Mark Pera for US Congress (IL 3)

Mark Pera is a 52-year-old father of four. Pera works as a Cook County assistant state’s attorney on environmental criminal prosecution and public utility regulation. Pera is challenging incumbent Dan Lipinski who has an anti-choice voting record and has previously been endorsed by the Illinois Federation for Right to Life.

Mark Pera on a woman's right to choose:

Mark Pera supports choice for women

Mark believes that women have the right to control their reproductive choice. Mark believes that abortion needs to be safe, legal and rare. Mark is a parent and the father of four children with his wife, Leslie, his college sweetheart.

Unlike Dan Lipinski, who believes that choice for women should be unlawful even in cases of rape and incest, Mark believes women must have the right to control their reproductive choices.

These rights are especially important if we are to protect a woman's right to privacy along with her personal right to choose.

Dan Lipinski (the 3rd district incumbent ) on a woman's right to choose:

Lipinski opposes a woman's right to choose

Lipinski said before entering Congress, "I believe that life begins at conception." He believes abortion should be allowed only when a pregnancy threatens a mother's life -- no rape or incest exception.

In Congress Lipinski voted against a motion that barred fathers who have committed rape or incest against a minor, from being able to sue the doctor who performed the abortion.

Lipinski also voted against allowing overseas military facilities to provide privately-funded abortions for women in the military.

[Chicago Sun Times, 8/22/04; HR 748, House Vote 143, 4/27/05; HR 1815, House Vote 216, 5/25/05]

The information above comes from Mark Pera's campaign website: www.markperaforcongress.com.