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To: whatisthetruth

She is a Roman Catholic and cjhck her site for her views on the issues, including abortion.

To wit:

Abortion:

As a born and raised practicing Catholic, I am pro-life. My personal views on abortion are consistent with the views of my church – and they are the views I carry with me everyday. While this issue has created significant debate and controversy within our states, our political parties and our federal government, my views on abortion will not change should I be fortunate enough to be elected to the U.S. Senate.

It is my strong belief that Roe v. Wade was an act of judicial activism and that this decision remains inconsistent with our U.S. Constitution. Further, while I have many dear friends and family members who I may disagree with on the issue of abortion and the Roe v. Wade decision, I believe the practice of partial birth abortion is one of the most appalling procedures ever condoned by our government. It is simply beneath the dignity of any free society.

For decades federal law has prohibited the use of taxpayer dollars to fund abortion. As a part of the health care bill, there has been an effort to change this established law. I am strongly opposed to using the taxes – that the American people pay – to fund abortion in any form. If I am elected to the U.S. Senate, I will fight to maintain the existing law that prohibits our tax dollars from funding abortion.

Finally, as a state senator, I voted for and worked to pass parental notification legislation that required parents to be involved in the decisions of their minor children regarding pregnancy. As a U.S. Senator, I will work to ensure we have strong and enforced federal parental notification laws so minor children cannot be taken across state lines for abortions in states that do not have their own parental notification laws.


33 posted on 02/05/2010 4:56:39 PM PST by onyx (BE A MONTHLY DONOR - I AM)
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To: onyx
Thanks for the info....but

As a born and raised practicing Catholic, I am pro-life. My personal views on abortion are consistent with the views of my church

She doesn't seem to know her own church's views on the issue, the Roman Catholic Church does not approve of the rape and incest exception to abortion.

39 posted on 02/05/2010 5:13:46 PM PST by whatisthetruth
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To: onyx
Lowden 2010:

In 2009, a Republican U.S. Senate candidate named Sue Lowden told a conservative publication, Human Events, that Roe v. Wade was a “bad decision.” (Las Vegas Sun/Dec. 16, 2009)

Lowden insisted her evolution is personal and not political, providing me with a lengthy statement and declining to speak on the record beyond it. “I am pro-life and I will defend life as a U.S. senator,” the statement began. (Las Vegas Sun/Dec. 16, 2009)

Reality: LAS VEGAS SUN/May 18, 1996 Joining Ernaut in opposing an abortion ban: Las Vegas Assemblywoman Deanna Braunlin, state Sens. Kathy Augustine and Sue Lowden of Las Vegas, Lowden and Hettrick said the national party ought to follow Nevada's lead and take abortion out of the platform.

LAS VEGAS SUN/Dec. 16, 2009 In 1993, a GOP state senator named Sue Lowden expressed to a reporter support for Roe v. Wade on the 20th anniversary of the decision. If circumstantial evidence is to be believed, Lowden is easily convicted of not one, but perhaps two acts of political convenience, tacking left when it was advantageous and then shifting right when the race called for it. But her comment about not standing on the Senate floor to salute Roe v. Wade is disingenuous because other senators in favor of abortion rights were caught off-guard by then-Minority Leader Dina Titus’ call for everyone to stand.

RECORD COURIER/Jan. 15, 2010 “I voted for choice in 1990.”

1992 Candidate Questionnaire /Nevada Roll Call/ Christian Coalition When asked the question if she would “Prohibit abortion except when the mother’s life is endangered” her response was “OPPOSED”.

72 posted on 03/17/2010 4:13:03 PM PDT by ninergold3 (Danny Tarkanian - US Senate (tark2010.org))
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