Teachers' Union Weighs In on Abortion
Friday, April 23, 2004

My comments: This is precisely the reason I do not belong to a teacher's union! I refuse to let them use my money to support their left-wing agenda!!

WASHINGTON — The National Education Association, a 2.7 million member teachers' union, is a co-sponsor for the pro-abortion rights March for Women's Lives, angering pro-life educators who say the NEA should stay out of the abortion debate.

"I believe the NEA needs to stick to education issues only — in their resolutions, in their decisions, etc., in what they do as an organization, and completely get out of political issues, including this one here, regarding the woman's right to choose, the abortion issue, the sanctity
of life," said Connie Bancroft, a member of the pro-life group Teachers Saving Children.

While organizers told a news conference this week that the march supports a variety of women's health issues, the focus was clearly on defeating efforts to limit abortion rights.

The NEA declined an on-camera interview, but said in a statement: "The NEA supports current law. It believes in freedom of choice — for or against abortion. There should be no government limits."

That said, NEA's Washington office will be available to members during the event, but a spokesman insists it is not an official hospitality site nor is the national office paying to bus in participants. In the meantime, the NEA has claimed that a coordinated effort is under
way to distort their role in the march this weekend.