Pro-life vid of day: GOP Senate ad depicts life saved
by Hans Johnson
It seems negative campaign ads are the norm, but that’s not the case with this definitely positive one for Dr. Monica Wehby, a pediatric neurosurgeon in Oregon. She gained notoriety in 2009 for opposing the Affordable Care Act, and is now running as a Republican candidate for Senate, saying in her first ad that “It’s not brain surgery, Obamacare is bad for Oregon.” (George Will awarded her the “best bumper sticker of the year award” for her slogan, “Keep your doctor, change your senator”.)
This second ad features Lexi Llebelt, who was advised to abort her child because of a congenital spinal abnormality, but was reassured by Dr. Wehby: “She just hugged me and kissed my forehead and she said, ‘It’s going to be OK, sweetheart.’ After a series of operations once she was born, Gabby is now 12.
Update 4/29 4:00p: Unfortunately, Dr. Wehby also has taken the official position, according to the Wall Street Journal, as “oppos[ing] federal laws restricting abortion rights” despite the hopeful and very pro-life message of this particular campaign ad.
[youtube]http://youtu.be/KXqHI059n90[/youtube]
Why the disconnect? Why remain in opposition to restricting abortion when you have personally saved the life of a preborn child?
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[HT: Kelli]
Jill Stanek is a nurse turned speaker, columnist and blogger, a national figure in the effort to protect both preborn and postborn innocent human life.
I saw a video of Students for life following her campiagn stops to protest against her for being pro-choice. Do you know if there has been some clarification on her position?
Wow, David, looks like you’re right.
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2014/04/23/oregon-senate-hopeful-plays-up-medicine-plays-down-gop/
“The 60-second ad says nothing about Dr. Wehby’s political positions or that she’s a Republican. But the implication is clear: She’s a woman doctor who can speak to women’s issues. It helps that Dr. Wehby, a political neophyte, says she favors gay marriage and opposes federal laws restricting abortion rights.”
About the best we can hope for is that she’s open to state and local restrictions on abortion.
There are signs that Oregon may be turning more purple. Their attempt at a state exchange for Obamacare has been an abysmal failure.
The one thing that always tips me off is when the candidate says at the end of the ad: “I’m so and so and I approve this message.” :)
Oregon won’t turn purple and most people here in my city at least like the ACA. The problem was the online sign up didn’t work for a while but eventually worked out okay. A lot of people have health insurance now that were never able to afford it, including me!!
I think she’d probably be more open to state restrictions for abortion, I’ve noticed a lot of small government conservatives aren’t fond of federal legislation. Then again she could be one of those “personally pro-life” people.
I ran away from a purple state I won’t let this one turn that way too Hans!! ;)
I would like to get out of this miserable rust belt blue state and eventually out of the U.S.A I will receive a modest pension and am seriously considering moving abroad. I really think that this country, and the West as a whole, is on the decline.
May I suggest a tropical island somewhere :)