Article: NARAL ignored its mission when it backed Obama

A few years ago, the National Abortion Rights Action League, or NARAL for short, changed its name to NARAL Pro-Choice America. The idea, as I understood it, was to put the emphasis on "choice" rather than "abortion." Now, the organization has announced its choice in the Democratic primary contest and, as best as I can tell, it had absolutely nothing to do with preserving abortion rights and everything to do with its sense of self-importance. Many women I know who have given their efforts and money to the organization are furious, and I don't blame them.

If the issue is choice, and it should be for NARAL Pro-Choice America, there is no reason to prefer Barack Obama. There's no reason to ...

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