Vol. 44 No. 4 • september/october 2014
2014 General election Voter’s Guide
INSIDE: what’S at
StakE
Vote as if life depends on it — because it does
Pro-lIfE lawS
SavE lIvES
how to
SuPPort MCCl!
Visit us online at: www.mccl.org, www.mcclpac.org
Jeff Johnson’s pro-life leadership has earned
him the endorsement of mCCl’s state paC
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Prepared and paid for by MCCL State PAC, 4249 Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis,
MN 55409, www.mcclpac.org in support of Jeff Johnson.
Jeff Johnson has a very strong pro-life voting record in the Minnesota
House of Representatives
Jeff Johnson co-authored the Positive Alternatives Act to provide
women with life-affirming alternatives to abortion
Jeff Johnson co-authored Woman’s Right to Know to inform women
about abortion risks and alternatives, fetal development and more
before they undergo abortion
Jeff Johnson supports a ban on taxpayer funding of abortion
Jeff Johnson opposes health care rationing
Jeff Johnson supports the protection of human life from conception to
natural death
eVerY Vote CoUnts in this raCe
The 2010 Governor’s race was determined by less than 9,000 votes out
of more than 2 million cast
Jeff Johnson is the ONLY PRO-LIFE CANDIDATE for Governor
eleCt a pro-life GoVernor on noV. 4:
Vote Jeff Johnson
VoTE mIKE mcFaDDEN
A PRO-LIFE VOICE FOR THE U.S. SENATE!
• MikeMcFadden supports the protection of human life from conception to
natural death
• MikeMcFadden supports reversal of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade
decision
• MikeMcFadden supports a ban on taxpayer funding of abortion
• MikeMcFadden is endorsed by National Right to Life PAC
• Your vote will help tip the balance in the U.S. Senate to the side of life
• MikeMcFadden stands strong for life. Let’s stand with Mike McFadden on
Tues., Nov. 4!
Vote mIKE mcFaDDEN for U.S. Senate!
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any candidate or candidate’s committee.
Vote in the General election: tuesday, noV. 4
or by absentee ballot before noV. 4!
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President’s Message
What is at stake
on noV. 4?
Politics and legislation are necessary to
secure protection for the vulnerable
by leo lalonde
Welcome to mccl’s 2014 General Election Voter’s Guide!
I hope you will use it to learn the facts about where
the candidates stand on right-to-life issues—and then
share the information with your friends, family, neighbors and co-workers.
LegisLation v. PoLitics
Not everyone understands why MCCL cares so much about elections. Do they really
matter? Isn’t “political” a dirty word?
The truth is that politics is not something we can afford to avoid. A bad court decision inflicted legalized abortion on America—and both politics and legislation
are necessary to remedy that injustice.
Part of our mission at MCCL is to work with elected officials to enact laws that
reduce abortions and save lives. This is the “legislative” aspect of our organization.
And because pro-life officials are necessary to enact those laws, we have two political action committees (separate from our other funds) that seek to elect pro-life
candidates to office. That’s the “political” aspect.
Why eLections Matter
Both aspects are crucial. Justice requires that the law protect the equal dignity
and right to life of every member of the human family, especially the most vulnerable. We must work within the political and legislative processes to achieve that
goal to the greatest extent currently possible.
Elections are critical because the winning candidates affect our laws and policies
in ways that influence the incidence of abortion, which accounts for almost 10,000
deaths in Minnesota and 1.1 million nationwide every year. there is no more effective means of saving unborn lives in America today than well-crafted pro-life
legislation.
Why this eLection Matters
So what is at stake on Nov. 4?
In the governor’s race (see pages 6, 9 and 10), incumbent Mark Dayton faces prolife challenger Jeff Johnson. Dayton has vetoed seven different pro-life measures,
single-handedly preventing those lifesaving bills from becoming law.
In the race for U.S. Senate (see pages 3, 7 and 10), pro-lifer Mike McFadden is running
against incumbent Al Franken, who has earned a zero percent pro-life voting record.
