The presidential race may look grim, but there is still hope for many State and Congressional elections, especially here in Missouri. I just found out yesterday that the exceptionally pro-life State Rep. Bob Onder is running to replace our pro-life Congressman, Kenny Hulshof, who is running to be our next Governor. This is great news!

As I said, Bob is exceptionally pro-life. Elected in 2006, the very first bill he filed was the Unborn Child Pain Prevention Act which came up briefly on the House floor last year, but was never voted on. He also co-sponsored a bill that would prohibit abortions in the state (except to save the life of the mother) and a resolution to allow voters the opportunity to truly ban human cloning (neither went anywhere). This year he is the sponsor of HB 1831, which I mentioned yesterday, creating the crime of coerced abortions. He also sponsors HB 2419, excluding vaccination against the human papillomavirus from the list of required immunizations for school children. This one is significant since the MO Senate recently third read SB 778, a bill requiring the Department of Health and Senior Services to aggressively promote the HPV vaccine. Read an article Dr. Onder wrote about the HPV vaccine: HPV Vaccine Mandates: Just Say ‘No’ to the “Great eat Big Public Health Experiment”. He is also on the boards of Missouri Right to Life – eastern region, the Center for Bioethics and Culture Missouri, and the Catholic Medical Association. And because of his impeccable knowledge and understanding of life science, last year he was appointed to serve on Missouri’s Life Sciences Research Board.

Onder’s pro-life dedication no doubt stems from the fact that he is wonderfully faith and family oriented. When the House is in session he brings his whole family (his wife and six children) from St. Louis to stay with him in Jefferson City and I often see them all together at daily Mass.

Needless to say, Dr. Onder would be a tremendous and badly needed asset to the cause of life in Washington. Not only will he support pro-life legislation, but he will author it himself and push for its passage. He would be a great influence for other pro-life legislators who are more reluctant to really stand up for these important issues.

Since we may have little to hope for as far as our next President is concerned, it is vitally important that we work to help elect good, principled leaders on the local, state and congressional levels. Visit Dr. Onder’s website

Also, a reader recently asked if Kenny Hulshof has a website up for his campaign for Governor. I had to do a little searching – it certainly doesn’t come up right away – but I finally found it here: Hulshof for Governor.

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