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.
Get a clue.
NOBODY has a 4 year plan to eliminate 1.3 million abortions.
National Right to Life does not have one.
If you do, please share it. If you candidate does, please tell us who it is.
I tell ya what... you go ahead and vote for Hillary or Obama as to voting for someone who wants Roe vs Wade overthrown. Use your vote wisely!
Are you slow? Hard of hearing? Or just a "Me, me, me" liberal posing as a conservative.
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? Go ahead and vote for Hillary or Obama you liberal pro-life hater.
You can’t waste a lot of time on these people. These are the same types who would not vote for Bush in 2000 because GW wasn’t conservative enough for them.
I suppose we would have been better with 8 years of algore. /sarc
:-)
You’re right. It’s a waste of time to deal with them. How they’d give up a pro-life, pro-military man to a Hillary or Obama is beyond rational thought.
Hmmm...I'm one of "these people" who will NEVER vote for Judas McCain, and I seem to remember holding the right flank for GW in 2000 and 2004.
I didn’t ask for a 4-year-plan. I ask for McCain’s plan.
Apparently, McCain just wants to say the words, but do nothing.
That’s a no McCain didn’t say it. Thanks.
Show me where McCain says he will appoint pro-life judges.
I’m still waiting for you to give me a clue, Brainiac.
By the way, I voted for Bush both times. Your adolescence is in high gear.
donna said: “Show me the McCain pledge to appoint pro-life judges.”
I don’t know if this will help you. I’m not all that keen on many things about McCain, but he has pledged to appoint judges who be inclined to overturn Roe v. Wade:
“Overturning Roe v. Wade
John McCain believes Roe v. Wade is a flawed decision that must be overturned, and as president he will nominate judges who understand that courts should not be in the business of legislating from the bench. Constitutional balance would be restored by the reversal of Roe v. Wade, returning the abortion question to the individual states. The difficult issue of abortion should not be decided by judicial fiat.”
http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/Issues/95b18512-d5b6-456e-90a2-12028d71df58.htm
That genie was let out of the bottle in 1973. At this point, the only way to turn back the tide is by appointing a court which will overturn Roe.
You probably hate McCain for other reasons, other than abortion.
Why not just admit it?
Let’s compare candidates.
Who are you supporting?
Surely you jest.
There is not a single conservative constituency in the GOP coalition that doesn't have knife wounds in its back that were administered by John McCain.
See post #19.
:)
Okay, so there is no hope at all on the abortion front. No hope in the courts therefore no hope anywhere, as that is where it needs to start.
If there is no hope, then the issue should not be on the table.
Sorry for even attempting to discuss the issue with you.
*I don't go after every McCain supporter, just the obviously uneducated and insecure loudmouths who are in panic mode.
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