In a narrowly divided senate, the success or failure of federal abortion-related
bills may depend on one or two seats.
Also on the ballot are candidates for the Minnesota House of Representatives
(their questionnaire responses begin on page 4) and the U.S. House (page 3). Check
the races in your own districts to see which candidates have committed to voting
pro-life. If you don’t know your district, see page 5.
get the inforMation out
this Voter’s Guide and other voting information are available online at www.
mccl.org. You can help us get the information out to as many Minnesotans as possible
by forwarding it to others. Encourage them to look at where the candidates stand,
and then to vote on Nov. 4.
Remember that human lives really are at stake!
How pro-lIFE lawS SaVE lIVES
The election of pro-life candidates leads to pro-life laws
proven to reduce abortions
by paul stark
Some people believe that the election of pro-life candidates to public office does
nothing to reduce abortions or protect unborn children. But that’s simply not true.
The success of pro-life candidates has led to the enactment of pro-life laws and
policies at both the state and federal level. And those laws have saved many lives
from abortion.
EvidEncE: Laws rEducEabortions
A substantial body of research shows that pro-life laws—e.g., informed consent,
parental involvement, bans on taxpayer funding of abortion—help to modestly but
significantly reduce the incidence of abortion.
Consider the evidence here in Minnesota:
• The Woman’s Right to Know informed consent law was enacted in 2003. Under this
law in 2013, a total of 12,164 abortion-minded pregnant women received factual
information about fetal development, abortion procedures, abortion risks and
complications, and alternatives to abortion. That number is 2,261 more than the
number of women who actually underwent abortions. Since Woman’s Right to
Know became law, as many as 20,687 women have chosen life for their unborn
children after receiving the information.
• The Positive Alternatives Act of 2005 created a program to provide grants to
pregnancy care centers and other programs that help women in difficult circumstances and offer life-affirming alternatives to abortion. more than 35,000 women
statewide were helped through the positive alternatives program in its first six
years (July 2006-Aug. 2012).
• The number of abortions performed on Minnesota minors peaked in 1980 at 2,327.
In 1981 Minnesota passed a law requiring that both parents be notified at least 48
hours before an abortion is performed on a minor (a court-required judicial bypass
option is included). After years of steady decline, minor abortions in 2013 fell to
295, the lowest number on record and only 3 percent of all abortions.
succEss in MinnEsota
The number of abortions in our state has declined for seven straight years, and
dropped 30 percent from 2003 to 2013. The abortion number and rate are now at
their lowest levels since 1974.
Thousands of minnesotans are alive today who would have been killed in utero
if not for pro-life laws. Those laws continue to save lives from abortion every day.
laws saVe liVes continued on paGe 7
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Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life
Vol. 44 No. 4
published by MinnesoTa CiTizens
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55409 612.825.6831
MCCL was incorporated in June, 1968 under the Minnesota Non-Profit Corporation Act for the purpose of engaging in educational,
charitable, scientific and literary activities and projects. These include, but are not limited to the following:
1. To improve and further personal and social responsibility for human life.
2. To foster and increase protection of the right to life of mother and child.
3. To inform the public on abortion and related subjects.
4. To foster high standards of medical care in the state of Minnesota.
5. To promote and encourage assistance in the care and rearing of children with birth defects.
6. To promote enlightened care and assistance to mother and child in crisis pregnancies.
7. To cause to be published and to distribute treatises, articles, addresses, reports and other publications on any or all subjects
related to those above.
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Minnesota conGressional candidates
ANsWER MCCL suRVEY
Candidates for the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives were asked the following questions. A short explanation precedes each question.
PAIN CAPABLE uNBORN CHILD
PROTECTION LEGIsLATION
There is now compelling scientific evidence that the
unborn child is capable of experiencing pain at least by
20 weeks after fertilization (the beginning of the sixth
month), if not earlier. Asserting a compelling governmental interest in protecting unborn children capable of
feeling pain, in 2010, Nebraska enacted the Pain Capable
Unborn Child Protection Act to prohibit abortions after
that point (with narrow exceptions). A number of other
states subsequently enacted similar laws.
