Pro-Abortion Group Excited New York Governor Picks Kirsten Gillibrand for Senate
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- One of the wealthiest pro-abortion groups is delighted that New York Gov. David Patterson has chosen pro-abortion Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand to replace Hillary Clinton as a New York senator. Emily's List is " celebrating the news," according to an email from its president Ellen Malcolm to LifeNews.com. "In Gillibrand, New York Governor David Paterson selected a true champion of" of abortion, Malcolm says. She hoped her group's supporters will "join me in sending your personal congratulations to our newest pro-choice Democratic woman senator." Malcolm said her group "stood with Gillibrand when she chose to challenge an entrenched [pro-life] incumbent" and she thinks Gillibrand "will be a strong candidate to hold this important Senate seat for Democrats when she is on the ballot in 2010." The Emily's List head also noted that Gillibrand had received an award from the Human Rights Campaign, another pro-abortion group. During her time in the House, she maintained a 100 percent pro-abortion voting record and also supported forcing taxpayers to fund embryonic stem cell research.

Do Men Have Rights Over Unborn Children? British IVF Lawsuit Asks Question
London, England (LifeNews.com) -- A British woman whose pregnant daughter was killed in a car crash is considering legal action to stop her daughter's fiancé using her frozen embryos to have their child. Kay Stanley had undergone IVF treatment and had her eggs fertilized before she died. Her mother Gwen Bates claims her fiancé Brett Vogel may be considering using a female relative as a surrogate for the fertilized embryo. Bates insists Stanley would have been opposed to such a move. American bioethicist Wesley J. Smith comments on the unusual case and insists the father has a right to his unborn child. "Even if that is true, even if the poor dead woman would not want her children gestated by another woman, so what? She is dead. The father is alive. His nascent children can still be born. Why should he be prevented from having his children--if that is his decision--and instead be forced to see them destroyed (or possibly experimented upon)? The law generally holds that a woman is entitled to an abortion--regardless of what the father might want--because it is her body that gestates the child. That biological symbiotic relationship fact is seen as trumping whatever rights the father might have in the matter. It is her body and if she doesn't want to gestate, she has the unfettered right, at least in the early months, to terminate the pregnancy. But in this case, the mother is dead and so her body is not being used for anything. The father may want to have his children brought to birth. If the grandmother can legally prevent her grandchildren from being born, it means that fathers have no rights of any kind over their pre-born children. If so, that is utter sexism."

California Man Indicted on Two Counts of Killing Pregnant Girlfriend, Unborn Child
Oakland, CA (LifeNews.com) -- Aaron Ashley, 33, was indicted by a criminal grand jury on two counts of murder in the fatal stabbing of his pregnant girlfriend. Ashley, who faces life in prison without the possibility of parole, is accused of killing Latrice Grayson, 24, in her home last year. Police said he used a scissor blade to stab Grayson, eight months pregnant at the time, to death because she refused to get an abortion or give up the unborn child for adoption. A criminal grand jury found late last year that prosecutors had enough evidence against Ashley to charge him with two counts of murder. Each murder charge is also enhanced with charges of causing great bodily injury and using a deadly weapon. The grand jury also found that the case qualifies as a special circumstances murder, meaning Ashley could have been eligible for the death penalty. But Deputy District Attorney Casey Bates said the DA's office will not seek the death penalty. Bates declined to comment on the case. Ashley, who has a wife and three children, began dating Grayson 10 years ago when she was 14 and he was 23, authorities said. Grayson became pregnant early last year, and the two fought over whether she should have an abortion, authorities said. Grayson refused, and the two agreed she would give the child up for adoption, but she changed her mind just days before she was killed.

Ohio Poll Shows Possible Pro-Life Gov Candidate Rob Portman Leading Fisher
Columbus, OH (LifeNews.com) -- The Dayton Daily News reports that a new poll indicates that former Republican, pro-life Rep. Rob Portman Ohio Democratic Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher in a hypothetical race for the seat of pro-life Republican Sen. George Voinovich, who is not running again in 2010. Portman leads Fisher 41 percent to 39 percent in the possible matchup. Public Policy Polling of Raleigh, North Carolina conducted the poll. Many candidates mentioned to replace Voinovich aren't particularly well known, the poll found. Forty-nine percent of respondents had no opinion about apparent Republican front-runner Rob Portman, the former Cincinnati-area U.S. House member. Forty-six percent were ambivalent about Democrat U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of Niles, a possible Democrat in the race. Portman led Ryan, 40-34 percent and was ahead of Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner 42-34 percent. The poll did not include other possible GOP candidates such as Auditor Mary Taylor and pro-life former U.S. Sen. Mike DeWine.

Missouri Pro-Life Rep. Roy Blunt May Run to Replace Pro-Life Sen Kit Bond
Jefferson City, MO (LifeNews.com) -- Pro-life Republican Rep. Roy Blunt is seriously considering a run to replace retiring GOP Sen. Kit Bond, who is pro-life and will retire in 2010. Blunt said he was “looking at it very seriously. I’m making some calls and people are calling me.” Blunt has kept a low profile since Bond surprised Missourians earlier this month by declaring that he will retire from the Senate. But Blunt is among Republicans exploring a Senate candidacy and doing what it takes to get ready. According to the St. Louis Post Dispatch, Blunt, from Strafford, in southwest Missouri, noted during a brief interview that he’s been successful raising money nationally, a prime concern for mounting a statewide race. Asked about ”Blunt fatigue” – a potential reticence by voters to vote in another Blunt after Matt Blunt’s just-completed term as governor — Roy Blunt defended his son's term as governor.

Minnesota Sees Pro-Abortion Ex-Senator Dayton Files Papers for Run for Governor
St. Paul, MN (LifeNews.com) -- Former Sen. Mark Dayton, who is pro-abortion, has filed papers to run for Minnesota governor in 2010. Dayton joins several other Democrats who have submitted paperwork for the race. Sen. John Marty of Roseville; Sen. Tom Bakk of Cook; Ramsey County Attorney Susan Gaertner; Rep. Paul Thissen of Minneapolis, and frequent candidate Ole Savior are the five who have made it official. Dayton served one term in the U.S. Senate and did not seek reelection. Dayton's popularity took a big hit when he decided to temporarily close his Washington office in 2004, fearing a possible terrorist strike against the Capitol. Before serving in the Senate, he served one term as state auditor. Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who was seen as one of the top possible vice presidential picks for John McCain in the 2008 presidential election, is strongly pro-life and has strong support from pro-life advocates in the state.

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