Republican silence broken on ABQ abortion initiative

Las Cruces - I'm pro-choice... when it comes to answering our state's official question "Red or Green?" Any savy New Mexico Politico should know to always answer 'Christmas' and if they don't, they must have recently moved to our Land of Enchantment. 

I believe life begins at conception and ends at natural death. The Roman Catholicism of my childhood, a belief in Natural Law and the non-aggression principle propel me to be wholly pro-life. I'm against abortion and the death penalty, there are no grey areas in 'Life' for this politico. When it comes to the abortion debate most republican operatives and pro-life politicians are shying away from providing substantive commentary on the subject. I see this as a direct correlation to the perception that when Republicans or any social conservative discusses the abortion debate they carelessly open themselves to relentless left wing attacks in the media with sensationalists headlines like, "candidate X hates women." Preposterous bovine excremant that the emotional left loves to use in lieu of the facts.


The Albuquerque Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Ordinance has provided an excellent opportunity to serve as a rallying point for the state's pro-life Republicans to broadcast their message but all there has been is silence. Don't believe me? Has Governor Martinez opened up at length on the subject? Where's Congressman Pearce's op-ed? Pearce is one of the strongest pro-life Republicans in the United States House of Representatives and one of the Governors most memorable campaign zingers to conservative crowds is that she "believes babies should be born!"

The eyes of the nation are on Albuquerque this week. 'Burquenos' will have the opportunity to vote on the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Ordinance on Tuesday November 19th. The ordinance seeks to end the gruesome practice of late-term abortion procedures within Albuquerque's city limits. Recent polling data has indicated that the ballot measure may fail, this could be the reason why so many pro-life Republicans are distancing themselves from the controversy. 

David, Roland, Erin Clements

There is one pro-life Republican who's not shying away from offering his take on the ballot initiative. U.S. Senate candidate David Clements has penned a substantive op-ed that shifts the paradigm and debate, not only challenging Democrats but Republicans too. Clements asks pro-life advocates nationwide to reassess their strategy for battling late term abortion in supporting local initiatives like Albuquerque's. While the Albuquerque Journal disagrees with local ballot initiatives, Clements applauds it and believes the same Founders who authored the U.S. Constitution would applaud it too. 

Clements is challenging Senator Tom Udall in the 2014 mid-term election. Udall has a 100% rating from the pro-abortion group NARAL. Udall's wife, Jill Cooper Udall co-hosted an October fundraiser with Texas abortionist Dr. Curtis Boyd to finance the media buys of abortion rights groups.

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