Posted on 02/18/2008 1:56:31 PM PST by Mr. Brightside
Leading Pro-Life Congressman Chris Smith Says John McCain Opposes Abortion
by Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
February 18, 2008
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- New Jersey congressman Chris Smith has led the pro-life charge in Congress for decades on abortion and bioethics issues. In a Monday interview, Representative Smith said likely Republican presidential nominee John McCain is pro-life on abortion and believes in protecting unborn children.
"He is pro-life in his heart of hearts, in my opinion," Smith told the Washington Times.
He said McCain's position on opposing abortion dates back decades and that his voting record on abortion matches his speeches on the campaign trail.
Smith also told the newspaper that there is little reason not to side with McCain when compared with Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton -- two Democrats with decidedly pro-abortion views.
"The extreme positions taken by Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have been almost completely obscured, as it often is, by the focus on the Republican candidate," Smith said. "Some people like to be known as the education president. They will be known as the abortion president."
The praise for McCain's pro-life view on abortion also comes from those Arizona elected officials who know him best.
Jan Brewer, Arizona's secretary of state, and former Congressman Matt Salmon both are pro-life and both say McCain's record opposing abortion is crystal clear.
"I have been on the campaign trail, I have been at meetings with him, I have been at organization and party gatherings, the issue with him is very clear that he's pro-life," Brewer told the Times.
Salmon added that McCain endorsed him in a Congressional primary in part because of his pro-life views.
John Jakubczyk, president of the hometown Arizona Right to Life, told the Times McCain can be trusted to oppose abortion.
"From my perspective, I see him as someone we can enthusiastically support, and I look forward to his getting elected," he said.
Chris Smith, RINO < /s>
What is McCain’s plan to stop the murder of 1.3 million unborn Americans every year?
What’s yours?
1. WhoTF is he?
2. Who appointed him expert\
3. I wasn’t waiting on his comments to decide to support mccain (I never will)
Most of the time, McCain has taken the pro-life side.
Cris Smith has been the leading pro-life voice in Congress for the last 20-30 years.
So do lots of people. How does that make him president?
That is one of the main reasons I am Voting Jon McCain 2008!
Are you considering voting for me?
He also has the ability to win the nomination of one of the major two political parties.
Who do you support?
He probably doesn’t have one. Sadly, neither did Bush 43, Bush 41, or Reagan for that matter.
I know, I don’t like it either, but if we hold our collective breath waiting for a super pro-life candidate, we will be sitting here waiting for a long time. The main thing we need to look for is someone who will appoint strict constructionist judges who will overturn Roe v Wade. That is the 1st step. But we still have a long way to go after that.
Statements
GovWatch: 1999: Don't force women to have illegal operations. (Feb 2008)
Abortion issue shows what kind of country we are. (Aug 2007)
Concerned if women undergo illegal dangerous operations. (May 2007)
Supports federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. (May 2007)
Prosecute abortion doctors, not women who get them. (Jan 2000)
“Family Conference” if daughter wanted an abortion. (Jan 2000)
Abortion OK if raped; and no testing for rape. (Jan 2000) Supports fetal tissue research; against over-intensity. (Jan 2000)
Overturn Roe v. Wade, but keep incest & rape exceptions. (Jan 2000)
Support adoption & foster care; work together on abortion. (Oct 1999)
Wants Roe vs. Wade made irrelevant, but would not repeal it. (Aug 1999)
Opposes partial-birth abortions & public financing. (Aug 1999)
Nominate justices based on experience, and values. (Jun 1999)
Restrict abortions; no partial-birth; no public funding. (Jul 1998)
Voting Record
Supports repealing Roe v. Wade. (May 2007)
Voted YES on barring HHS grants to organizations that perform abortions. (Oct 2007)
Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Apr 2007)
Voted YES on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions. (Jul 2006)
Voted NO on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives. (Mar 2005)
Voted YES on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime. (Mar 2004)
Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life. (Mar 2003)
Voted YES on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions. (Jun 2000)
Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions. (Oct 1999)
Voted YES on banning human cloning. (Feb 1998)
Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003)
Expand embryonic stem cell research. (Jun 2004)
Rated 75% by the NRLC, indicating a mixed record on abortion. (Dec 2006)
But wait, I don’t agree with everything Senator McCain stands for on campaign finance and immigration. I also don’t personally like him. Therefore, I will stay home and allow pro-abortion, anti-American communists to be president instead. Now applaud me for being so “principled.” /sarc
Depends.
Can you do better in the primaries than Thompson, Hunter, Huckabee, Romney, Keyes, Bauer or Pat Robertson?
Yeah, but this guy isn’t a true conservative, so his endorsement means nothing. Nethier is Haley Barber, the governor of Mississippi. Mississippians are all rinos.
But wait, I don’t agree with everything Senator McCain stands for on campaign finance and immigration. I also don’t personally like him. Therefore, I will stay home and allow pro-abortion, anti-American communists to be president instead. Now applaud me for being so “principled.” /sarc
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Me, too. Commies are better than moderates. Especially for business, national defense, and the pro-life movement.
The unborn don’t matter anyway. They’re rinos, too.
That doesn't work. That's why I want to know "What is McCain’s plan to stop the murder of 1.3 million unborn Americans every year?"
December 2, 2005
(CNN) — Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito had a private meeting with the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday as he sought to reassure lawmakers that he would respect legal precedent on abortion rights and put his personal views aside.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/12/02/specter.alito/
Sept. 13, 2005
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee John Roberts said Tuesday that the landmark 1973 ruling legalizing abortion was “settled as a precedent of the court” as he was immediately pressed to address the divisive issue on the second day of his confirmation hearings.
http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2005/9/13/103353.shtml
Huchabee and Keyes aren’t the nominee. Agree, could be better...but light years ahead of Obama/Clinton
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