MIAMI – Earlier this week, the Marco Rubio for President campaign announced the formation of Marco Rubio's Dignity of Life Advisory Board, with a group of personalities affiliated with key conservative organizations such as Alliance Defense Fund, Students for Life and the Assemblies of God.
He also chose to cut back on campaign ads in Iowa, with polling showing him in third and fourth places in Iowa caucus polling.
"Marco personally and deeply believes that all human life is worthy of the protection of our laws. This is not a political issue for him, it’s a question of basic human rights," a campaign statement said. "As he strives to uphold the fundamental principle that every life has inherent dignity as a unique being created in the Image of God he seeks guidance from experts who are committed to the same."
Rubio's new advisory board emphasizes the U.S. Senator's focus on life.
“The unjust termination of the unborn is the social justice issue of our time,” said Eric Teetsel, Marco Rubio for President’s Director of Faith Outreach. “They cannot defend themselves, it is up to us. Abortion is symptomatic of a culture that devalues all human life. Marco respects the dignity of human life, including the lives of women facing the crisis of unplanned pregnancy, the jobless, mentally ill, disabled, elderly, and all others on the margins of society.”
Marco's Dignity of Life Advisory Board Members* include
- Steve Aden, Senior Counsel and Director of Center for Life Alliances, Alliance Defending Freedom
- Helen Alvare, Professor of Law, George Mason University; Founder, Women Speak for Themselves
- Francis Beckwith, Professor of Philosophy and Church-State Studies, Baylor University
- Kristan Hawkins, President, Students for Life
- Abby Johnson, Founder, And Then There Were None
- Scott Klusendorf, President, Life Training Institute
- Albert Mohler, President, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Dr. George O. Wood, General Superintendent, Assemblies of God
- Ravi Zacharias, Founder and President, Ravi Zacharias International Ministries
*Institutional affiliations for identification purposes only
