Abortion-Rights Groups Plan to Endorse Political Candidates, Rally Voters
January 22, 2008 | Read Time: 1 minute
Several abortion-rights advocacy organizations have announced plans to spend tens of millions of dollars to persuade voters to elect political candidates who support legalized abortion, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Today — the 35th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion — the Planned Parenthood Federation of America will announce a $10-million campaign to persuade a million people to vote for candidates who support abortion rights.
The effort is being run by Planned Parenthood Action Fund, an affiliated lobbying organization that is allowed to endorse specific candidates. Under federal law, Planned Parenthood’s charity status prevents it from taking such action on its own.
Additionally, Emily’s List, an organization that backs female Democrats who support abortion rights, seeks to raise more than $46-million to encourage women to vote for Sen. Hillary Clinton in the Democratic presidential primaries. Another group, Naral Pro-Choice America, will spend $10-million to influence voters at the general election on November 4.
Read The Chronicle’s report on efforts by charities to make presidential contenders address their issues.
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