Sarah Palin's political record on abortion.
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 4:16 pm
Many people know she is a Pro-Life candidate. but how has that effected her politics.
how does an American statewoman who believes in Pro-Life legislate for or against women's rights. How much does she play hypocrite and uuse governent influence or funding to back her anti-abortion views?
(source Newsweek http://www.newsweek.com/id/157541?from=rss)
how does an American statewoman who believes in Pro-Life legislate for or against women's rights. How much does she play hypocrite and uuse governent influence or funding to back her anti-abortion views?
(source Newsweek http://www.newsweek.com/id/157541?from=rss)
Like I said, she might believe in Pro-Life... but she doesn't stringently enforce it on other people, and the expense of fiscal or political conservatism. Make sure people know she took the heat of the clinics that do it, and did not fund campaigns against it. True Federal Conservatism.Not much, it turns out. Restrictions on abortion in Alaska have actually been loosened during her tenure. Last November, the Alaska Supreme Court rejected a 1997 law requiring girls younger than 16 to obtain parental consent before getting an abortion. Palin slammed the ruling as "outrageous" and had her attorney general file for a rehearing, but it was promptly denied.
Meanwhile, both this year and last year, she has used her line-item veto to slash state funds for programs providing precisely the kinds of resources Feminists for Life supports for at-risk mothers on the fence about abortion. She cut by 20 percent the funding for Covenant House Alaska, a state program that includes a transitional home where new teenage mothers can spend up to 18 months learning money management and parenting skills. Critics have jumped all over that decision, arguing that the decision looks especially bad in light of the news that Palin's 17-year-old daughter has since become pregnant.
Palin has also voided funds for two other similar programs during her tenure as governor. One, the WIC (Women, Infants, Children) Program, would have provided breast pumps and nutrition support to low-income rural women, for a total cost of $15,480. Another, the Cook Inlet Housing Authority's student housing and daycare facility project, would have built a childcare facility and family-style housing units for students pursuing vocational education in Anchorage, most of whom come from rural areas.
Even Palin's commitment to pro-life legislation has been questioned back home. In April, the governor denied the state legislature's request for extra debates on two controversial anti-abortion bills, one requiring minors to obtain parental consent before having abortions and another outlawing partial-birth abortion except to save the life of the mother. After state senators failed to reach agreement, the chamber's president tried to attach them to the agenda of a special legislative session being held on Palin's top legislative priority: a new natural gas pipeline. Palin demurred. "Alaskans know I am pro-life and have never wavered in my belief in the sanctity of every human life," she said in a statement. "These issues are so important they shouldn't be diluted with oil and gas deliberations."