In the U.S. Congress, the Pain Capable Unborn Child
Protection Act (H.R. 1797), which would adopt the same
policy on a national basis, passed the U.S. House of Representatives in June 2013, and has been introduced in
the Senate as S. 1670.
(1) Would you vote for the Pain capable Unborn child
Protection Act, which—based on evidence that by 20
weeks after fertilization, if not earlier, the unborn
child is capable of experiencing pain—would prohibit abortion after 20 weeks fetal age (with narrow
exceptions)?
GOVERNMENT suBsIDIEs
The No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7, S.
946) would apply a permanent policy against funding
abortions and health plans that cover abortions, consistent with the principles of the Hyde Amendment,
to all federal programs, including those created by the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. No.
111-148) (“Obamacare”).
(2) Would you vote for the No taxpayer Funding for
Abortion Act?
PARENTAL NOTIFICATION/CONsENT
FOR MINORs’ ABORTIONs
Laws are already in effect in about half the states that
require notification or consent of at least one parent
(or authorization by a judge) before an abortion can be
performed on a minor. However, these laws are often
circumvented by minors who cross state lines in order
to evade parental notification requirements (often with
the aid of older boyfriends, abortion clinic staff, or other
adults lacking parental authority).
The Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA),
sponsored by Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, RFla., (H.R. 732) and Senator Marco Rubio, R-Fla., (S. 369),
would require any abortionist, encountering a minor
client from another state, to notify one parent before
performing an abortion, unless presented with authorization from a court, or in cases of life endangerment,
or in cases of sexual or physical abuse or neglect by a
parent, in which case the appropriate state agency must
be notified instead of a parent. The bill would also make
it an offense to transport a minor across state lines to
evade a parental involvement requirement.
(3) Would you vote for the child Interstate Abortion
Notification Act?
ABORTION: CONsCIENCE
PROTECTION
Across the nation, pro-abortion officials and advocacy
groups have sought to use the compulsory powers of
government to compel health care providers to participate in abortion. Recently, the Obama Administration
has broadened the assault on conscience rights by issuing “Obamacare” regulations that require employers
(including religious schools and hospitals) to provide
health coverage that will provide drugs and procedures to
which the employers have religious or moral objections.
In response,pro-life members of Congress have proposed
the Health Care Conscience Rights Act (H.R. 940, S. 1204),
which would greatly strengthen the rights of private
individuals and employers to refuse to participate in
abortion or other procedures that violate their deeply
held beliefs. Among other things, the bill would prohibit
any government agency—federal, state, or local—from
penalizing health care providers for refusing to participate in providing abortions, and would allow health care
providers to sue when subjected to such attacks from
government entities.
(4) Would you vote for legislation, such as the Health
care conscience Rights Act,to increase protections for
health care providers and entities who do not wish
to participate in providing abortions or in providing
health care coverage for drugs and procedures that
violate their deeply held beliefs?
HEALTH CARE REsTRuCTuRING
LEGIsLATION
On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed into law
the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” (Pub.
L. No. 111-148) (“Obamacare”), which passed Congress
over the objections of National Right to Life. When
the government rations health care in a way that
limits the ability of Americans to choose life-saving
medical treatment, food, and fluids, it imposes a type
of involuntary euthanasia.
Using measures designed to limit what private
citizens are allowed to spend for health care and health
insurance, this legislation will result in unacceptable
involuntary denial of life-saving medical treatment
through rationing. It also provides subsidies for private
health plans that cover elective abortion, and contains
provisions that are likely to result in further expansions
of abortion through administrative actions by various
federal agencies.
(5) Would you vote to repeal the “Patient Protection
and Affordable care Act” (“obamacare”)?
congressionaL candidates
ansWers
Response key on paGe 4.
