Unborn Children in Jeopardy in Upcoming June 5 Recall Elections

Collective bargaining and public employee benefits….these are issues that have ignited a flurry of recall elections throughout Wisconsin. Four pro-life state senators were targeted in recall elections last summer. And now, the governor, lieutenant governor and four more state senators will face recall attempts sometime this summer. Wisconsin Right to Life takes no position on collective bargaining or public employee benefits. We will be playing an active role in the upcoming recall elections, just as we did last summer.

We MUST be involved in these elections because every single elected official targeted for defeat in the upcoming recall elections is strongly pro-life and every single candidate likely to challenge these targeted officials is blatantly and radically pro-abortion!

Wisconsin Right to Life cannot sit back and allow courageous right-to-life public officials to be replaced by individuals who believe abortion should be legal throughout the entire nine months of pregnancy, for any reason, with no restrictions whatsoever. Too much is at stake for defenseless unborn children and your vote will be their only voice in these recall elections!

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin and their pro-abortion allies see these recall elections as an opportunity to undo the life-saving Wisconsin Right to Life legislative agenda. They have their sights set on defeating Governor Scott Walker, Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch and State Senators Van Wanggaard, Terry Moulton, Jerry Petrowski and Scott Fitzgerald. All of these outstanding public officials have stood firm in their commitment to protect the unborn.

The candidates who have announced, or who are considering challenging the right-to-life incumbents, are all strongly pro-abortion. Of the likely gubernatorial candidates, Kathleen Falk is the darling of the pro-abortion movement; Kathleen Vinehout has a pro-abortion voting record in the State Senate and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett maintained an abysmal voting record on right-to-life issues when he was a state legislator and Member of Congress.

Pro-life Senator Wanggaard can expect a challenge from former pro-abortion state senator John Lehman in the 21st State Senate district. Former pro-abortion Assembly Representative Kristin Dexter is considering a challenge to pro-life Senator Terry Moulton in the 23rd State Senate District. In the 29th State Senate district, pro-life State Assembly Representative Jerry Petrowski will face pro-abortion Assembly Representative Donna Seidel. Pro-life Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald is also targeted in the recall election in the 13th State Senate district with challengers waiting in the wings.

If the recall elections result in the defeat of Governor Walker and just one of the pro-life incumbent senators, the balance of power in Madison will shift from solid right-to-life leadership to a situation where nothing can be done to protect the lives of unborn children and other vulnerable people!
The recall elections are now set for Tuesday, June 5. Wisconsin Right to Life will have comprehensive right-to-life histories and voting records of all the candidates posted online at WisconsinRightToLife.org after all candidates have filed.

The lives of unborn children are in grave jeopardy in the recall elections. They have no one to speak for them …. except you. Your vote in the recall elections will be their only voice!

Sue Armacost

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