Phoenix, AZ - Dec. 18, 2009 - US Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) won praise today from Arizona Right to Life President Jinny Perron, who said the senior senator from Nebraska is protecting pre-born American lives by bringing to a screeching halt
a bill that uses taxpayer dollars to fund abortion-on-demand.
"Senator Nelson is nothing short of a hero to women and children," said Perron, "I hope he continues to courageously stand for his principles despite all the pressure."
The lone Democrat hold-out is butting heads with his colleague Bob Casey, Jr., a self-proclaimed "Pro-life" Senator from Pennsylvania who offered an amendment in order to win Nelson's support for the overall bill.
But
in a release yesterday, Nelson said, "The compromise adds important new initiatives addressing teen pregnancy and tax credits to help with adoptions." He added, "These are valuable improvements that will make a positive difference and promote life. But as it is, without modifications, the language concerning abortion is not sufficient."
Sen. Casey, who ran and won in 2006 on a pro-life platform, is being held accountable for his position switch by a national pro-life organization Susan B. Anthony List, which is running an ad campaign in Casey's hometown of Scranton, PA. See the ad below:
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