- John Edwards
Johnny Reid "John" Edwards (born June 10 1953), is an American politician who was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2004 and a one-term U.S. Senator from North Carolina. On December 27 2006, he announced his entry into the 2008 Presidential election. Edwards was a trial lawyer before entering politics.
- Rudy Giuliani
Rudolph William Louis "Rudy" Giuliani (born May 28, 1944) is an American lawyer, businessman, and politician from the state of New York. Formerly Mayor of New York City Giuliani is currently seeking the Republican nomination for President. A Democrat and Independent in the 1970s, and a Republican from the 1980s onward, Giuliani served in the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, eventually becoming U.S. Attorney.
- Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton is a junior Democratic Senator from New York. Married to former President Bill Clinton , she was First Lady from 1993 to 2001. She is currently seeking the Democratic nomination for President in 2008 and is considered the front-runner. Mike Huckabee
- Dennis Kucinich
Dennis John Kucinich (born October 8, 1946) is an American politician of the Democratic party and a candidate for President of the United States in both 2004 and 2008. Kucinich currently represents the 10th District of Ohio in the United States House of Representatives. His district includes most of western Cleveland, as well as such suburbs as Parma and Cuyahoga Heights.
- Joe Biden
Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. (born 20 November 1942) is an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, Delaware. He is a member of the Democratic Party and the incumbent senior U.S. Senator from Delaware. Biden is currently serving his sixth term and is Delaware's longest-serving Senator. He is the Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in the 110th Congress. Biden has served in that position in the past, …
- Gloria Steinem
Steinem's lifelong career as a writer and journalist began after college. A co-founder of New York magazine in 1968, Steinem was always active in a wide array of political and social causes. She became a major feminist leader in the late 1960s and in 1971 co-founded MS Magazine, where she serves as contributing editor today.
- Mike Gravel
Maurice Robert "Mike" Gravel (born May 13, 1930), is a former Democratic United States Senator from Alaska for two terms, from 1969 to 1981. He is primarily known for his efforts in ending the draft following the Vietnam War and for having put into the public record the Pentagon Papers in 1971. He is currently a candidate for the 2008 Democratic nomination for President of the United States.
- Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II born August 4, 1961 is the President-elect of the United States of America. The first African American to be elected President of the United States, Obama was the junior United States Senator from Illinois in 2004 and served until his resignation on November 16, 2008, following his election to the Presidency. His term of office as the forty-fourth U.S. president will begin on January 20, 2009.
- Christopher Dodd
Christopher John Dodd is a second generation U.S. Senator from Willimantic, Conn. He was born in 1944 to Grace Mary Dodd and Sen. Thomas Dodd . The Dodd father lost his first run for the Senate in 1956 to Prescott Bush , father of President George H. W. Bush and grandfather of the current president. After attending a Jesuit boys school in Maryland, Chris Dodd matriculated to Providence College, where he received a degree in English Literature in 1966.
- Tammy Bruce
Tammy Bruce (born August 19, 1962) is a pro-choice lesbian feminist who hosts "The Tammy Bruce Show," a radio talk show broadcast on over 160 stations in the United States. Bruce describes herself as a classical liberal author and political commentator. "The Tammy Bruce Show" broadcasts three hours a day six days a week, including Saturdays. She is also a political contributor to Fox News Channel. She is described on her website as "an openly homosexual, …
- Bernard Nathanson
Bernard Nathanson (born 31 July 1926 in New York) is a medical doctor and pro-life activist from New York. Nathanson graduated in 1949 from McGill University Facility of Medicine in Montreal. He has been licensed to practice in New York state since 1952. He became board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology in 1960. Both his grandfather and sister committed suicide when he was a child. As a younger man, he had been strongly pro-choice, …
- Tom Lantos
Thomas Peter "Tom" Lantos, Ph.D (born February 1 1928, Budapest, Hungary as Lantos Tamás Péter) has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1981, representing California's 12th congressional district, located in the southwest part of San Francisco County and the northern part of San Mateo County. He is the chairman of the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Frederica Mathewes-Green
Frederica Mathewes-Green is an Eastern Orthodox author and speaker on the subjects of religion and abortion. Her books include: * "Facing East," which recounts her experience as a convert to Orthodoxy. * "The Corner of East and Now", a sequel to "Facing East". * "First Fruits of Prayer: A Forty-Day Journey Through the Canon of St. Andrew", a devotional book for the Orthodox season of Great Lent.
- Joel Brind
Dr. Joel Brind is a pro-life born again Christian and a leading scientific advocate of the abortion-breast cancer hypothesis. He is a professor of biology and endocrinology at Baruch College and critiques ABC studies. Brind was an invitee to the National Cancer Institute's conference on the ABC issue where he filed the minority dissenting comment. Brind has been mischaracterized by some pro-choice advocates and publications.
