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Newt Gingrich
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QUOTE: I stand with President Ronald Reagan in
supporting “the unalienable personhood of every American, from the moment of
conception until natural death,” and with the Republican Party platform in
affirming that I “support a human life amendment to the Constitution, and
endorse legislation to make clear that the 14th Amendment protections apply to
unborn children.” I believe that in order to properly protect the right to life
of the vulnerable among us, every human being at every stage of development must
be recognized as a person possessing the right to life in federal and state
laws without exception and without compromise. I recognize that in cases where
a mother’s life is at risk, every effort should be made to save the baby’s life
as well; leaving the death of an innocent child as an unintended tragedy rather
than an intentional killing. I oppose assisted suicide, euthanasia, embryonic
stem cell research, and procedures that intentionally destroy developing human
beings. I pledge to the American people that I will defend all innocent human
life. Abortion and the intentional killing of an innocent human being are
always wrong and should be prohibited. If elected President, I will work to
advance state and federal laws and amendments that recognize the unalienable
right to life of all human beings as persons at every stage of development, and
to the best of my knowledge, I will only appoint federal judges and relevant
officials who will uphold and enforce state and federal laws recognizing that
all human being at every stage of development are person with the unalienable
right to life. [Presidential
candidate, when he signed the Personhood USA Pledge in December 2011.]
AUTHOR:
Newt Gingrich A.K.A Newton Leroy "Newt"
Gingrich (born Newton Leroy McPherson; June 17, 1943) is an American
politician, author, political consultant, and history teacher who served as the
58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. He
represented Georgia's 6th congressional district as a Republican from 1979 until
his resignation in 1999. He is a candidate for the Republican nomination in the
2012 U.S. presidential election. Born and raised near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,
Gingrich attended Emory University and received his Ph.D. from Tulane
University. In the 1970s he taught history and geography at West Georgia
College. During this period he mounted several races for the United States
House of Representatives, before winning the election of November 1978. He
served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995. A co-author and architect
of the "Contract with America", Gingrich was at the forefront of
Republican Party success in the 1994 congressional election. In 1995, Time
named him "Man of the Year" for his role in ending 40 years of
majority control by the Democratic Party. During his four years as House
speaker, the House enacted welfare reform, passed a capital gains tax cut in
1997, and in 1998 passed the first balanced budget since 1969. He was
disciplined in January 1997 by the House of Representatives for ethics
accusations, although a full hearing was avoided. Following a poor Republican
showing in the 1998 Congressional election, Gingrich resigned from the House on
November 5, 1998, under pressure from his Republican colleagues. He had
"been a lightning rod for controversy ever since he steered his party to
the majority in 1994 and took control of the speaker's gavel." Since
resigning from the House, Gingrich has remained active in public policy debates
by working as a political consultant. He founded and chaired several policy
think tanks including American Solutions for Winning the Future and the Center
for Health Transformation. He has written or co-authored 23 books. In May 2011,
he announced his intention to seek the Republican nomination to run for the
U.S. presidency. On
May 2, 2012, Gingrich ended his presidential campaign and endorsed front-runner
Mitt Romney.
After being raised Lutheran and spending most
of his adult life as a Southern Baptist, Gingrich converted to Roman
Catholicism in 2009. He has been married three times, with the first two
marriages ending in divorce. He has two children from his first marriage and
has been married to Callista Gingrich (née Bisek) since 2000.
Gingrich is currently a panelist representing
the right on CNN's revamped debate program Crossfire.
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