U.S. Senate
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Al Franken
Steve Carlson
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Tom Emmer
John Denney
Joe Perske
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Collin C. Peterson
Torrey Westrom
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Minnesota leGislatiVe candidates
ANsWER MCCL suRVEY
Following are responses of candidates for the
Minnesota House of representatives to the questions on this page. Use the response key below to
interpret the chart. You are represented by one
state representative.
incumbents’ pro-life voting records for the last
term (2013-2014) are listed following their responses to the MCCl questionnaire. You may wish to
compare incumbents’ responses with their pro-life
voting record.
1. Mccl has supported the passage of many pieces of
lifesaving legislation. These include, but are not limited to, parental notice for minors seeking an abortion;
informed consent, including information on fetal pain
and the offering of pain reducing drugs for the unborn
child during an abortion; abortion reporting requirements, and providing grants to organizations that offer
positive alternatives to abortion. Will you vote against
any attempts to weaken or rescind previously passed
MCCL-supported laws and provisions?
2. Mccl has a proven record of lifesaving victories
at the legislature, each carefully crafted to further
our strategic plan for creating a pro-life Minnesota.
This strategic plan involves an incremental approach
which allows for the greatest number of lives saved
while working toward our ultimate goal of establishing
respect for human life in our laws and culture. Will
you vote for life-saving legislation that advances
MCCL’s incremental approach and provides protections for the unborn and their mothers?
3. even many who support abortion are opposed
to taxpayer funding of abortion. Will you vote to
limit and/or prohibit taxpayer funding of abortion
in Minnesota?
4. biological-related technologies have been
advancing rapidly in recent years. While most
of these developments offer great promise, some
require that another human life at an early stage
of development be harmed or killed (e.g., embryonic stem cell research, human cloning). Do you
believe that the state should provide protections
for nascent humans against biological research and
technologies?
5. Mccl has worked with elected officials to protect vulnerable Minnesotans and those who are
nearing the end of their lives. Many protective laws
have been passed including a prohibition on assisting suicide or assisting an attempted suicide (MN
Statute 609.215), and a provision requiring health
care providers to “take all reasonable steps” to comply with requests for nutrition, hydration or health
care that “has a significant possibility of sustaining”
a patient’s life and allowing for transfer of such
patients to receive care elsewhere if the provider is
unwilling to provide the care (MN Stat. 145C.15). Will
you vote against any attempt to weaken or rescind
the MCCL-supported laws cited above?
6. Mccl respects the right of patients and/or their
proxies to make medical decisions. Additionally,
MCCL is opposed to any efforts that seek to force
medical decisions on others which are based on
quality of life criteria. Will you oppose efforts that
replace the patient (or proxy) with government
standards in regard to medical decision-making,
resulting in rationing of care?
7. as a grassroots advocacy organization that is
committed to working within the legislative and
judicial processes, MCCL has always had an interest
in issues that affect elections. We are strongly committed to maintaining free-speech rights in order
to maximize our ability to communicate with our
members and the public without restrictive administrative burdens, and we support fair, secure elections
between competing candidates. Do you share MCCL’s
commitment to maintaining free-speech rights for
non-profits and PACs and to insisting on fair, secure
elections between competing candidates?
stAte leGIslAtIVe ANsWeRs
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Bruce Patterson
Dan Fabian
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Debra (Deb) Kiel
Eric Bergeson
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Roger Erickson
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so designated with comments only. Such comments are kept on file.
nr— NO RESPONSE — did not respond to the
questionnaire, did not respond to the question
so designated, or informed MCCL by letter or
phone that he or she chose not to respond.
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Steve Green
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David Dill
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question so designated but did not commit to
MCCL’s position.
%— VOTING RECORD — incumbent’s pro-life
voting record for the past term (2013-2014).
Percentage is determined from pro-life votes
cast in agreement with MCCL’s position divided
by total votes on pro-life issues (votes missed
while excused were not counted).
