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4themind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-29-08 01:52 PM
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How to answer the upcoming Anti-Choice Palin argument?
Edited on Fri Aug-29-08 02:06 PM by 4themind
One of the arguments that I suspect taht will be coming from the McCain camp is to counter one of the reasons that some women choose to have an abortion, which is that is the spectre of life-long physical disability for the child. Gov. Palin whoever did bring the child into the world, she will argue that her decision was based upon her belief that life=life whether it's a result of non disjunction trisonomy or not. I don't think the Obama campaign should make a refuation of her personal story a part of the campaign stump. But if this question comes up in a debate, how should it be handled by Joe? Here's one potential response:

"Firstly Gov. Palin, I wish you the best in providing the best life that you can for your child, and you made a choice, and I whorehardly respect that right for you to make the choice that you did , but that is at the heart of this debate, you had a decision, no outdies entity told you what to do, you made a decision based upon your values for you, the question is, do other women deserve that same choice. Will this been seen as too personal? Would it just be better to say in general that the 'Women will choose whether they want that choice or not based upon their votes in this election, we are offering them that choice, and they will decide based on their own values, which may be separate than your own', thoughts?
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bluestateguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-29-08 01:57 PM
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1. She made a choice for herself. The government did not make the choice for her.
And I respect her choice. When you are living off the public dole, with free health care, then you would expect one to be more likely to keep a baby born with Down's Syndrome. But even if that was not the case, I respect her choice. I expect her to respect people who make other choices, and not have the government make their choices for them.
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-29-08 01:59 PM
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2. Good answer. Esp the gov't interference bit. That will ring true with some
non-religious conservatives who might not really care about abortion one way or the other.
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kestrel91316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-29-08 02:05 PM
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3. She's not "pro-life". She's anti-choice and anti-woman and that makes
her also, by definition, anti-family, despite her currently intact marriage and five children.

Oh, she IS a fundie creationist.
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4themind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-29-08 02:06 PM
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4. Corrected and my apologies -nt
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OmahaBlueDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-29-08 02:09 PM
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5. Here's what you say at the debate
Gov. Palin, you made a choice based upon your values that I whorehardly respect. It's great that you can make that choice, because as a Governor, you can afford the best in health care for your child. Will you make a commitment right here, right now to offer every parent universal healthcare for their child and universal prenatal care?


Don't get into an abortion brawl. Just keep bringing it back to healthcare.
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