-204 on May 24, 2005).

FYI: Emerson's GOP primary opponent, Bob Parker, is pro-life and told me he would never vote to approve the killing of human embryos.

Vote wisely, Missourians! Emerson just might change her mind again and vote against protecting human life!

[BenKenobi]

she’s a woman, duh.

Simple as that. Many prolife organisations will sponsor ‘prolife’ women over solid male candidates.