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From Pro-Life Wisconsin:

Scott Southworth, the district attorney of Juneau County and a longtime
supporter of Pro-Life Wisconsin, has been nominated for an award by CNN. The voting is done online and ends Monday, November 5, 2007 at 12 p.m. ET. Vote now and show your support for a fellow pro-lifer! All votes are anonymous and do not require registration.

According to the CNN description of Southworth, "In 2003, while in Iraq, Maj. Scott Southworth volunteered at the Mother Teresa Orphanage in Baghdad. There, he befriended Ala'a, a 9-year-old boy with cerebral palsy. Two years later, Southworth arranged to bring Ala'a to the United States. In June, he was granted legal adoption and the two officially became father and son."

If Southworth wins his category, he faces the winners of five other categories in an online vote. The race is sure to be close, with Southworth currently in the lead by one percent.

The overall winner goes to New York for a special show in December, during which Southworth hopes to promote the adoption of special needs children like Ala'a. The winner also receives $25,000, which Southworth would use in part to pay for medical equipment, a stair lift, and legal bills for Ala'a.

"As a Christian man I couldn't walk away from this little boy," Southworth said. "It's so cool to be able to promote God on CNN on national television and talk about our faith and give it a pro-life perspective."

A vote for Southworth is a vote for adoption - a cause the pro-life community supports. Southworth also talked about the importance of adoption and its role in Christianity.

"The idea of special needs adoption and how many children there are. People need to step up and adopt them. These children give back so much joy. it's not about me, Scott Southworth, and the award, but everything else we can do with this," he said.

Several of the Pro-Life Wisconsin staff have had the pleasure of meeting Ala'a, and one can see Ala'a truly loves his father. Forward this on to friends and family!

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Thanks to Darla for the tip!