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Chuck Hagel 08
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« on: August 11, 2007, 01:44:02 AM » |
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Abortion Requiring parental notification for women under 18 seeking abortions: No Requiring parental consent for women under 18 seeking abortions: No Banning interstate travel of women under 18 attempting to obtain abortions: No (violates Constitution) Requiring spousal notification for married women seeking abortions: No Requiring spousal consent for married women seeking abortions: No Requiring a woman to have an ultrasound before obtaining an abortion: No (violates Constitution) Requiring clinics to notify women of a hypothesis linking abortion with breast cancer: Dependant upon scientific evidence Banning the sale of metal coathangers: ? Prohibiting public funding of abortions: Yes (more of an economic issue than social one) Reimbursing the cost of abortion under your favored health care system: ? Banning dilation & extraction ("partial-birth abortion"): Depends on situation, but I would prefer a Stephen Douglas-esque popular soveirgnty solution a.) Life of the mother exemption? Yes b.) Health of the mother exemption? Yes c.) Life of the fetus exemption? Yes d.) Health of the fetus exemption (i.e. birth defects)? Yes Banning late-term abortions: Popular soveirgnty a.) Life of the mother exemption? Yes b.) Health of the mother exemption? Yes c.) Life of the fetus exemption? Yes d.) Health of the fetus exemption (i.e. birth defects)? Yes e.) Rape exemption? No (meaning that if the state makes it illegal, there should not be an exception for rape) Legalizing the 'morning-after pill' (emergency contraception): a.) Requiring a prescription? No b.) Requiring parental consent for women under 18? No Requiring abortion clinics to offer fetal anesthesia to women obtaining abortions: No Mandatory waiting periods for women obtaining abortions: No Mandatory pro-life counseling for women obtaining abortions: No Funding for pro-life "crisis pregnancy centers": No
Adoption: Allowing same-sex couples to adopt children: Sure Allowing single parents to adopt children: Sure Allowing bisexuals or homosexuals to serve as foster parents: Okay Government reimbursement of all adoption fees: No
Affirmative Action: Allowing affirmative action on the basis of race: No Allowing affirmative action on the basis of socioeconomic status: No Banning affirmative action for all universities which receive public funding: Yes
Criminals' Rights: Capital punishment: Yes, but would require absolute evidence a.) For treason? No b.) For murder? Yes c.) For terrorism? Yes d.) For rape? No e.) For kidnapping? No Requiring sex offenders to have special license plates: Yes Requiring public notification of rehabilitated sex offenders living in communities: No Banning prisoners from voting: Yes Banning ex-felons from voting: Depends on the crime, but generally no
Immigration: Criminalizing tipping off Mexicans about the Minuteman Project: No (Violates Constitution) Requiring hospitals providing medical care to illegal aliens to report them to the government: No Denying medical care to illegal aliens: Yes Applying civil liberties and anti-torture laws to non-immigrants: Yes Guest worker program: Depends but generally yes, of some sort Granting amnesty to illegal aliens: No (You shouldn't give an incentive for an illegal activity Building a fence/wall across the Mexican border: Yes Allowing illegal aliens access to social services, including public education: No Including immigrants in your health care plan: No
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