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Planned Parenthood Fail: Endorsement 'Kiss of Death' for Deeds, Scozzafava, Corzine
by Katie Walker
Released November 3, 2009
Washington, D.C. (03 November 2009) – What do Dede Scozzafava, Creigh Deeds and Gov. Jon Corzine have in common? All were endorsed by abortion mammoth Planned Parenthood. All three candidates were virulent supporters of abortion rights and opponents of human personhood.
“Planned Parenthood is well known for its protection of child predators, overcharging states for birth control and growing abortion business,” said Rita Diller, national director of American Life League’s STOP Planned Parenthood project. “This election shows that an endorsement from Planned Parenthood is the political “kiss of death” – as it was for Deeds, Corzine and Scozzafava.”
The humiliating loss by Scozzafava was a particularly hard blow for Planned Parenthood, as she was clearly the “poster child” of Planned Parenthood political candidates. The long-time Planned Parenthood supporter, board member, and Sanger Award winner had such a poor showing that she was forced to resign from the campaign the week before the election.
The losses reflect a trend identified by several nationally recognized polls earlier in the year that a majority of Americans consider themselves “pro-life.”
In May, Gallup found that 51 percent of Americans self-identify as pro-life and, in October, the Pew Research Center found 45 percent of Americans oppose abortion in most or all cases, up four percent from the year before. Deeds stressed his “pro-choice” views for several months in television commercials and was soundly rejected by Virginia voters.
“It is political insanity to hitch your wagon to the most notorious abortion chain in the country,” Diller said. “Let this serve as a reminder – if you support killing children in the womb, the American people know you do not deserve public office.”
American Life League was cofounded in 1979 by Judie Brown. It is the largest grassroots Catholic pro-life organization in the United States and is committed to the protection of all innocent human beings from the moment of creation to natural death. For more information or press inquiries, please contact Katie Walker at 540.659.4942.
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