A pro-life organization is calling for balanced reporting on the pro-life issue, especially in light of the upcoming election.
The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) claims the mainstream media is quick to paint a harsh and negative view of the pro-life movement, including verbal mistakes made by pro-lifers like Todd Akin (R-Missouri). Meanwhile, it refuses to report on just how radical other candidates are on abortion.
Carol Tobias, president of the NRLC, provides examples of the media's bias on the issue.
"President Obama would not support legislation that would ban abortion for sex selection," Tobias notes. "He did not come out in support of a ban on abortions for children who can feel pain. He's radical in that he wants our tax dollars to pay for abortion, and yet he is never called out on anything like that. The media are giving him a free pass."
On the other hand, the pro-lifer points out that the media is going after presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and his running mate, Paul Ryan, making them look extreme for wanting to protect unborn children.
"Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan have the same position that a majority of Americans do -- that unborn children should be protected," the NRLC president reports. "It's not fair in that they're not going after President Obama and letting the American public know that he would support abortion for any reason for all nine months of pregnancy and he wants our tax dollars to pay for it."
With the election quickly approaching, Tobias stresses the importance for voters to be fully informed. That, she says, can only happen with balanced reporting.