Contact: C. Fletcher Armstrong, PhD, 865-776-1312

MEDIA ADVISORY, Jan. 9 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Center for Bio-Ethical, Southeast Region Operations announces the suspension of its plans to operate anti-abortion billboard trucks in the Mississippi congressional district of Rep. Gene Taylor. This decision was made in response to continued assurances from Rep. Taylor's office concerning his opposition to public funding for abortion and to passage of any government takeover of health care.

On January 7, 2010, we received the following statement from Brian Martin of the Office of Rep. Gene Taylor: "... [Rep. Taylor] voted for the Stupak Amendment and then voted against the House health care bill. There is absolutely nothing in his 20-year record that would suggest that it is remotely possible that he would vote for any funding for abortions, direct or indirect, and all of his statements since at least last summer have made it very clear that he will not vote for any new health care program even if it does not have any abortion funding."

On the strength of these unambiguous pledges and Rep. Taylor's strong record of opposition to abortion and socialized medicine, our organization thanks him for placing the well-being of Gulf Coast voters ahead of partisan loyalties.

For more information, email Gregg Cunningham, Executive Director, Center for Bio-Ethical Reform, at cbr@cbrinfo.org or go to www.AbortionNo.org. For more information on CBR Southeast, go to www.ProLifeOnCampus.com.

For interviews contact Fletcher Armstrong, 865-776-1312.