Letter to the Editor

Democrats' efforts help cut abortions

To The Editor: Yes, a pro-life Democrat could vote for John Kerry (Jan. 7). All stages of life's journey count and how we help others is central to our worth as humans.

Abortion is often an act of desperation. Democrats have been far more proactive in initiating economic and social programs that help women escape a key cause of abortion, poverty.

Dr. Glen Harold Stassen, a consistently pro-life Christian ethicist and statistician at Fuller Theological Seminary, studied abortion data from the 1990s and the Bush administration's first three years. At the end of Clinton's second term, abortions stood at a 24-year low with a decrease of 17.4 percent while at the end of Bush's third year, they had moved significantly upward.

Dr. Stassen estimated that if the trends of the 90s had continued, 52,000 fewer abortions would've been performed in 2002.

Why are precious lives being lost? Real incomes have decreased, the minimum wage is inadequate, unemployed males are less likely to marry and our social safety net is disintegrating.

Life is a continuum that starts at conception and reaches to the grave, then beyond to the Creator's plan. For that reason many of us voted for John Kerry.

Eva L. Ritchey,

Hendersonville

Legislative Alert

NC Pro-Life Democrats support HB 263, Victims of Unborn Violence Act

We ask that every pro-life Democrat please contact your representative. For more information:

Contact your representative
LifeNews: North Carolina Needs Unborn Victims Law...

Please call the speaker of the NC House, Joe Hackney, at (919) 733-3451 and the President Pro-Tempore of the NC Senate, Marc Basnight at (919) 733 6854 to ask them to allow the citizens of our state the opportunity to purchase a "Choose Life" license plate. The money raised by the sale of the plate would help fund crisis pregnancy centers.

Upcoming Events

Event: North Carolina Right to Life 35th Anniversary Dinner
Date: Saturday, April 26, 2008
Time: 6:30pm
Place: Greensboro, NC
Note: Please join NC Pro-Life Democrats at the NCRTL's 35th Anniversary Dinner. Special Guests: Wanda Franz, Ph. D and Sentor Elizabeth Dole. For more info, visit: http://ncrtl.org

Past Events

Thanks for joining us at...

Event: State Executive Committee Meeting
Date: Saturday, January 26, 2008
Time: 10:00pm
Place: Hamlet, NC
Note: We will be petitioning for the passage of HB 263, Victims of Unborn Violence Act and the "Choose Life" license plate. For more info, visit: http://ncdp.org

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North Carolina Pro-Life Democrats is just one chapter in a large collective of pro-life Democrats.

We are proud affiliates with the national Democrats for Life effort. Find out more about the nationwide effort by going to democratsforlife.org.