Governor Palin Is Pro-Life, Pro-contraception, And Pro-competition In Health Care

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Article Date: 30 Aug 2008 - 1:00 PDT

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Governor Sarah Palin today released the following statement to Alaskans:

"It is the honor of my life to represent you as your Governor, and over the next two months I will continue to do so. As the mother of five, I know how to multi-task, and I will continue to promote the path of reform that we set out on together in the state of Alaska."

"It is a great privilege to be John McCain's running mate and to be considered by the American people for the Vice Presidency. This honor is a testament to the reforms and progress we have made together in Alaska. Now is the time to take that spirit of reform to Washington."

Sarah Palin on Health Care
It appears Palin believes in competition in health care.

"I look forward to working with affected parties to find the necessary solutions that will lead to more affordable health care for Alaskans. I support flexibility in government regulations that allow competition in health care that is needed, and is proven to be good for the consumer, which will drive down health care costs and reduce the need for government subsidies. I also support patients in their rightful demands to have access to full medical billing information."
Quote taken from On The Issues, which quoted from campaign website, www.palinforgovernor.com, "Issues" Nov 7, 2006.

Sarah Palin on Abortion

"I am pro-life and I believe that marriage should only be between and man and a woman."
Quote taken from On The Issues, which quoted from campaign website, www.palinforgovernor.com, "Issues" Nov 7, 2006.

Sarah Palin on Contraception

A 2006 article in the Anchorage Daily News refers to her as "pro-contraception".

-- Name - Sarah Louise Heath Palin
-- Born - February 11th, 1964 in Idaho
-- Age - 44
-- Religion - Christian, Assemblies of God
-- Graduated - Bachelor Of Arts degree (journalism), University of Idaho
-- 11th Governor of Alaska, assumed office on December 4th, 2006
-- Mayor of Wasilla, Alaska 1996-2002
-- Residence - Wasilla, Alaska
-- Political Party - Republican
-- Married - Yes. To Todd Palin who works for BP
-- Children - 5 (3 girls - Bristol, Willow and Piper, and two boys - Track and Trig). Trig was born in April 2008 while Palin was Governor, he has Down Syndrome. Track is in the army.

Written by - Christian Nordqvist
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