'What is emerging is a man who is operationally pro-choice,' GOP presidential candidate Gary Bauer said. 'The right to life is the civil-rights issue of the new millennium. Governor Bush must stop playing politics with the lives of unborn children.'"

Senator Bob Smith Says "Voters now have a clear choice." 
enator Bob Smith (R-NH), a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, issued a release on June 14, 1999 in which he said: "I want to thank George W. Bush for finally clarifying his position on abortion, the moral outrage of this generation." I believe Roe v. Wade is unconstitutional and the only way to overturn it is for a President to appoint judges who strictly interpret the Constitution and understand that abortion is not a God-given right." "If Mr. Bush pledges to use the Constitution as a litmus test but is willing to appoint anti-life judges, then perhaps he believes that Roe v. Wade is Constitutional," Smith said. "Abraham Lincoln, the founder of the Republican Party, . . . used the position of the Presidency to outlaw slavery, the moral outrage of his century," Smith said. "I have stood up for the rights of the unborn for 15 years in the House and Senate and I will use the bully pulpit of the presidency to continue to fight to end abortion as President." "Now that Mr. Bush has staked out his position on abortion, there should not be one pro-life vote for a George W. Bush presidency."

What is George W. Bush’s Position on The Right to Life? 
While Gov. Bush has stated his views on abortion, he has not said what his views are regarding the myriad of issues encompassed by the ongoing denial of legal protection of the right to life in this country. Although, in a letter dated 1/4/99, we asked his views on public policy related to human cloning, experimentation on embryonic babies in order to obtain their stem cells, the killing or freezing of "left over" embryonic babies in in vitro fertilization clinics, and other bioethical issues of crucial concern to us, we have not received an answer. We do know that, with respect to the practice of abortion, Gov. Bush appears to be unwilling to work to put an end to it. He repeatedly says he supports a minimalist approach involving four points; parental notification and informed consent laws, abstinence education for teens and stronger adoption laws. He claims to be "pro-life" but would exclude babies conceived through rape or incest from a human life amendment. He has said he will not rule out choosing a pro-abortion running mate, nor will he commit to the appointment of judges who are pro-life.

The Republican National Platform says "the unborn child has a fundamental individual right to life which cannot be infringed." George W. Bush would infringe on that right, by virtue of his exceptions. The Platform also calls for the appointment of judges who respect the sanctity of human life. Gov. Bush has said he does not agree with that.