Evaluating Candidates

I agree with Amy that it makes a lot more sense to construct our own criteria for evaluating candidates rather than simply reacting to how they score on NARAL's scale.  With respect to the congressional voting record, the example of the Unborn Child regulation that Amy raises is not the only one that poses complexities.  For example, the United Nations Population Fund is about more than reproductive rights - its concerns include prevention of violence against women, reducing the spread of AIDs and promoting safety of childbirth.  As a result, I'm not convinced there is anything wrong with voting in a way that ensures that the president can not unilaterally remove funding from the UNPF.  I appreciate that there may be some who disagree with that assessment, but the fact that NARAL lists a vote againt an amendment to strike the language that would ensure the president can not do so as "pro-choice" should not be what determines which position is more consistent with Catholic thought.