- Ann Furedi
Ann Furedi (born c. 1961) is the chief executive of BPAS, the UK's largest independent abortion provider. Furedi has worked in reproductive health care for more than 20 years, mainly in policy and communications. She ran the press office of the UK Family Planning Association before leading Birth Control Trust, a charity that advocated the need for research and development in methods of contraception and abortion. Before joining BPAS, as its chief executive in June 2003, …
- Faye Wattleton
Faye Wattleton (born Alyce Faye Wattleton on July 8, 1943) is the first African-American and youngest President ever elected to Planned Parenthood (1978 - 1992). Currently, she serves as the President of the Center for the Advancement of Women, and also serves on the board of trustees at Columbia University. She is best known for her contributions to the family planning and reproductive health, as well as the pro-choice movement. Wattleton was born in St.
- Johnny Isakson
John Hardy "Johnny" Isakson (born December 28 1944), is an American politician, who has been the Republican junior United States Senator from Georgia since 2005. Previously, he represented in the House from 1999 to 2005.
- Judy Rebick
Judy Rebick is a Canadian journalist and political activist. Although sometimes controversial, she is one of Canada's most prominent left wing media figures. Rebick was a Trotskyist activist in the 1970s, active with the Revolutionary Marxist Group and its successor the Revolutionary Workers League. She was editor of the RWL's newspaper, "Socialist Voice" for several years.
- Jim Ramstad
James M. "Jim" Ramstad (born May 6, 1946) is a United States politician from the state of Minnesota. Ramstad has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1991, representing Minnesota's 3rd congressional district, one of eight congressional districts in Minnesota. The district, the state's wealthiest, includes most of the western portion of the Twin Cities area, including cities such as Maple Grove, Bloomington, Plymouth, Minnetonka, …
- Mike Michaud
Michael H. (Mike) Michaud was born January 18 1955 in Millinocket, Maine. He has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 2003, representing. He was first elected in 2002, narrowly defeating Republican Kevin Raye in the race to replace John Baldacci (who was elected Governor). The 2002 race garnered a great deal of publicity as, in a reverse of most Congressional races, …
- Elizabeth Cavendish
Elizabeth Cavendish is the executive director of Appleseed Foundation, a position she began in March 2007, a year after serving as interim president of NARAL, a prominent American pro-choice advocacy group. She gained the position in May, 2004 following the resignation of longtime NARAL president Kate Michelman. Previously, she served as NARAL's legal director and on the staff of the Office of Legal Counsel in the Justice Department under Attorney General Janet Reno.
- Sam Farr
Sam Farr was born in San Francisco and lives in Carmel. His father, Frederick Sharon Farr , was a state senator and environmentalist whose legislation established California's first scenic highway system. After graduating from Willamette University with a bachelor's in biology in 1963, Farr spent two years with the Peace Corps in Colombia. Farr later attended the Monterey Institute of International Studies and the University of Santa Clara.
- Kristin Luker
Kristin Luker is Professor of Sociology and a professor in the Jurisprudence and Social Policy Program (Boalt Hall School of Law) at the University of California, Berkeley. She is the author of many scholarly articles, as well as three books: Taking Chances: Abortion and the Decision Not to Contracept (1975), Abortion and the Politics of Motherhood (1984) and Dubious Conceptions: The Politics of Teenage Pregnancy (1996).
- Carolyn Egan
Carolyn Egan is a trade unionist, feminist and political activist. An American by birth, Egan moved to Canada during the Vietnam War with her partner who was a draft resister, and settled in Toronto. In the 1970s Egan was a member of the Toronto Women's Liberation Movement. Egan is best known for her work in the pro-choice movement in the 1980s working with Judy Rebick in the Ontario Coalition for Abortion Clinics she was often seen at the side of Dr.
- Nicole Stockdale
Nicole Stockdale is a newspaper copy editor, well known in the industry for her blog, A Capital Idea, one of the first blogs focused on the craft of copy editing to attract a national audience. Stockdale began her career at "The Wichita Eagle" in Wichita, Kansas, as an intern in the late 1990s, while she was still a journalism student at Wichita State University. Before joining the "Eagle", Stockdale had been an intern for EMILY's List, a Washington, D.C., …
- Donita Sparks
Donita Sparks (born April 8, 1963, Chicago, Illinois) is a vocalist, guitarist and song-writer in Los Angeles, California. In addition to performing with her eponymously named solo project, she is also the co-founder, along with Suzi Gardner, of punk rock band L7. The band has released six studio albums, one live CD and a greatest hits record.
- Patti Davis
Patti Davis (born Patricia Ann Reagan on October 21, 1952 in Los Angeles, California) is the daughter of former President of the United States Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Davis. She is the older sister of Ron Reagan, and the half-sister of Maureen Reagan and Michael Reagan. She was called the black sheep of the Reagan children; and her conflict with her parents was well publicized. Davis is a bestselling author.
