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.
Of course it works.
Roberts understands that the way to undue Roe v. Wade is to chip away, little by little. We had one good ruling in 2007, with more to follow.
His pro-life record is pretty good. An important exception is his support for taxpayer funding of fetal stem cell research.
I am also worried by some of his comments on SCOTUS appointments. If he refuses to support strong pro-life justices like Alito, that might end up with appointment of more Souters and Kennedys.
Also, his gang of 16 games with the Democrats were not a good sign.
Is he willing to take the kind of demonization from the press and the Democrats that are part of the judicial nomination process? Or will he go along to get along as he has in the past?
Smith is a pro-abortion communist!!! Stop McCain!!! AAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!!
So what is YOUR plan? Surely you must have at least ONE idea.
What if abortion causes Global Warming? What will John do?
I have concerns with McCain.
But I am not willing to give the car keys to Hillary or Obama for the next 4-8 years.
If Stevens and Bader Ginsburg retire this term, we may get one good nominee out of McCain. But even if we get two Sandra Day O’Connors, we are miles ahead.
But I think some people are just too dense...they’d vote for Hillary/Obama...or just sit passively by.....just to stop McCain....what nonsense.
So, what does McCain have planned for the next step?
Chris Smith has street cred with anybody familiar with the pro life movement. Basically if somebody doesn’t know who Chris Smith is or what he has done for the pro life movement, then they aren’t part of the movement.
Tell that to the “Who TF Is Cris Smith” guy up this thread.
He's on record for wanting to overturn Roe vs Wade. And the next President will be appointing the next 3 or 4 Supreme Court Justices.
Is that good enough for you?
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I’m waiting for my future republican president to lead - you know, the guy who expects to automatically get my vote.
He just needs to tell me his plan.
Agree. Him and Henry Hyde fought the good fight all those years in the House. Side by side.
Point noted, you don’t have a clue what to do.
Sitting pro life judges. He has stated so.
Where is McCain’s pledge to appoint pro-life judges. I’d like to read it.
Do you think you’ll win pro-life votes for McCain that way, LOL?
The McCain camp is blowing smoke.
Show me the McCain pledge to appoint pro-life judges.
And what have you been blowing (or rather smoking)?
Do you even have a candidate? Does your candidate have a plan?
Please fill us in on your master plan to eliminate 1.3 million abortions in the next presidential term.
......... crickets ............
If you can’t answer a simple question about McCain’s plans then you shouldn’t support him.
Attacking me isn’t going to answer the question.
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