ATLANTA, GA, November 11, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Dr. Alveda King, Pastoral
Associate of Priests for Life and niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., said
today that, while the election of an African-American president is a milestone
for America, because abortion continues Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of equal
rights for all has not yet been fulfilled.
"The election of an African American president sends a powerful and historic
message that what was previously unthinkable can become reality," said Dr.
King. "The battle for equal rights has reached a major milestone, but Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s dream of full equality remains just a dream as long as
unborn children continue to be treated no better than property."
"President-elect Obama has promised actions that will only increase the number
of abortions. Pro-lifers, in turn, must promise to redouble our efforts to
resist anti-life proposals, speak up for the babies, and, above all, pray,"
added Dr. King.
"We must pray with persistence and love that, in God's time, what is now deemed unthinkable will become reality - that all our brothers in sisters, from conception to natural death, will be protected in law and welcomed in society. The elections are over. The pro-life battle begins anew."