NARAL Statement on Bush's Call for 'Law to Protect the Unborn'

WASHINGTON, June 23 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statementtoday by Kate Michelman, president of the National Abortion andReproductive Rights Action League (NARAL):

GEORGE W. BUSH'S CENTRIST MASK SLIPS;

GOP HOPEFUL CALLS FOR "LAW TO PROTECT THE UNBORN""Just hours after NARAL released an analysis of state legislativeactivity concluding that George W. Bush led the most anti-choicelegislature in the country, Bush expressed his hope that all ofAmerica will have a 'law that protects the unborn child.' Hisposition on this critical issue should now be clear to allAmericans."It is time for all the campaign positioning and fuzzy language tostop. George W. Bush is anti-choice and clearly is committed totaking away a woman's right to choose. His call for a 'law thatprotects the unborn child' demonstrates that quite clearly. As hisrecord shows, George W. Bush is an anti-choice Governor and would bean anti-choice President."George W. Bush said 'it will take leadership to convince people'to 'protect the unborn.' In Texas, he has demonstrated thisleadership with a legislative agenda that erodes a woman's right tochoose. His statement starkly illustrates his intention to applythis leadership to eliminate the right to choose for the entirenation."------NARAL is conducting a public education campaign to expose theanti-choice position of George W. Bush. That campaign expands witha press briefing today (June 23) in Sacramento, Calif., to unveilNARAL's new Internet banner ads on George W. Bush(www.naral.org/naral/test.html). For more information on NARAL'scampaign or Wednesday's press briefing, contact William J. Lutz at202-973-3032.