Washington D.C., Jul 6, 2004 / 22:00 pm
The National Right to Life Committee released yesterday a statement lamenting that "with John Edwards, Kerry has selected a running mate whose position is as extreme as his own, even opposing the ban on partial-birth abortions."
NRLC recalled in its statement that in 1999 Edwards voted against the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, and in 2003 he attacked President Bush for signing the bill, which would ban partial-birth abortions unless necessary to save a mother's life.
Edwards also voted in favor of tax subsidies for abortion on demand for federal employees.
NRLC's Political Director Carol Tobias said that "'Laci and Conner's Law' would recognize unborn children as murder victims when they are killed by criminals in violent federal crimes. This bill, also known as the Unborn Victims of Violence Act, was enacted this year despite Edwards' votes against it."