Posted on 04/12/2012 9:01:29 PM PDT by STARWISE
National Right to Life and two other major pro-family groups have endorsed Mitt Romney for president, saying that on the issues of abortion and marriage, he stands with them.
National Right to Life's endorsement Thursday (April 12) came two days after Romney's leading challenger for the Republican nomination -- Rick Santorum -- dropped out, making Romney the presumptive nominee. Also endorsing Romney were the Susan B. Anthony List, a group that supports pro-life women for political office, and the National Organization for Marriage, which has led the charge nationwide in protecting the traditional definition of marriage.
In its endorsement, National Right to Life said Romney "has taken a strong pro-life position and is committed to implementing policies to protect the unborn." The organization said Romney:
-- opposes Roe v. Wade, having called the 1973 decision a "big mistake."
-- supports the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits the use of federal funds to pay for abortions.
-- backs the Mexico City Policy, which bans federal funds for organizations that perform or promote abortions in foreign countries.
"On pro-life issues, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama provide a stark contrast," said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life. "As the country's most pro-abortion president, Barack Obama has pursued a radical pro-abortion agenda. It is now time for pro-life Americans to unite behind Mitt Romney. For the sake of unborn children, the disabled, and the elderly, we must win."
The Susan B. Anthony List made similar points and added that Romney has pledged to "appoint only constitutionalist judges to the federal bench" and also to defund Planned Parenthood.
"Women deserve a president who truly respects our views on an issue so central to womanhood," said Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser. "A President Romney will be that man. If there was murkiness during the last election over Barack Obama's extreme abortion position, absolute clarity exists now -- and his abortion position is rejected by women young and old."
The National Organization for Marriage, which played key roles in preventing gay "marriage" from being legalized in California and Maine, said Romney was an early signer of the organization's pledge, which meant he was committing to:
-- support an amendment to the U.S. Constitution defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
-- appoint Supreme Court justices and an attorney general "who will apply the original meaning of the Constitution."
-- "vigorously" defend the federal Defense of Marriage Act in court.
-- establish a presidential commission on religious liberty.
-- advance legislation to allow District of Columbia citizens to vote on the definition of marriage. Gay "marriage" currently is legal in D.C.
Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage, said the group was "proud" to endorse Romney.
"President Obama," Brown said, "has declared our nation's marriage laws to be unconstitutional and not only has refused to defend them, his administration is actively working to repeal them in the courts. He's come out against state constitutional amendments defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman. And he has appointed leaders of the same-sex 'marriage' movement as national co-chairs of his reelection campaign.
Incredibly, Obama still apparently claims to personally support traditional marriage. With friends like President Obama, the institution of marriage doesn't need enemies."
Compiled by Michael Foust, associate editor of Baptist Press.
God help us ..
National Right to Life has no principles.
Enough to make your head spin.
They back a pro-choice candidate. This world is totally fractured. I hope the Lord comes soon!
Insanity.
Who’s next, the Evangelical pastors or the Catholic clergy?
I’m with you there.
You know what I’m thinking. I’m sick.
Can't add anything to that!
When you look for a person or a group to stand on principles, just wait and you get another smack in the stomach.
Fixed that for ya, no charge.
I’ve been warning folks about these people for years.
But the mask is totally off now.
“Britain and France have chosen dishonor over war; they shall have war also.”- Winston Churchill
We are seeing many choose dishonor these days.
Jeepers...
The real world is a little different than Free Republic.
Figure it out.
Judges.
Conscience Clause.
Hyde Amendment.
Abortion and BC mandates in Obamacare.
Obamacare itself.
It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
Obama is the most radical pro-abortion President in history.
Obama is probably the most radical pro-abortion POLITICIAN in history, as he vocally supported “after birth abortion” in Illinois.
You all have a right to your opinions, and we will all have to figure out how to get past this next election.
However? The pro-life movement WILL be better off with Romney over Obama.
That is a no-brainer.
Who cares about the interests of the "pro-life movement"? The fact is, under either one they will still be killing thousands of babies every day, and ignoring the most important requirements of the U.S. Constitution. You can take that to the bank.
National Right to Life OPPOSES legislation to stop abortions.
Their purpose is simply to get pro-lifers to vote Republican.
Amen!
Here’s a link showing how Mitt Romney forced Catholic hospitals to commit what Catholic doctrine says is murder.
This guy doesn’t stand for life or the Constitution, and he has no clue of how government forcing religions to conform to government-imposed doctrine opens the door for sharia - the chief goal of America’s most formidable enemy.
HUGE contrast to Newt Gingrich, who was been consistently pro-life and knows very well who America’s enemies are and how they intend to take us over from the inside.
Those who love the Constitution and those who are not willing to hand this country over to sharia need to rise up in strong, determined support of Newt Gingrich. At this point he is our last hope in the political realm.
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