For immediate release: Monday, February 13, 2008
For more information: Angela Martin (410) 269-6397
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ANNAPOLIS –Maryland Right to Life congratulates State Sen. Andrew Harris for his upset victory over incumbent Congressman Wayne Gilchrest for the Republican nomination for Maryland’s 1st Congressional District.

Sen. Harris received 44 percent of the vote, defeating Gilchrest by a 12-point advantage. “Maryland Right to Life volunteers worked hard on behalf of Sen. Harris, who has always been a champion for the rights of unborn babies and their mothers,” said Maryland Right to Life president Angela Martin. “We are delighted that he has won the Republican nomination and look forward to his ultimate victory in November.”

As a senator in the Maryland General Assembly since 1998, Sen. Harris sponsored numerous pro-life bills, including the 2004 Unborn Victims of Violence Act, which would have granted legal recognition to unborn children killed by violent assault against their mothers. He led the fight to prohibit human cloning in Maryland, and he is one of the Maryland legislature’s most articulate spokesmen for stem cell research that does not destroy human embryos and that is actually producing treatments and cures.

MDRTL also congratulates the other pro-life candidates who won their Republican primary races: Congressman Roscoe Bartlett (District 6), who received 78 percent of the vote; Collins Bailey (District 5), who received 44 percent; and Dr. Steve Hudson (District 8) received 38 percent.

“A Harris victory in November will give Maryland two pro-life votes in Congress,” Angela Martin noted. “We look forward to seeing more such victories as the people of Maryland come to understand that unrestricted abortion is not good for women, children, and society.”


Maryland Right to Life is the Maryland affiliate of the National Right to Life Committee, the nation's largest pro-life organization with affiliates in all 50 states and more than 3,000 chapters nationwide. Maryland Right to Life abhors and denounces violence in all forms. It works through legislative action and education to protect those lives threatened by abortion, infanticide, euthanasia, and human embryonic research.

For immediate release: Monday, February 4, 2008
For more information: Angela Martin (410) 269-6397

MDRTL Endorses State Sen. Andy Harris for Congressional Seat Representing Maryland’s 1st District

ANNAPOLIS –Maryland Right to Life is proud to endorse State Sen. Andrew Harris in his campaign for United States Congress representing Maryland’s 1st Congressional District.

“Sen. Harris has been a staunch advocate for the rights of unborn babies and their mothers since his election to the Maryland Senate in 1998” said Maryland Right to Life president Angela Martin. “He is a hero to the pro-life movement in Maryland.”

As a freshman senator in the Maryland General Assembly, Sen. Harris co-sponsored SB194, a bill to prohibit partial-birth abortions in Maryland. Although the bill passed in the Senate, it failed in the House of Delegates by a vote of 68–70.

Since then, Sen. Harris has consistently sponsored and supported pro-life legislation in every legislative session. He has worked tirelessly to promote the right of parents to know when a minor daughter seeks an abortion, the right of women to receive full information about the abortion procedure in order to give informed consent, and the right of health care workers to refuse to participate in procedures that destroy a human life.

Sen. Harris was a sponsor the 2004 Unborn Victims of Violence Act, which would have granted legal recognition to unborn children killed by violent assault against their mothers. He also supported legislation that would have required licensing of freestanding facilities that perform abortion.

Since 2005, Sen. Harris has fought to prohibit human cloning in Maryland, and he is one of the Maryland legislature’s most articulate spokesmen for stem cell research that does not destroy human embryos and that is actually producing treatments and cures.

“Sen. Harris’ record of working to promote protection for all human life makes him an outstanding candidate for a seat in Congress,” Martin stated. “Although we will miss his leadership in the Maryland General Assembly, we will be happy to have him representing Maryland’s 1st Congressional District.



Maryland Right to Life is the Maryland affiliate of the National Right to Life Committee, the nation's largest pro-life organization with affiliates in all 50 states and more than 3,000 chapters nationwide. Maryland Right to Life abhors and denounces violence in all forms. It works through legislative action and education to protect those lives threatened by abortion, infanticide, euthanasia, and human embryonic research.

WASHINGTON – The following statement has been issued by the National Right to Life PAC, the nation's largest pro-life political action committee:

National Right to Life PAC urges all pro-life Americans to do what is necessary to see that a pro-life president is elected in 2008. National Right to Life PAC does not want any of the pro-abortion Democratic candidates – Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, or John Edwards – elected president. Nor does National Right to Life PAC want Rudy Giuliani to become the Republican nominee for president.

National Right to Life is grateful for the strong pro-life record established by Mike Huckabee as governor of Arkansas, and recognizes that Governor Huckabee has taken the strongest pro-life position on all of the life issues of any of the remaining candidates for president.

National Right to Life is also grateful for the strong pro-life voting record on abortion of Senator John McCain, and appreciates the pro-life position he has taken in his Senate campaigns and in this presidential campaign.

National Right to Life also appreciates the pro-life position taken in this presidential campaign by former governor Mitt Romney. National Right to Life urges pro-lifers in the individual states to do what is best in their particular state primary to help see that the Republican Party nominates a pro-life candidate.

National Right to Life will always be grateful for the strong pro-life record on all of the life issues Fred Thompson established as a U.S. senator, and for the strong pro-life position he has taken throughout his political career. Fred Thompson conducted his campaign with integrity and honor, and we know that America will be well served by him in any future public role he is called upon to fill.