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from Americans United for Life via PRNewswire-USNewswire
Americans United for Life Responds to the
Presidential Election: We Will Continue to Work to
Advance a Culture of Life
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to the
election of Senator Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United
States, Dr. Charmaine Yoest, Americans United for Life President &
CEO offered congratulations to the President-elect and issued the
following statement:
"Over the course of this historic campaign, President-elect Obama and
his surrogates argued for a 'common ground' on abortion rights. At the
same time, he promised Planned Parenthood that his first act as
President will be to sign the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA). In contrast
to his moderate rhetoric, his support for FOCA-which would eradicate
every state and federal law regulating abortion-is extreme. His support
for FOCA stands in contradiction to the common ground, common sense
abortion regulations that the majority of Americans support and that
this radical legislation would eliminate.
"We have long known that the work of advancing a culture of life is not
a short-term project. Recall that William Wilberforce fought against
the slave trade for 45 years before he ultimately prevailed in his
defense of life.
"In 2008, it is clear that despite the challenges still remaining, the
pro-life message is steadily gaining ground. Momentum in the states has
enabled us to make significant gains in protecting women and unborn
children. Young people today self-report as pro life at a higher rate
than their parents' generation.
"We will continue working in the days ahead to educate Americans about
the threat to common sense that FOCA poses. And we will make common
cause with defenders of life in both the Democrat and Republican
parties, fully committed to the ultimate goal of seeing both parties
dedicated to the defense of life.
"We continue to hold as self-evident the truth that all were endowed
with the unalienable right to life, and that governments are instituted
to secure this first right. We look forward to fully realizing this
truth in our day."
Americans United for Life (AUL) is a
nonprofit, public-interest law and policy organization whose vision is
a nation in which every human being is welcomed in life and protected
in law. The first national pro-life organization in America, AUL has
been committed to defending human life through vigorous judicial,
legislative, and educational efforts at both the federal and state
levels since 1971. The Wall Street Journal has profiled AUL, and PBS'
Frontline program chronicled AUL's successful efforts in Mississippi.