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(LifeNews) — Texas Governor Rick Perry, who entered the GOP presidential race less than two weeks ago, is the latest Republican presidential candidate to sign a pro-life pledge put forward by the Susan B. Anthony List on abortion and judges.
The pledge has the candidates promising to support only judicial nominees who won’t interpret the Constitution in a way that supports Roe v. Wade, select pro-life Cabinet members on positions affecting abortion policy, supporting legislation to stop taxpayer funding of abortions and Planned Parenthood, and to support a fetal pain bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
“I not only pledge to protect unborn life, but have a record of doing so in Texas,” Perry said in signing the pledge. “I have signed legislation requiring parental consent for a minor to obtain an abortion, and have long advocated adoption as an alternative to abortion in order to protect unborn children.”
SBA List president Marjorie Dannenfelser said in response: “Governor Perry has been a long-time friend of, and leader for, the pro-life community. His signature on our pledge is more than welcome and we applaud him for his commitment to continue to fight for women and unborn children.”
Perry joins Michele Bachmann, Ron Paul, Rick Santorum, Thad McCotter, and Newt Gingrich in signing the pledge. Governor Tim Pawlenty signed the pledge as well before dropping out of the Republican presidential race. Though they are running on pro-life platforms, Mitt Romney, Herman Cain, Gary Johnson, and Jon Huntsman declined to sign the pledge.