Pro-life group releases radio in in support of pro-life Amendment Two
Election Day is only a week away, and Alabama Citizens for Life (ACL) is doing everything it can to encourage Alabama voters to support of the pro-life constitutional measure known as Amendment Two. On Tuesday, ACL — a non-partisan, non-denominational, non-profit, working to restore legal protection for all human life from conception to natural death — announced it has released a new radio ad in support of the amendment. “Life is on the line and on the ballot this year. There are many important issues this election, but one is fundamental: the right to life,” says the ad. “Alabama’s greatest resource isn’t our beaches, not our industries, but our children. The spot continues, “If you want to vote to protect our state’s greatest resource, vote ‘Yes’ on Amendment Two. If you want to restore respect for babies, vote ‘Yes’ on Amendment Two. If you don’t want your tax dollars to pay for abortion-on-demand, vote ‘Yes’ on Amendment Two. Unborn babies can’t vote, but you can. Their lives really are on the line. Please, vote ‘Yes’ on statewide Amendment Two.” According to Cole Wagner, Executive Director of the Alliance for a Pro-Life Alabama, pro-abortion groups like Planned Parenthood and and its liberal allies have dumped more than a million dollars into Alabama from New York, California, Memphis and New England to run ads against Amendment Two. “We can’t match Planned Parenthood and its liberal allies dollar for dollar. Their expensive radio and TV commercials are spreading lies and misinformation about Amendment Two to confuse the voters and create doubts,” Wagner explained. “We are grateful to all of our Pro-Life partners in the Alliance, like Citizens for Life, for making every effort they can to support Amendment Two and combat Planned Parenthood’s false claims.” The spot is initially airing in Birmingham and Montgomery media markets, and it is also posted on the Alliance for a Pro-Life Alabama Facebook page. Amendment Two is one of four statewide amendment proposals that will be on the ballot on November 6.
Pro-life group warns voters against Walt Maddox: he’s ‘unwilling to fight to defend the unborn’
An Alabama pro-life group, Alabama Citizens for Life, is warning pro-life voters about voting for Walt Maddox in the November general election saying he is “entirely unwilling to fight to defend the unborn or oppose his party’s radical pro-choice agenda.” On Thursday the group sent out a news release claiming Maddox is “charading” as a pro-lifer and that if elected, Alabama babies who make it to 22 weeks could lose their legal protection of the right to their lives. The group also compares Maddox to Alabama’s newly elected senator Doug Jones. During his campaign for U.S. Senate, Jones went on record saying “the law for decades has been that late-term procedures are generally restricted except in the case of medical necessity. That’s what I support.” However, when H.R. 36: The Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act came before the U.S. Senate for a vote to be brought to the floor, Jones voted against it, essentially killing the bill. “When it comes to protecting innocent human life, you either have a track record like Governor Kay Ivey or you have campaign promises like Doug Jones,” said the release. “All you will get is a candidate who falls in line with the entrenched and well financed pro-abortion lobby. Over the past several months, Democratic candidate for Governor Walt Maddox has been quick to label himself ‘pro-life’ but when pushed for more specifics, he evades the issue and calls it a ‘distraction.’” “The fact is Walt Maddox has refused to state he will support legislation that bans late term abortions, he will not commit to defunding Planned Parenthood, and he has repeatedly stated he will not try to fight any federal pro-abortion laws,” continued the release. “In other words, Maddox is entirely unwilling to fight to defend the unborn or oppose his party’s radical pro-choice agenda including abortion through all 9 months of pregnancy.If Maddox is elected, it becomes a reality that Alabama babies who make it to 22 weeks could lose their legal protection of the right to their lives.” The group warns pro-life voters to not be fooled by Maddox, saying that he’s using the term “pro-life” as campaign slogan, but will refuse any legislation to actually change any laws on abortion in the state.
