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MillwardBrown/lMS The Pro-LifeCampaignrecentlycommissioned to conductresearchon a rangeof life issues.The resultsare very for encouraging and revealstrongoppositionto the Ddillegislating safeguards to protect abortionand broadpublicsupportfor legislative research. humanembryosfrom destructive In the poll,66% of those who expressedan opinion were opposed to the D6il legislatingfor abortion. In contrast,the Government Agencylistsabortionas a "PositiveOption". appointedCrisisPregnancy ln the same poll,73/" of those who expressedan opinion wanted the human embryo protectedin law. Yet,FiannaF6iland the PDs appointeda commissionthat voted 24-1tor researchthat destroys livinghumanembryos. The ethicalsenseof the generalpublic,as reflectedin the polls, pointblankrefusalto listen is in starkcontrastto the Government's to reasonablepro-liferequests. The challengefor the pro-lifemovementgoingfgrwardis to encourage issues.This involves more and morevotersto linktheirvote to right-to-life carefulplanningand commitmentbut it has workedin countrieslikethe US and can be made work here as well.The PLC's"YourVote Matters" ad campaignis focusedat presenton the upcominggeneralelection but thereare alreadyplansto expandthe initiativeafterthe election. Politicsshouldbe guidedby respectfor everyhumanlife. This GeneralElectionmarksthe beginningof a new phase in holdingpoliticians to accountfor theiractions.
Two of the currentPro Life Campaignads