From infonet-list-request@prolife.orgMon Dec 16 11:39:02 1996 Date: Fri, 13 Dec 1996 09:01:41 -0600 From: infonet-list-request@prolife.org To: infonet-list@prolife.org Subject: infonet-list Digest V96 #166 Content-Type: text/plain infonet-list Digest Volume 96 : Issue 166 Today's Topics: The Left Side of the March RNC/Life News Release 12/11/96 [ Part 2: "Attached Text" ] Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 09:33:36 -0600 (CST) From: "Steven A. Ertelt" To: infonet-list@prolife.org Subject: The Left Side of the March Message-ID: Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII From: INDem4Life@aol.com ***** THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MARCH * * JAN. 22, 1997 * T * WASHINGTON, DC * H * * E * * * At the annual March for Life in Washington, DC on January 22, * L * 1997, a coalition of *progressive* and *non-traditional* pro- * E * lifers will march together along the left side of the March * F * wearing pink arm-bands for visual identity. * T * * * We wish to give voice and visibility to alternative approaches * S * to supporting respect for life and reducing the currently high * I * rates of abortion. * D * * E * We seek to seek to open dialogue with liberals who stereotype * * pro-lifers as religious conservatives, and with conservative ***** pro-lifers who view such people as us -- i.e. feminists, gays, lesbians, Democrats, libertarians, et al. -- as 'The Opposition.' We encourage progressive pro-lifers who have felt alienated from the present pro-life movement to join our effort to add a different voice to defending human life. The Left Side will likely include individuals from such groups as: DEMOCRATS FOR LIFE INDem4life@aol.com FEMINISTS FOR LIFE http://www.serve.com/fem4life/ see also: http://members.aol.com/prolifefem/ prolifefem.html LIBERALS FOR LIFE 31 East Lancaster Ave. Downington, PA 19335 LIBERTARIANS FOR LIFE http://www.cris.com/~Bwjass/lfl/ PROLIFE ALLIANCE OF GAYS AND LESBIANS plagalone@aol.com SEAMLESS GARMENT NETWORK http://users.marble.net/~sgn/ see also: http://users.marble.net/~harmony/ VEGANS FOR LIFE 3319 South Tacoma St. Indianapolis, IN 46237 Some of the types of issues which we feel deserve more attention include:* - committing to non-violence in our efforts to counter the violence of abortion - preventing unwanted pregnancy with such means as contraception, sex education, teen-abstinence programs, and family planning - assisting economically challenged mothers and fathers facing crisis pregnancies and raising children - promoting awareness about the harm abortion causes to women - fostering more flexibility in society and in individual institutions for accommodating pregnancy and parenting; rejecting the present inflexibility, not rejecting women's reproductive capacity - discussing abortion in the broader context of human rights - supporting ecologically sound quality of life - recognizing the diversity of world views (religious and non-religious) in American society and in the pro-life movement itself, and the need to respect this diversity in the current abortion debate (* This list of issues does not necessarily reflect the specific platforms of the groups listed above; for more information about these groups please contact them directly.) On January 22 we will meet at 11:30am for the March for Life Rally at the Ellipse (the big park south of the White House), and then march on the left side of the March along Constitution Avenue to the Supreme Court. for more information about The Left Side, please contact: jennifer.bryson@yale.edu -- Infonet List is a daily compilation of pro-life news and educational information. To subscribe, send the message "subscribe" to: infonet-list-request@prolife.org. To unsubscribe send the message "unsubscribe" to the same address. For more pro-life information visit the Ultimate Pro-Life Resource List at http://www.prolife.org/ultimate and for questions or additional information, email infonet-mod@prolife.org [ Part 3: "Attached Text" ] Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 12:48:27 -0600 (CST) From: "Steven A. Ertelt" To: infonet-list@prolife.org Subject: RNC/Life News Release 12/11/96 Message-ID: Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII From: COLLEEN PARRO <74047.2676@CompuServe.COM> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 11, 1996 The defeat of Dolly Madison McKenna by incumbent Democrat Ken Bentsen (57%- 43%) in yesterday's runoff election in Texas' 25th Congressional District is another lesson for Republican Party officials who support pro-abortion candidates on the Republican ticket. It's a lesson they appear reluctant to learn. Evidently they didn't learn it in November when the pro-abortion governor of Massachusetts, William Weld was beaten by pro-abortion Democrat incumbent John Kerry. Or when pro-abortion Republican Rep. Dick Zimmer lost his bid for the open New Jersey U.S. Senate seat to pro-abortion Democrat Rep. Bob Torricelli by 10 points, despite lots of money and the full support of pro-abortion Governor Christine Whitman. Or when the pro-abortion, pro-gun control Republican state treasurer of Rhode Island, Nancy Mayer, lost by nearly two to one. Or when Governor Pete Wilson's former aide Rich Sybert, an advocate of the choice to commit abortion, who was expected to win the open seat in California's 24th Congressional District, lost by 8 points. What is the lesson? The lesson is that Republicans who are pro-abortion are highly unlikely to defeat Democrats who are also pro-abortion. Why? Because many Republican voters care enough about the great moral and social evil of abortion, and, the resultant destruction of the social fabric of American society, that they will stay home rather than vote for an abortion advocate just because she has an "R" next to her name. In addition, pro-life Democrats and Independents must have a reason to cross over and vote for a Republican. In races where the Republican is pro-life, the people who care about the babies make the difference. The Republican Party retained control of Congress in '96 because successful Republican candidates talked about the issues people care about. Their message was a mix of social and economic conservatism that showed a clear contrast between them and their liberal Democrat opponents. Dolly Madison McKenna was a candidate with a mixed message. She claimed to be economically conservative while espousing a liberal, pro-abortion social agenda which, historically, has carried an expensive price tag. She flaunted her antagonism toward grassroots Republicans who base their lives and their political activism on deep religious beliefs. Her message failed to give voters a reason to retire Ken Bentsen. Contact: Colleen Parro 972/387-4160 -- Infonet List is a daily compilation of pro-life news and educational information. To subscribe, send the message "subscribe" to: infonet-list-request@prolife.org. To unsubscribe send the message "unsubscribe" to the same address. For more pro-life information visit the Ultimate Pro-Life Resource List at http://www.prolife.org/ultimate and for questions or additional information, email infonet-mod@prolife.org