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For Right to Life

Daily News

Monday, January 19, 2009

'Culture of life' made progress, Bush says during final address

The sanctity of human life made advances during his eight years in the White House, President Bush said in a recent interview.

The president defended his advocacy for a "culture of life" in an Oval Office interview with columnist Cal Thomas that was published Jan. 7.

Saying he believes "we have made progress on the issue of culture of life," Bush told Thomas, "I do believe people are beginning to understand why a person like me takes the position I take. And I do believe we can take those positions without being so judgmental that our voice is not heard. In other words, I have always tried to say, 'I understand your position, but here's mine, and here's why I think this makes sense for a compassionate America.'

"[A]s we disagree, let's keep things in mind: that all life is precious; that a society is strong when it worries about the most vulnerable among us, whether it be those who are elderly, those who are sick and those who are yet unborn."

During the Bush presidency, his administration reinstated the Mexico City Policy, which bars federal funds from going to organizations that perform or promote abortions overseas, and blocked during the last seven years congressionally approved funds for a United Nations agency that supports China's coercive population-control program. Bush also signed into law such pro-life measures as the Partial-birth Abortion Ban Act and the Born-alive Infants Protection Act. In 2001, he ordered a ban on federal funding for stem cell research that destroys embryos.

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Source: Baptist Press
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Publish Date: January 16, 2009
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The IFRL is the largest grassroots pro-life organization in Illinois. A non-profit organization, that serves as the state coordinating body for local pro-life chapters representing thousands of Illinois citizens working to restore respect for all human life in our society. The IFRL is composed of people of different political persuasions, various faiths and diverse economic, social and ethnic backgrounds. Since 1973 the Illinois Federation for Right to Life has been working to end abortion and restore legal protection to those members of the human family who are threatened by abortion, infanticide and euthanasia. Diverse though we are, we hold one common belief - that every human being has an inalienable right to life that is precious and must be protected. IFRL is dedicated to restoring the right to life to the unborn, and protection for the disabled and the elderly.   Click here to learn more about the IFRL.

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