MARCH FOR LIFE ACTION LAUNCHES 2016 AD CAMPAIGN REVEALING PRO-LIFE POSITION IS NATIONAL CONSENSUS

 

Embargoed until Thursday, Sept. 22 at 6:00 am

CONTACT: Brendan Bradley
Shirley & Banister Public Affairs
(703) 739-5920
bbradley@sbpublicaffairs.com

 

Candidates Promising to Expand Abortion are Out-of-Touch with American Voters

 

WASHINGTON, DC – On Thursday, March for Life Action will launch a major public awareness campaign highlighting the overwhelming pro-life consensus most Americans share on the issue of abortion. The campaign will be supported by a new ad, “Consensus,” which is the first of its kind for March for Life Action and highlights the reality that pro-life policies are reflective of mainstream America, and are winning positions for candidates running for office.

Based on a 2016 Knights of Columbus Marist Poll that surveyed Americans on their beliefs about abortion, the ad reveals that the extreme position of abortion-on-demand up until birth held by the abortion advocates and many pro-choice politicians, is out of touch with the American public.

The first phase of the campaign will run Thursday through Monday, leading into the Presidential debate, and will include digital and television outreach. Targeting Columbus, OH; Dayton, OH; Pittsburgh, PA; Scranton, PA; Richmond, VA and the District of Columbia, the ad will run during major network programs including: Madame Secretary, Today Show, CBS This Morning, 60 Minutes and other significant programs. A partial transcript is as follows:

 

Woman 1: Now they want us to pay for abortion.

Woman 2: OUR tax dollars.

Woman 3: Almost 2/3rds of us say NO.

Woman 4: No way.

Woman 5: It’s time for this extremism to end.

 

“With this ad, we encourage Americans to take a deeper look at their candidates. Politicians who claim to be ‘pro-choice,’ essentially advocate for abortion-on-demand up until the time of birth, paid for by your taxpayer dollars.  This radical position is out of touch with the large majority of Americans,” said Jeanne Mancini, President of March for Life. “With an overwhelming majority of Americans in favor of substantial restrictions on abortion, it’s time for politicians to change the fact that current U.S. law does not reflect the hearts and minds of its own people regarding life.”

Without using actors, the ad features six women from different political and professional backgrounds.  “As we state in the ad, it’s time for OUR voices to be heard and the extremism on this issue to end,” said Mancini.

To view the ad, please follow this link. The full transcript of the ad is below.  The ad is embargoed until Thursday, Sept. 22, at 6:00 am. EST.  Visit www.marchforlifeaction.org for more information on the campaign.

To schedule an interview, please contact Brendan Bradley with Shirley & Banister Public Affairs

at (703) 739-5920 or bbradley@sbpublicaffairs.com.

 

 

 

“Consensus” Woman 1: America has consensus. Woman 2: Consensus. Woman 3: 8 in 10 Americans agree. Woman 4: Abortion should have real legal limits. Woman 3: Real legal limits. Woman 1: Even 6 out of 10 pro-choice Americans agree Woman 4: That abortion should happen only during the first three months of pregnancy. Woman 5: At most. Woman 6: At most. Woman 1: That’s consensus. Woman 3: That’s consensus. Woman 4: But it’s not the law?! Woman 1: Why? Woman 6: Why? Woman 2: Pro-choice politicians. Woman 4: Politicians. Woman 3: Many of them want abortion legal right up until birth. Woman 4: Right up until birth. Woman 1: Only about 1 out of 10 Americans support this extreme position. [Graphics] Woman 3: And these pro-choice politicians listen to them, not us. Woman 5: Not us. Woman 4: Not us. Woman 6: Now they want us to pay for abortion. Woman 2: OUR tax dollars. Woman 1: Almost 2/3rds of us say NO. [Graphics] Woman 4: No way. Woman 3: It’s time for this extremism to end. Woman 1: It’s time for OUR voices to be heard. Woman 2: It’s time for politicians to stop working for the pro-abortion lobby. Woman 5: And join the national consensus. [End Board]   VO: Sponsored by March for Life Action.

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 7, 2016

CONTACT: Brendan Bradley Shirley & Banister Public Affairs 703) 739-5920 bbradley@sbpublicaffairs.com

Funding Abortion Giant Will Do Nothing to Prevent Spread of Zika

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, Senate Democrats again rejected bipartisan legislation funding the response to and prevention for the Zika virus. For the third time, pro-abortion Democrats have prioritized their “war on women messaging” and Planned Parenthood funding over addressing the Zika public health crisis.

As the fiscal year deadline looms, speculation has mounted as to the Zika funding being included in a continuing resolution to fund the government.

“Pro-life Senators would be making a grave mistake to yield to abortion advocates and the Democratic party,” said Jeanne Mancini, President of the March for Life Education and Defense Fund. “Capitulating to our nation’s largest abortion provider on issues of public health sets a dangerous precedent. Even the President’s initial Zika funding plan did not include earkmarks for Planned Parenthood, which is what the pro-abortion Senate Democrats are seeking to include.

“Planned Parenthood has a vested interest in promoting abortion; their solution to fighting Zika includes abortion advocacy while disregarding the positive, medical work being done by groups like Florida State University in seeking an actual cure to Zika. Victims of the Zika virus deserve unbiased, real healthcare during this critical moment. The community health centers that provide both prenatal and pediatric care are the true providers that are on the frontlines of fighting the Zika virus and providing healthcare to women and babies.”

“We applaud Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) for staying the course and focusing on health care for Zika elimination.”

 

For more information, please contact Brendan Bradley with Shirley & Banister Public Affairs at

(703) 739-5920 or bbradley@sbpublicaffairs.com.

 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 6, 2016

CONTACT: Brendan Bradley Shirley & Banister Public Affairs 703) 739-5920 bbradley@sbpublicaffairs.com

 

WASHINGTON, DC – On Monday, pro-life hero, cultural conservative activist and icon Phyllis Schlafly died at her home in St. Louis, according to a spokesman for the Eagle Forum political group she founded.

“Today the pro-life movement lost a hero, Phyllis Schlafly,” said Tom McClusky, vice president of government affairs for the March For Life Education & Defense Fund. “Mrs. Schlafly not only helped the Republican Party become pro-life in the 1980s, but spent the remainder of her life ensuring it remained so. I was honored to be trained to work on the platform under Phyllis’ wing and was able to witness first-hand how she fought to maintain its pro-life status.  It is fitting that the current platform has the strongest pro-life policies ever.”

Many Americans learned of Mrs. Schlafly through her almost single-handed defeat of the misnamed Equal Rights Amendment, which would have given abortion a more settled right in the U.S. Constitution as opposed to where it still stands today, on a decision of judicial activism.

“Phyllis Schlafly made a life defending the values of the country she loved so much,” said McClusky. “We are a better nation thanks to the work of Phyllis Schlafly – she was a role model for conservatives of all ages and stripes. We are praying for her family.”

 

For more information, or to schedule an interview with Mr. McClusky, please contact Brendan Bradley at bbradley@sbpublicaffairs.com or (703) 739-5920.

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