Grayson Breaks Silence, Takes Strong Stand

When it comes to using the old media and the new media, Rand Paul has been running circles around Trey Grayson for months.  Last night Grayson broke what has been a virtual silence in an hour long conference call with conservatives.

Though much of what Grayson said here in November bears a striking resemblance to what Paul has been saying for months, Grayson did take a very strong stand on abortion, an area where Paul's views have opened him up to some criticism.

"To me, life begins at conception, and abortion is murder" Grayson said as he vowed to support a federal ban on abortion.

Paul has likewise stated his opposition to abortion and his support of the sanctity of life legislation currently being supported by his father, Congressman Ron Paul of Texas. 

But some critics have said that legislation does not go far enough. 

For example Judie Brown of the American Life League says this about the Sanctity of Life Bill:

I have read the language of the 'Sanctity of Life Act' sponsored by Ron Paul and found it lacking in two critical areas.

First of all, it uses the word 'conception' which has been co-opted by the culture of death and could be interpreted to mean that babies who are living but have not implanted would not be protected by the language.

The second flaw is that the proposal returns the ability to decide who should live and who should die to each of the 50 state legislatures and by doing this undermines the principles of personhood whereby every innocent human being deserves respect and human rights protected by law regardless of which state they reside in prior to their birth.

Support for this law is tantamount to being "pro-abortion."

-- Judie Brown, American Life League

Both candidates in this Senate race seem to be running from the right side of the party.  The question for many voters will be which one will they trust to stay there once in office.

Comments

[John]

Nonsense! Both Dr. Ron Paul and his son Dr. Rand Paul are as pro-life as they come. How has it been working out for those "Pro-Life" people that look to the federal supreme court to protect innocent life? Those innocent lives would be far safer and far better protected by state legislatures and courts than they ever would be or ever have been by the federal government and federal courts.

Especially in Kentucky!

Try something else to help Trey Grayson. Challenging Rand Paul on the pro-life issue just isn't going to do it!