Rudnick Campaign Decries Pro-Choice Mailing

The campaign for Charles Rudnick is blasting a pro-choice endorsement mailing that supports say implies the Newton lawyer, who is running against Cynthia Creem in next week's primary, does not support abortion rights.

"We need strong pro-choice voices on Beacon Hill," the flier, which was sent out this week by NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts, reads. "Sen. Cindy Creem has consistently stood up for women and families in the State Senate. Support committed pro-choice leaders like Sen. Cindy Creem."

Chris Thompson, spokesman for the Rudnick campaign, said his office has already received calls from supporters confused about the candidate's stance on abortion rights because of the mailing.

"We hope it's not intentional, but it's sort of misleading voters," Thompson said. "It might lead someone to believe, 'If I'm not voting for Cindy Creem, I'm not voting pro-choice."

But Andrea Miller, a spokeswoman for NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts, said the mailing was only meant to inform NARAL members about the organization's endorsement of Creem, which Miller said was based on the senator's long track record on Beacon Hill.

"We certainly appreciate and applaud any candidate that is proudly pro-choice," she said. "We also know that are times when you need to make choices in politics, and in this instance we wanted our members to know that the senator has such a strong record and is such a strong champion."

But Thompson said Rudnick too has committed to supporting pro-choice causes if elected to the Statehouse.

"He'll be second to no one in advocating for and protecting a women's right to choose," he said.

Rudnick and Creem will face off in the Democratic Primary next Tuesday, Sept. 14.