We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by the Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.- That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among Men…

- The Declaration of Independence

The founders of this nation understood that all men have God given rights. Rights that can never be taken away. Governments, made up of laws, are created in order to defend these rights. The most important of these rights is the right to life, and it is the government’s job to make sure that life is preserved. Over the last three decades since Roe vs. Wade, the right to life has been trampled on. This right, being God given, is not an issue that is based on popular opinion but is based on the right of every person, whether they can speak or not, to have the choice of life.

It has been estimated that around 35 million human beings have been killed due to abortion since 1973 with the passing of Roe Vs. Wade. This is not a political issue, this is a moral issue that Americans have to begin standing for.

After the Civil Forum at Saddleback church in California, the nation no longer has any doubt about Senator McCain’s view on abortion. When asked by Pastor Rick Warren what his stance on abortion was, McCain responded, “you will have a pro-life president.” When asked when he thought life began, he firmly and bluntly said, “At conception.” Senator Obama on the other hand said that the question of when life began was above his pay grade.

For America, the choice is clear.

-J. Heffley