NARAL Hero and Zero

HERO: Senator Maria Cantwell - Pro-Choice Incumbent from Washington
Putting Congress back into pro-choice hands in 2006 means taking down anti-choice candidates, as well as protecting the seats of pro-choice incumbents like Senator Cantwell. She has long been an ally of pro-choice Americans -- co-sponsoring the Freedom of Choice and the Prevention First Acts, and casting principled votes against John Roberts' and Samuel Alito's nominations to the Supreme Court. Here at NARAL Pro-Choice America, we're working hard to make sure Maria Cantwell is re-elected so she can continue her work in the Senate, protecting the values of personal freedom and privacy.

For her steadfast support of a woman's right to choose, Maria Cantwell gets July's Election 2006 Hero of the Month Award.

ZERO: Senator George Allen - Anti-Choice Incumbent from Virginia
It's hard to know where to start with this anti-choice fanatic. Senator Allen has been on the wrong side of every choice-related issue since he joined the Senate in 2000. He voted to let violent clinic blockaders avoid paying fines associated with their illegal acts by declaring bankruptcy. Not only that, he's rubberstamped each of Bush's extreme anti-choice judicial nominees, including J. Leon Holmes, the infamous nominee who compared pro-choice advocates to Nazis and abortion to slavery.

This month, Senator Allen's anti-choice record earns him the honor of Election 2006 Zero of the Month. Hear this, Senator Allen -- your unyielding assault against the values of personal freedom and responsibility is coming to an end.

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