Senator Sam Brownback

(AgapePress) - Kansas Senator Sam Brownback, a 2008 Republican presidential hopeful, has received the endorsement of Iowa pro-life leader Kim Lehman, president of Iowa Right to Life. Lehman has agreed to serve on the senator's Leadership Committee.

Lehman is slated to hold public forums across Iowa this year to educate people on pro-life issues and to discuss why she believes Brownback should be in the White House. In what is perhaps an indirect swipe at Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, the pro-lifer points out the main reason why she feels the Kansas Republican is different from other GOP presidential hopefuls -- that is, the fact that he has been consistently pro-life.

"Some candidates used to be pro-choice," Lehman notes, "and I have a hard time trusting people that at one time were pro-choice, and who, in the political process, have become pro-life." And, she stresses, Brownback has stood for the sanctity of life in other ways besides opposing abortion-on-demand, such as by leading the fight in Congress against embryonic stem-cell research while advocating the benefits of adult stem-cell research.

The Iowa Right to Life spokeswoman appreciates the fact that Brownback has never redefined his stance on abortion as some politicians have. "The American public and myself, we are not trusting what people say any longer," she says, "because we want to see what [different candidates] have done."

Sam Brownback "has consistently stood behind -- in action -- his pro-life commitment, and his pro-family commitment," Lehman asserts. "I've met with him personally," she adds, "and I also see in him a man who isn't just pro-life; he is wanting to help women and save babies' lives. It is part of his being."

An August poll in the Des Moines Register found that nearly half of GOP caucus attendees in Iowa said the issue of abortion will be the key factor in determining who they decide to support in the 2008 presidential race.

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