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Ben Lien
Brian E. Gramer
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• d— Democratic Farmer Labor Party
• G — Green Party
• Gr — Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis Party
• iP— Independence Party
• L — Libertarian Party
• LM — Legal Marijuana Now Party
• r— Republican Party
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stAte leGIslAtIVe ANsWeRs CONTINUED
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Justin Eichorn
Tom Anzelc
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Carly Melin
Roger Weber
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Jason Metsa
Matt Matasich
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Becky Hall
Jennifer Schultz
Kristine Osbakken
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Erik Simonson
Travis Silvers
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Bud Nornes
Jim Miltich
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Jay Sieling
Mary Franson
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Dan Bye
Mark Anderson
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Ron Kresha
Al Doty
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Joshua Heintzeman
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Tim O’Driscoll
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Dan Wolgamott
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Jim Knoblach
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Sondra Erickson
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Brian Johnson
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Chris Swedzinski
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Laurie Driessen
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Paul Torkelson
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James Kanne
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Andrew Falk
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Tim Miller
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Dave Baker
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Dean Urdahl
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Where Do the Candidates Stand
on Life Issues?
Join pro-lifers
for Mccl’s
one-day,
$50,000
fundraiser!
Donations doubled for 24
hours for pro-life education
and outreach
by Jan ochsner
save the date! Give to the max Day is
thursday, Nov. 13. For the sixth year, MCCL
is participating in Minnesota’s biggest
day of giving. This statewide fundraising
challenge begins at midnight and lasts
24 hours.
dollars doubled for life
For one day, mccl will direct all donations to our fundraising page at GivemN.
org. Donations to the MCCL pro-life
education fund will be doubled—up to
$25,000—thanks to the leadership of a
group of MCCL members.
easy to participate
Donations will support MCCL’s tax-deductible 501(c)(3) pro-life Education Fund. No
credit card? No problem—simply call the
MCCL State Office to pledge your gift on
or before Nov. 13. simply mention Give
to the max Day!
share the MessaGe
You can help MCCL by participating and
by spreading the word to your friends! It’s
easy to be a part of MCCL’s social network
and educate others.
GiV e to the max continued on paGe 7
Vote in the General election: tuesday, noV. 4
or by absentee ballot before noV. 4!
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GiVe to the max continued from paGe 6
MCCL on Facebook and Twitter:
• like mccl on Facebook: Share our posts,
RSVP to our Give to the Max event and invite
your friends to do so, too—www.facebook.
com/mnprolife.
• Follow mccl on twitter: Please retweet
our posts—twitter.com/MCCL_org.
MCCL at GiveMN.org:
• Visit the MCCL Give to the max Day fundraising page.
• While there, “like” our page and post a comment. You can even create a fundraising
team there with a few simple steps.
help Mccl Win a
Golden ticket!
Last year MCCL was selected at random for
a $1,000 Golden Ticket, which was added to
the donation of a first-time supporter. more
participation equals more chances to win
an hourly prize for MCCL, even a Super-Sized
Golden Ticket worth $10,000 at the end of
the day.
start a ‘5 for $50’ challenGe
Imagine if every MCCL member invited five
friends to support MCCL on Nov. 13. Invite five
friends to donate a gift of $10 each to help us
reach our $50,000 goal!
mccl is stronger because of you. For
more information about Give to the Max
Day, contact Jan Ochsner at 612-825-6831
or jochsner@mccl.org.
laws saVe liVes continued from paGe 2
Pro-LiFEcandidatEs
EssEntiaL
But they would not exist if we had not elected prolife candidates to public office. and no new pro-life
laws can be enacted if we do not elect pro-life candidates this year. Several recent pro-life measures
in Minnesota—including bills banning taxpayer
funding of abortion and protecting pain-capable
unborn children—were stopped precisely because
voters had chosen pro-abortion candidates.
