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To: edie1960

yes not happy at all with Karen Handel she is awful and not a lock


428 posted on 04/18/2017 7:20:54 PM PDT by ground_fog ( My God this was from today!)
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To: ground_fog

Handel Political positions

Abortion

Handel opposes abortion.[40][41] She favors eliminating government funding for Planned Parenthood.[40] She played a key role in Komen’s short-lived decision to defund Planned Parenthood.[42]

Health care

Handel is in favor of repealing the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).[43][41] She has expressed support for then-congressman, now-Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price’s legislation to replace Obamacare.[44]

Immigration

Handel did not support the bipartisan Senate “Gang of Eight” bill, which would have provided a pathway to citizenship for the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States.[43]

LGBT rights

Handel opposes same-sex marriage and same-sex civil unions.[24][45] She has voted no on legislation that would give domestic partner benefits.[45] She opposes the adoption of children by gay individuals, stating that it “is not the best household for a child.”[24][46]

Stem cell research

She opposes embryonic stem cell research


443 posted on 04/18/2017 7:31:00 PM PDT by kabar
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