- Amo Houghton
Amory "Amo" Houghton Jr. (b. August 7, 1926) is a politician from the state of New York and member of the Houghton family.
- Amy Madigan
Amy Madigan (born 11 September 1950) is an American actress who is known for her role as Annie Kinsella in the 1989 film "Field of Dreams". Madigan was born in Chicago, Illinois. Her father is John Madigan, a Chicago-area radio personality and lawyer. Madigan studied philosophy at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, piano at the Chicago Conservatory, and also attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. She moved to Los Angeles in 1970.
- Mike Hayden
John Michael ("Mike") Hayden, (born March 16, 1944) is an American politician, former governor of Kansas, and current Secretary of the Kansas Wildlife and Parks Department. Born in Colby, Kansas and raised in the small town of Atwood, Kansas, Governor Hayden received degrees from both Kansas State University, in wildlife conservation, 1966, and Fort Hays State University in biology in 1974. He served over a little over a year in Vietnam and was awarded a Bronze Star, …
- Michael Cox
Archbishop Michael Patrick O'Connor Cox (born 1945) was ordained on 1 January, 1976 and consecrated a Palmarian bishop on September 9, 1977 by Ciaran Broadberry. Neither ceremony was recognised by the Roman Catholic Church. Cox left the Palmarian Apparitions' Movement and proceeded to lead an Independent Catholic ministry in Ireland. On 19 May 1998, Cox consecrated the Irish diocesan priest Fr. Pat Buckley a Bishop. Since he had no authority from the Vatican to do so, …
- Mary Ann Warren
Mary Ann Warren is an American writer and philosophy professor. She is noted for her writings on the issue of abortion. Frequently her essays are required readings in academic courses dealing with the abortion debate and they are frequently cited in major publications like Peter Singer's <i>The Moral of the Story: An Anthology of Ethics Through Literature</i> and Bernard Gert's <i>Bioethics: A Systematic Approach </i>.
- Mark Singel
Mark Stephen Singel (born September 12 1953, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania) served as the Democratic lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania from 1987 to 1995 under Robert P. Casey, Sr. He was acting governor from June 14, 1993 to December 13, 1993 during Casey's lengthy battle with amyloidosis and subsequent multiple organ transplant. A graduate of Pennsylvania State University, Singel was elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate in 1980.
- Mike Festa
Mike Festa is currently the state representative for Melrose, Massachusetts and parts of Wakefield, Massachusetts. He is a Democrat. He is pro-choice and pro gay marriage He has recently dropped out from the Middlesex County District Attorney race. Festa is married to Sandra Festa (25 years), with two children: Michael, age 24, recently graduated from George Washington University, and Danielle, age 22, recently graduated from UMASS Amherst.
- Karin Spaink
Karin Spaink (born december 20, 1957 in Amsterdam) is a journalist, writer and feminist. Spaink is a free speech advocate and social critic. Some of her battles includes: * New-age writers who assert all diseases are only a psychological phenomenon; * The Church of Scientology, who sued her for more than ten years; * American pro-choice advocates who got a pro-life site banned because of texts that may be construed as a literal, …
- Denis Dillon
Denis Dillon, a graduate of Fordham Law School and Fordham University, served as the District Attorney of Nassau County, New York from 1974 to 2005. In the history of the United States, only two other district attorneys, Robert Morgenthau of Manhattan and Henry Wade of Dallas, have served longer terms. In addition to his political durability, Dillon, also advocated for the rights of fetuses in utero.
- William Blaine Richardson III
William Blaine "Bill" Richardson III (born November 15, 1947) is an American politician, and the current Governor of New Mexico. He is a candidate in the 2008 United States presidential election. He has previously served as a U.S. Representative, Ambassador to the United Nations, and as the U.S. Secretary of Energy. He was chairman of the 2004 Democratic National Convention as well as Chairman of the Democratic Governors Association in 2005 and 2006, …
- Goretti Horgan
Goretti Horgan (born 5 July in the 1950s) is an Irish socialist activist. Born in Ireland, Horgan was named for Maria Goretti. She attended university before moving to England. She later returned to Dublin, where she became involved in a pro-choice campaign. In 1986, she moved to Derry, where she helped set up a group to assist women to travel to the UK for legal abortions.
- Caroline Moreau
Dr. Caroline Moreau is an American scientist and self described "pro-choice" advocate. She has conducted a number of scientific studies, some of which involve abortion and emergency contraception.
- Merle Terlesky
Merle Terlesky (born in 1965 in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada) is a former communist, atheist and pro-choice activist. He was diagnosed with leukemia in July of 1998, received a bone marrow transplant and chemotherapy, and survived. He soon after changed his politics and now holds right-wing views, is pro-life and practices Christianity. He was a main organizer for the Young Communist League (YCL), a member of the Communist Party of Canada (CPC), …