Progress has been made, but abortion remains
the supreme injustice and leading cause of human
death in Minnesota. much more work lies ahead,
and it begins on Nov. 4.
this Voter’s Guide can also be VieWed at
WWW.Mccl.orG
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Bob Barrett
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Laurie J. Warner
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Todd Mikkelson
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Jerry Hertaus
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Cindy Pugh
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Paul Alegi
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Joyce Peppin
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David B. Hoden
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Dennis Smith
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Abigail Whelan
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Peter Perovich
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Sam Beard
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Peggy Scott
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Jefferson Fietek
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Mark W. Uglem
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Melissa Hortman
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Peter Crema
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Jerry Newton
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Mandy Benz
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Tim Sanders
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Susan Witt
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Linda Runbeck
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Pat Davern
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Greg M. Pariseau
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Matt Dean
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Bob Dettmer
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Tim Stender
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Kathy Lohmer
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Tom DeGree
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Michael Nelson
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Charles (Chuck) Sutphen R
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Debra Hilstrom
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Mali Marvin
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Connie Bernardy
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Jeff Phillips
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Camden Pike
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Stacey Stout
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Justice B. Whitethorn
Leon M. Lillie
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Audrey Britton
Sarah Anderson
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Ryan Rutzick
Jon Applebaum
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Richard Lieberman
Lyndon R. Carlson
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Alma J. Wetzker
Mike Freiberg
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Ryan Winkler
Timothy O. Manthey
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Cheryl Youakim
Bryan P. Bjornson
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Jim Nash
Matthew W. Gieseke
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Joe Hoppe
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Yvonne Selcer
Kirk Stensrud
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Jenifer Loon
Joan Howe-Pullis
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Dario Anselmo
Ron Erhardt
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Paul Rosenthal
Barb Sutter
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Dean Mumbleau
Linda Slocum
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Ann Lenczewski
Zavier Bicott
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Andrea Todd-Harlin
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Matthew Kowalski
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Donald Slaten
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Jay C. Whiting
Derek Thury
Bob Loonan
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Josh D. Ondich
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Tony Albright
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Drew Christensen
Dan Kimmel
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Will Morgan
Roz Peterson
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Bruce Folken
Tara Mack
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Anna Wills
Denise Packard
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Amy Willingham
Jon Koznick
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Marla Vagts
Pat Garofalo
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Fred Statema
Joe Mullery
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Raymond Dehn
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Diane Loeffler
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governor, state office candidates resPond to survey
1. Mccl has supported the passage of many pieces
of lifesaving legislation. These include, but are not
limited to, parental notice for minors seeking an abortion; informed consent, including information on fetal
pain and the offering of pain reducing drugs for the
unborn child during an abortion; abortion reporting requirements, and providing grants to organizations that
offer positive alternatives to abortion. Will you oppose
any attempts to weaken or rescind previously passed
MCCL-supported laws and provisions?
2. Mccl has a proven record of lifesaving victories
at the legislature, each carefully crafted to further
our strategic plan for creating a pro-life Minnesota.
This strategic plan involves an incremental approach
stAte leGIslAtIVe ANsWeRs
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Paul Thissen
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Tom Gallagher
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Yolandita Colon
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Karen Clark
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Julie Hanson
R
Susan Allen
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Jim Davnie
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Kyle Bragg
R
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Andres Hortillosa
R
Jean Wagenius
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Erin Murphy
D
Andrew Brown
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Daniel Surman
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Dave Pinto
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Lena Buggs
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Anthony Meschke
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Rena Moran
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Carlos Mariani
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Anthony “Tony” Athen R
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Alice Hausman
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Jon Heyer
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John Lesch
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Lizz Paulson
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John T. Quinn
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which allows for the greatest number of lives saved
while working toward our ultimate goal of establishing respect for human life in our laws and culture. Will
you support lifesaving legislation that advances MCCL’s
incremental approach and provides protections for the
unborn and their mothers?
trition, hydration or health care that “has a significant
possibility of sustaining” a patient’s life and allowing
for transfer of such patients to receive care elsewhere if
the provider is unwilling to provide the care (MN Stat.
145C.15). Will you oppose any attempt to weaken or rescind the MCCL-supported laws cited above?
3. even many who support abortion are opposed to
taxpayer funding of abortion. Will you support legislation to limit and/or prohibit taxpayer funding of
abortion in Minnesota?
6. Mccl respects the right of patients and/or their
proxies to make medical decisions. Additionally,
MCCL is opposed to any efforts that seek to force medical
decisions on others which are based on quality of life criteria. Will you oppose efforts that replace the patient (or
proxy) with government standards in regard to medical
decision-making, resulting in rationing of care?
