Thirty-five years ago today, the Supreme Court legalized abortion with its Roe. v. Wade decision. Both opponents of abortion and proponents of abortion rights for women commemorate the occasion every year, and this year, the American Civil Liberties Union released a short online video that makes the case for decision.
ADDED: Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee made the case against legalized abortion today in an event marking the Roe v. Wade decision.
Yesterday’s edition of HotlineTV called attention to the “pro-life, whole-life” catchphrase that Sen. Sam Brownback has been using in his presidential campaign. Now you can hear the Kansas Republican explain it himself.
Here’s an excerpt, followed by a 10-minute video from the campaign trail: “It’s about the life in the womb being sacred, unique, a child of the living God. But it’s about that applying to everybody at every stage in life. And it’s about that applying to Terri Schiavo. When she’s in that difficult situation, she nonetheless remains a sacred, living life, a child of a living God that should be protected and fought for. … We’re just asking people to recognize what life is. It’s an incredible gift.”
Schiavo’s brother endorsed Brownback as part of the pro-life, whole-life tour.
Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson to the National Right To Life Conference in a video shared with the world via YouTube: “In 1994, I made my first run for the U.S. Senate, and I was pride to receive the National Right to Life endorsement. I’ve been with you ever since — and you’ve been with me ever since. On abortion-related votes, I’ve been a hundred percent.”
Thompson reminded the anti-abortion crowd of his role in spearheading the first judicial confirmation of now-Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, a man that Thompson said he hopes will become “the best chief justice that this country has ever had.” Roberts recently played a role in upholding a law against “partial birth” abortion.
It’s 15 minutes on why he’s running for president (though not officially yet), and what he thinks about taxes, abortion and other issues (hat tip to Bill Hobbs):
President Bush praised Southern Baptists today for their history of “Christian witness.” Speaking at the group’s annual convention, he said Southern Baptists have set a great example in caring for the poor, supporting American troops, working to build “a culture of life,” fighting malaria and AIDS across the globe, helping the war-torn region of Darfur, Sudan — and teaching the Bible.
“God has blessed our nation with prosperity and great abundance,” Bush said. “And I firmly believe, like you, that we should use our resources to help those that need here at home, and help those who need abroad.”
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