Today the National Abortion & Reproductive Rights Action League (NARAL)'s Pro Choice America PAC endorsed Barack Obama for president, citing his pro-choice record and the tenor of his candidacy.
However, the local affiliate here in Washington decided to stay neutral. Like the national chapter they also cited the strong support of both Democratic candidates, but instead used that logic to withhold an endorsement, perhaps because of Hillary Clinton's connection to Sen. Patty Murray.
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"He didn't feel that Washington State had the right to tell him that he had to continue to suffer. He asked me to promise him that I would change the law."
--I-1000 campaign worker Nancy Niedzielski on Wednesday, speaking to assembled supporters and protesters about her late husband Randy's views on assisted suicide.