Would you support a president who intends to pay for abortions in other countries with your hard-earned tax dollars? Would you elect someone who plans to appoint representatives to the United Nations who will pressure other countries into legalizing abortion (especially, vulnerable and dependent third world countries)? How about someone who will use your money to fund research that creates human life only to destroy it, research that hasn’t offered any hope of success after more than 10 years of study. How would you feel if this president uses his influence to make it extremely difficult for sidewalk counselors and pregnancy resource centers to help pregnant women choose life for their unborn children? How would you feel if he supports forcing hospitals and medical staff to participate in abortions against their will? Would you want your next president to sign legislation allowing “born alive” aborted babies to die?

If that scenario isn’t frightening enough, let me give you another one, which is guaranteed to happen if the current pro-abortion presidential candidate is elected. Barack Obama has promised that when he takes office he will push through legislation that would prevent states from regulating abortion. It’s important to point out that state laws that regulate abortion have been largely responsible for the 25-percent decrease in the number of abortions performed in the U.S. Common sense legislation such as informed consent laws, short waiting periods, parental involvement laws and clinic regulations would disappear under what is known as the Freedom of Choice Act, or FOCA. It would also mean that all states would be required to pay for abortions. And that’s not all Obama will do if elected president. He has also promised that he will appoint Supreme Court judges who will uphold Roe v. Wade, virtually guaranteeing abortion-on-demand for decades to come.

In order to preserve much of the progress we’ve made in the pro-life movement, we must have the courage to give this information to the public. Each one of us likely has several people with whom we may have influence, individuals who will listen to what we have to tell them, and who will cast a pro-life vote because of it. It’s important that we reach out to these people, because together, we have the power to impact the future.