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Wendy Long on Abortion
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Pro-life from conception to natural death
LIFE: 100% pro-life from conception to natural death. She has the support of the
Susan B. Anthony List and she has been an outspoken advocate on the issue of life,.
Source: 2012 Senate campaign website, "Election Day Comparison"
, Jun 25, 2012
Endorsed as longtime pro-life leader
Today the Susan B. Anthony List Candidate Fund, a national pro-life political action committee, announced its endorsement of Wendy Long for U.S. Senate in New York. "There could not be a more clear contrast between longtime pro-life leader Wendy Long and
EMILY's List poster child Senator Gillibrand," said the Susan B. Anthony List Candidate Fund President. "Wendy has boldly called on Senator Gillibrand to end the assault on Life, conscience, and religious liberty."
Wendy Long's pro-life activism began on Capitol Hill where she served as press secretary for pro-life Senators Gordon Humphrey (R-NH) and Bill Armstrong (R-CO). Long put her congressional work on hold to join Americans United for
Life and was inspired to obtain a law degree to better defend pro-life principles. She studied at Northwestern University School of Law under the direction of pro-life legal scholar, the late Professor Victor G. Rosenblum.
Source: SBA List press release, "Endorses Wendy Long"
, Apr 3, 2012
Conscience exemption: churches need not insure contraception
Originally Obama mandated that all employers--including some religious hospitals that may have a moral objection--provide contraception coverage in their insurance plans. Republicans attempted to pass a measure, dubbed the Blunt Amendment, which would
allow employers a "conscience" exemption. Long said she would support it, and attacked Gillibrand's vigorous opposition to it."She supports Obama's enforcement of their view on Catholic institutions and all religious institutions and people of
conscience who would have a problem with it. I support permitting churches and people of conscience not to abrogate their conscience. I would be willing to stand up for that and vote for the Blunt Amendment and not, in any way, support what the president
is doing. She is angry and annoyed with the president for considering any kind of compromise, even though it wasn't any compromise, it was just completely cosmetic. She was just annoyed that he would even consider backing off in any way," Long continued.
Source: Capitol Confidential on 2012 N.Y. Senate debate
, Mar 5, 2012
Roe v. Wade was constitutionally flawed legal decision
I think there is a universal understanding among the legal community that Roe v. Wade was a very flawed legal decision. It's a horrible decision from a constitutional law standpoint, and even liberal law professors will tell you that. I believe
that the issue of abortion should be left to the people to decide. The Constitution doesn't mention the word abortion. And if Roe v. Wade were overturned tomorrow, nobody would even notice, because the states are legislating their own laws about abortion
Source: Capital New York coverage of 2012 N.Y. Senate debate
, Feb 24, 2012
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