Unborn Personhood on Colorado Ballot
 
American RTL Elated at Historic Development
 

May 30, 2008

DENVER, May 30, 2008/Covenant News Wire Service/"For the first time in forty years
of 'legalized' child killing, pro-lifers have moved an entire state to consider the
God-given right to life of the unborn," said Brian Rohrbough, president of American RTL.
"We thank sponsor Kristi Burton of Colorado for Equal Rights, the 500 participating churches,
and Colorado RTL for getting personhood on the November ballot."

The Colorado Secretary of State's office validated 103,000 signatures on human life petitions,
27,000 more than required to force a statewide vote. If passed, the Colorado constitution
would define 'person' as "any human being from the moment of fertilization."

"Abortion is wrong because it's a baby; it's always wrong to intentionally kill a baby,"
said Rohrbough, "even when its father is a criminal, as with incest."

American RTL has launched its Colorado personhood campaign with a rebuttal to the
so-called 'hard cases' of abortion for incest.

"The abortion clinic covers up the crime of incest, and typically sends the victim back
home to her rapist," the group's website states. "Even worse, they often send her home with
her rapist, the criminal who brought her to the clinic."

"There are no 'hard cases'," said Steve Curtis, the group's vice president and former chair
of the Colorado Republican Party. "Abortion for incest emboldens a criminal to rape his
young relative, helps him escape being caught, tempts him to repeat his crime, and
is not compassionate because it kills a baby and increases the woman's suffering."
Rohrbough added, "Personhood for the unborn helps people understand there are no
hard cases when deciding to protect a baby; you don't kill the baby because her father
is a criminal."

"Abortion clinics nationwide refuse to comply with mandatory reporting laws for suspected
child rape," said Jo Scott, director of Pro-Life Colorado. "We brought audio taped evidence
provided by Life Dynamics of that failure to the Colorado attorney general's office, and they
choose to look the other way; personhood for the unborn will reduce crimes against
women and children."

"American RTL applauds the dozens of Colorado politicians and candidates who have
publicly endorsed the personhood amendment," says AmericanRTL.org, "and urges all
Christians, pro-life leaders and organizations to support personhood as the only foundation on
which to reverse the de-criminalization of killing unborn children."

Media contact:
Donna Ballentine
American Right to Life
1-888-888-ARTL (2785)
http://americanrtl.org/