4. biological-related technologies have been advancing rapidly in recent years. While most of these
developments offer great promise, some require that
another human life at an early stage of development
be harmed or killed (e.g., embryonic stem cell research,
human cloning). Do you believe that the state should
provide protections for nascent humans against biological research and technologies?
5. Mccl has worked with elected officials to protect
vulnerable Minnesotans and those who are nearing
the end of their lives. Many protective laws have been
passed including a prohibition on assisting suicide or
assisting an attempted suicide (MN Statute 609.215),
and a provision requiring health care providers to “take
all reasonable steps” to comply with requests for nu-
7. as a grassroots advocacy organization that is committed to working within the legislative and judicial processes, MCCL has always had an interest in issues that affect elections. We are strongly committed
to maintaining free-speech rights in order to maximize
our ability to communicate with our members and the
public without restrictive administrative burdens, and
we support fair, secure elections between competing
candidates. Do you share MCCL’s commitment to maintaining free-speech rights for non-profits and PACs and
to insisting on fair, secure elections between competing candidates?
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dayton’s onLy resPonse to
Pro-Life LegisLation: veto
Dayton, running mate Smith fiercely committed to abortion on demand
by bill poehler
mARk DAytoNIs No moDeRAte when it comes to the issue of abortion. His record as
an elected public official—including vetoes of seven pro-life measures as governor—is
clear evidence of his zeal for unlimited abortion.
senate record disMal
Dayton had a poor record in the U.S. Senate, where he voted against the ban on brutal
partial-birth abortions—twice.He voted against legislation to empower older Americans to avoid involuntary denial of
life-saving treatment. He also voted in
favor of taxpayer funding of abortion.
In a 2010 candidate questionnaire,
Dayton said he was “appalled” at Minnesota’s Woman’s Right to Know law.
He also voted against two parental
notification measures.
coMMitted to
planned parenthood
Dayton is a Planned Parenthood
donor, and his running mate, tina
smith, is a former Planned Parenthood vice-president.
Pro-abortionrunningmatestinasmith
Dayton was elected governor in 2010
andMarkdayton
by a margin of 0.42 percent. Within
weeks he addressed activists at “ProChoice Lobby Day”—the first-ever governor to do so. He pledged to prevent every
pro-life bill from becoming law: “It will not happen here in Minnesota.”
fulfills pro-abortion pledGe
Dayton made good on that pledge in the 2011 legislative session with vetoes of four
pro-life bills approved by the Minnesota House and Senate:
• Fetal pain: Would prohibit abortions after the point in pregnancy at which an
unborn child can feel pain.
• taxpayer funded abortion ban: Since 1995 taxpayers have been forced to pay more
than $20 million to abort 65,000 unborn babies.
• Human cloning ban: Would ban the cloning of human beings.
• cloning funding ban: No state taxpayer funds could be used to clone human beings.
2012: More Vetoes
Dayton continued his absolute opposition to pro-life legislation the following year,
when he killed pro-life initiatives:
• licensing and inspection: Called for licensing and inspection of abortion facilities.
• Webcam abortion ban: Required that a physician be physically present when administering the drugs for a chemical abortion.
With his vetoes, Dayton ensured that thousands more unborn children would
be aborted while he is governor—lives that could have been saved. They are more
proof of the often life-and-death consequences of elections.
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franken sPonsors
federaL biLL to WiPe aWay
Pro-Life LaWs
Senator has earned zero percent pro-life voting record
by PauL stark
in JuLy the u.s. senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the “Women’s
Health Protection Act” (S. 1696). This misleadingly titled legislation is designed
to nullify most state and federal limits on abortion.
sen. Al Franken is one of the bill’s 35 cosponsors.
a radical proposal
The proposed legislation would (for example) wipe away state laws protecting
unborn children after 20 weeks as well as meaningful restrictions after viability
(when a broad “health” exception would make bans impossible). It effectively
would establish abortion on demand until birth nationwide.
