By Maria V. Gallagher, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation
What is it like to live in a battleground state?
It means Presidential candidates and their surrogates crisscrossing our Commonwealth, trying to woo voters from gritty urban centers to sleek suburban enclaves to rustic rural outposts.
It means nightly mentions on cable news regarding everything from voter registration counts to poll numbers.
It means being a constant focus of political pundits and analysts.
Pennsylvania is neither a red state nor a blue state—it is decidedly purple, an interesting blend of the two.
Nothing can be taken for granted here—especially when it comes to defending unborn children and their mothers from pro-abortion politicians. Every vote is necessary and critical to the long-term success of protecting women and their babies from harm.
Pennsylvania went red in 2016 and many credit that for Republican Donald Trump’s ascendance to the White House. In 2020, pro-abortion Democrat Joe Biden captured Pennsylvania’s electoral votes, ushering in an administration decidedly hostile to unborn rights.
At stake also in Pennsylvania is control of the state legislature. Currently, Democrats hold a razor-thin lead in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, while Republicans control the Pennsylvania Senate. If pro-abortion Democrats capture the General Assembly, preborn children and their mothers could suffer greatly from the dismantling of the time-tested Abortion Control Act.
Pro-abortion Democrats, led by Gov. Josh Shapiro, desire an end to our 24-hour reflection period before an abortion. They want to do away with parental consent for abortion, along with informed consent for abortion. They want to rip away the blanket of legal protections that have served our Commonwealth well for decades.
If you live in Pennsylvania, please make sure you are registered to vote. You can learn more at https://www.pa.gov/en/
This may in fact be the most important election of our lives—especially in battleground states. Let us engage in peaceful action to ensure that the rights of the most vulnerable are protected!