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.
*For all you intellectual Krakatoa's out there, that means while you're watching the thieves coming in the front door, you're willfully ignoring his pals behind your back.
That’s all they’ve got!
Silly Girl, don't you know that "good" GOP supporters are not permitted to question the party leader's handpicked candidates.
All that is required of us pesky conservatives, is that we support the party's front runner.
Why....... how dare you?
I bet you McCain hits a home run on SCOTUS! He will be looking to impress.
Ever notice how it’s always someone else telling us what John McCain believes?
Hi, fatima. :-)
The answer is that McCain has committed to overturning Roe (the first candidate to do so in this cycle [Feb 07]), and to do so through appointing judges like Roberts and Alito who will interpret the Constitution and not legislate from the bench.
there is only one heart and one is either pro-life or not...like being almost pregnant
glad you asked.
mine is to support the most pro-life candidate i can
one who will nominate pro-life judges
overturn Roe
and one day if possible, an amendment to outlaw any abortion except maybe the 2-3 exceptions rule
in the meantime, help where I can with unwed pregnant women
raise my own five and instill in them these values....something I was not taught frankly
and one day should our culture war become something more than just words, I know which side I’m on
any more questions?
i can be pretty specific
Let me know ONE bill that Alan Keyes sponsored in Congress.
Please post Alan Keyes voting record with Right to Life.
... oh, that’s right.
He’s never won office. Never voted on one bill. Never sponsored a bill He only runs for presdient every four years and talks a big game.
Yeah. One more question. Specific answer please.
What is your candidate's name?
The prospect of Hillary or Obama is the worst possibility we have ever faced since maybe Eugene Debs.
But Debs ....bad as he was...never advocated gun confiscation or more infanticide or national health care.
I guess that makes him the perfect outsider, then. He knows Washington, having served there extensively under Reagan and otherwise, but he’s not “of” Washington.
I’ve watched him walk into a room full of Congressmen and Senators a number of times when he’s gone up to the Hill, and when he walks into a room, they shut up and listen. Some of them may hate him, but they all respect him.
And, lastly, if you think the man hasn’t affected legislation and the course of political events over the last couple of decades, not only at the federal level but in state legislatures, you just plain don’t know what you’re talking about.
I feel the same about McCain.
He’s the best of the worst.
Kind of like Reagan said, half a loaf is better than no loaf... (even if the half you have left has some mold on it).
typically, i do not read ENTIRE threads that are over 100 posts long... i do have a life... am i required to read every single post?
No offense to you. My comment was directed at people who are ignorant of McCain's prolife career.
Most of us know that McCain is a solid prolife vote. Many don't know. (And the rest refuse to believe it even after seeing his voting record.)
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