MCCL is extremely pleased with John McCain's pick of pro-life Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate.

"We're thrilled," said Scott Fischbach, MCCL Executive Director. "Senator McCain has demonstrated his firm dedication to life in his selection of Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential running mate."

Gov. Palin with Trig and husband Todd

Gov. Palin brings another strong pro-life voice to the Republican ticket, in sharp contrast to the pro-abortion ticket of Barack Obama and Sen. Joe Biden.

Palin has proudly declared her pro-life convictions.

"We've both been very vocal about being pro-life," Palin, a mother of five, said in an interview shortly after the birth of her youngest son, Trig, who has Down syndrome. "We understand that every innocent life has wonderful potential. Special-needs children inspire a very special kind of love."

The differences between the McCain-Palin ticket and the Obama-Biden ticket are stark. McCain has a very strong record on the life issues, including votes in favor of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act and a ban on human cloning.

In contrast, Obama is the most pro-abortion candidate ever nominated by a major political party. Senator Obama voted multiple times to deny care and protection to children born alive after abortion attempts. He is also co-sponsor of an extreme bill, the so-called "Freedom of Choice Act," that would make partial-birth abortion legal again and require taxpayer funding of abortions.

"The country now has a clear choice," MCCL’s Fischbach added, "between an avowed pro-abortion ticket that would continue to push for unrestricted abortion on demand, and a strongly pro-life ticket that will bring us closer to a society that embraces the value and dignity of human life."