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He's actually a moderate on it like Bonior and Dingell. Pro-abort is a bit far, but he did endorse the morning after bill. Not good enough in my opinion. Right to Life refuses to endorse him.

"Last year he voted with Right to Life 75 percent of the time. He opposed a controversial late-term abortion procedure called partial-birth abortion by its opponents, but voted to allow government approval of abortion pills. Shugars has a 100 percent voting record with Right to Life.

"We have never been able to endorse Fred Upton," said Right to Life of Michigan PAC director Larry Galmish. "I wouldn't mind seeing a pro-life candidate in that race.""" Click here

Voted YES on banning human cloning, including medical research. (Jul 31)
Voted NO on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 16)
Voted YES on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 26)
Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)

We need to do the same thing to Nick Smith, Dan. I just called his office to tell them that I will NEVER vote for him again, not EVER.

Thanks, Dan. Good enough for me.

When I worked at a small newspaper in Michigan, I covered Upton and respected him. But going soft on pro-life issues will not warrant my support.