Here’s everyone who Alabama Citizens for Life has endorsed in the 2018 election cycle
The state’s largest pro-life group Alabama Citizens for Life (ACL) — a non-partisan, non-denominational, non-profit, working to restore legal protection for all human life from conception to natural death — has endorsed 14 candidates in the 2018 election cycle. In 1978, ACL began lobbying for pro-life legislation, including: 1987: Parental Notification and Consent Law Enacted 1997: Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act / Ban abortion on Post-Viable Babies 2002: Women’s Right to Know, Informed Consent with 24 hr waiting Period 2002: Choose Life Tag thru DMV 2006: Unborn Victims of Violence Act including provisions for Court to appoint “Guardian” legal counsel to unborn 2010: Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act Bans Abortions after 19 weeks Here are the candidates who the ACL has endorsed, who they believe will stand up for and protect life: Statewide races Governor: Kay Ivey and Bill Hightower Lt. Governor: Rusty Glover Attorney General: Steve Marshall Secretary of State: John Merrill Agricultural Commissioner: Gerald Dial Judicial Races Supreme Court: Tom Parker State Senate Races District 21: Gerald Allen District 4: Paul Bussman District 6: Larry Stutts District 10: Mac Butler District 12: Del Marsh State House Races District 14: Tim Wadsworth District 48: Jim Carns District 76: Matt Fridy Attorney General: Steve Marshall “Steve Marshall has a solid record of fighting for those who cannot speak for themselves, both as Attorney General and District Attorney,” said Cheryl Ciamarra, Director of Alabama Citizens for Life and Board Member to the National Right to Life Committee. “He has been a vocal advocate for the Brody Act, a protector of religious liberty, and a defender of Alabama’s abortion laws. In the race for Attorney General, Steve is the candidate who best reflects the values of Alabama voters.”
Alabama Senate defends the unborn, bans dismemberment abortions
With a 30-2 vote, the Alabama Senate Tuesday moved to protect the sanctity of human life by prohibiting dismemberment abortions that tear off an unborn baby’s limbs. Sponsored by Rainbow City Republicans Sen. Phil Williams and Rep. Mack Butler, SB363: the Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act, would prohibit a procedure called dilation and evacuation “D&E” abortion, which accounts for approximately 95 percent of all abortions in the second trimester. Allowing an exception only in the event of a “serious health risk to the mother.” “Dismemberment abortions are a heinous practice, and I am glad the Alabama Senate has taken this step to promote and protect a culture of life by outlawing these procedures,” Williams said following the bill’s passage in the Senate. “The abortion of unborn children through violent dismemberment is something all right-thinking Americans should condemn.” Last Wednesday, the Alabama House Health Committee held a public hearing to discuss the House companion bill sponsored by Butler. There Butler referred to the procedure as “barbaric” likening it to medieval punishments. “I appreciate the hard work that Representative Butler has done to advance this legislation in the House, and I trust the House of Representatives will give this bill swift passage before the end of session,” Williams continued. “I am grateful to the Alabama Senate for protecting unborn babies from dismemberment abortions,” said director of Alabama Citizens for Life, Cheryl Ciamarra, “Our senators showed they prioritize human life and its protection by passing this legislation.” The House Health Committee is expected to revisit the companion legislation this week. Should SB363 become law, Alabama would become the fifth state to ban dismemberment abortion, joining Kansas, Oklahoma, West Virginia, and Mississippi.
Alabama lawmaker hopes to ban ‘barbaric’ abortion procedure
Under a proposed bill in the Alabama legislature, a commonly used second-trimester abortion procedure would be illegal in the Yellowhammer State. Introduced by State Rep. Mack Butler (R-Rainbow City), HB 376 the Alabama Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act, would ban the practice of dismemberment abortions, more commonly referred to as a D&E — dilation and evacuation. The House Health Committee on Wednesday held a public hearing to discuss Butler’s bill. There he called the procedure “barbaric.” According to the National Right to Life, “dismemberment abortions involve introducing a sharp instrument which is used to grasp and pull the child out, piece by piece. The child is alive during this torturous process and dies of bleeding out during the dismemberment.” According to the National Abortion Federation Abortion Training Textbook, “D&E remains the most prevalent method of second-trimester pregnancy termination in the USA, accounting for 96 percent of all second trimester abortions.” Bill Klein, President of Alabama Citizens For Life, weighed-in, “Alabama children should be protected by law from being torn limb from limb. No human should die this way in a civilized society. It shows a total disrespect for the sanctity of human life.” Monday, neighboring Mississippi became the fourth state to enact a similar measure, following West Virginia, Kansas and Oklahoma. According to National Right to Life, Butler’s legislation — based on the pro-life organization’s model bill — also has been introduced in Idaho, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Rhode Island, and Utah and may be taken up in several other states. State Sen. Phil Williams (R-Rainbow City) has also introduced SB 363, a companion bill, in the Senate. The Senate Health Committee will also hold its hearing on Wednesday. The House Health Committee closed its hearing Wednesday without a vote, but Butler says he expects it to be passed in the committee next week.