The bill also would eliminate informed-consent laws such as Minnesota’s
Woman’s Right to Know, which requires that women be provided with basic
factual information at least 24 hours before an abortion. Woman’s Right to
know empowers pregnant women and, in doing so, makes abortion less
likely (see page 2).
But Franken won’t stand for any of it.
franken’s consistent record
His advocacy of unfettered abortion-until-birth is no surprise. since taking
office in 2009, Franken has earned a zero percent pro-life voting record,
according to the National Right to Life Committee.
In 2009 he vocally opposed and voted against an amendment to remove
abortion subsidies from the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). In 2011 he denounced legislation in the House that would have stopped federal funding of
abortion.
In 2011 Franken also spoke out and voted against a measure to deny
federal funding to Planned Parenthood, the nation’s leading performer and
promoter of abortion.
In 2013 he voted against the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act, a bill
intended to curb the transport of minor girls across state lines for abortions
without parental involvement.
stands With abortion industry
Franken, whose campaign website boasts that he is “a fierce defender of a
woman’s right to choose,” doesn’t just vote against the lives of unborn children—
he actively champions his commitment to the abortion industry.
In 2010 Franken delivered the keynote address at a NARAl Pro-choice
America luncheon celebrating the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. He called
the abortion advocacy group’s work “indispensable” and told them, “I’m proud
to stand with you.”
Franken was one of only two elected officials to speak at a July 2013 Planned
Parenthood rally in opposition to the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection
Act, which would protect unborn children at the point (20 weeks) when they
can experience pain.
“You have my promise to keep fighting. Thank you, Planned Parenthood,”
he told the crowd.
minnesotans should know what Al Franken is fighting for.
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wheTher you’re a Long-TiMe MCCL member or have never heard of our organization, I
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Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life is the state’s oldest and largest pro-life
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for u.s. conGress
FIrST DISTrIcT
JiMHaGEdorn
 Supports reversal of Roe v. Wade decision that created a “right” to
abortion
 Supports a ban on taxpayer funding of abortion
 Supports repeal of Obama health care law that expands abortion and rations
care
 Supports passage of the Pain Capable Unborn Child
Protection Act
SEcoND DISTrIcT
u.s.rEP.JoHnKLinE
 100% pro-life voting record in 12 years in Congress
 Voted for repeal of Obama health care law that expands abortion
and rations care
 Co-sponsor of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
 Co-sponsor of the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
THIrD DISTrIcT
u.s.rEP.EriKPauLsEn
 100% pro-life voting record in 6 years in Congress
 Voted for repeal of Obama health care law that expands abortion
and rations care
 Voted for the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
 Voted for the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
SIxTH DISTrIcT
toMEMMEr
 Supports reversal of Roe v. Wade decision that created a “right” to
abortion
 Supports a ban on taxpayer funding of abortion
 Supports repeal of Obama health care law that expands abortion and rations
care
 Supports passage of the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
EIgHTH DISTrIcT
stEwartMiLLs
 Supports reversal of Roe v. Wade decision that created a “right” to
abortion
 Supports a ban on taxpayer funding of abortion
 Supports repeal of Obama health care law that expands abortion and rations
care
 Supports passage of the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
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EmmEr aND mIllS For U.S. coNgrESS!
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mIKE mcFaDDEN IS THE pro-lIFE
caNDIDaTE For U.S. SENaTE!
• Al Franken cast the deciding vote for
Obamacare, expanding abortion funding
and health care rationing
• The U.S. Senate will likely confirm a new
U.S. Supreme Court justice under Obama
• Elect a pro-life leader for the U.S. Senate
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JEFF JoHNSoN IS THE pro-lIFE
caNDIDaTE For goVErNor!
• Dayton has vetoed seven pro-life measures—Johnson will sign pro-life bills into law
• Dayton wants you to pay for elective
abortions—Johnson opposes taxpayer funded
abortion
• Dayton’s running mate is a former
Planned Parenthood executive—Johnson’s running mate Bill
Kuisle believes in protecting human life
• Dayton opposes pregnancy care centers—Johnson supports
funding them
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