{"id":55253,"date":"2014-10-27T22:50:58","date_gmt":"2014-10-28T02:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=55253"},"modified":"2014-10-28T01:23:16","modified_gmt":"2014-10-28T05:23:16","slug":"vote-pro-life-its-your-duty-and-your-privilege","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/vote-pro-life-its-your-duty-and-your-privilege\/","title":{"rendered":"Vote pro-life: It’s your duty and your privilege"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Election Day is quickly closing in on us. There’s now just over a week before Americans will find out the results of many hotly contested races around the nation.<\/p>\n

For pro-lifers, a number of these races are more than just hotly-contested: they’re a literal matter of life and death.<\/p>\n

As pro-lifers, as Americans, and as concerned citizens, it’s both our duty and our privilege to vote pro-life in this election and in every election.<\/p>\n

It’s simply not okay to stay home or to fail to register to vote.<\/p>\n

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In some states, it’s too late to register. (But you can always get registered before the next election…and don’t wait so long next time!) But in ten states<\/a>, plus the District of Columbia, “same-day registration” is allowed. So, if you’re \u00a0a pro-lifer, you live in one of these states, and you’re not registered to vote, you should still show up to your polling place, register, and VOTE!<\/p>\n

We can’t only speak out against abortion to our friends, families, and on our Facebook pages. This is important – essential, in fact. But we simply must take the responsible step of getting out and voting for pro-life candidates and pro-life issues.<\/p>\n

Do your research. Yes, it takes some precious time, and I know you’re busy. However, if we want abortion to end, we need to be dedicated enough to spend a few minutes or a couple hours researching the candidates\u00a0and issues on our individual ballots. Share the results of your research with your family and friends who might be interested.<\/p>\n

I believe our nation is close to passing a national ban on abortions after 20 weeks – abortions in which it’s known\u00a0that the baby experiences pain<\/a>. Babies likely experience pain much sooner<\/a>. For instance, it’s known that babies definitely respond to touch<\/a> by only five weeks after conception. The baby in the video below, is only days away from this five week mark.<\/p>\n