What is Sarah Palin's stance on abortion and birth control?

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Sarah Palin is against abortion, including emergency contraception. The only exception is when the mother's life is in danger. In cases of rape, incest, or significant birth defect such as Down syndrome, she's remains anti-abortion. She is also against sex education in schools, and has said that this is an issue that needs to be taught in the home.

Sarah is not just a "pro-life" politician, her life has been model for all others in the "pro-life" movement. Her 5th child, Trig, was born with Down syndrome. The New York Times reports that as many as 90 percent of children that are determined to have a high risk of Down syndrome by in utero testing are aborted (see Related Links).

About 90 percent of pregnant women who are given a Down syndrome diagnosis have chosen to have an abortion.

Sarah Palin was asked during a debate in 2006 whether she would allow her daughter to have an abortion, even in the event the daughter was raped. She replied, "I would choose life." The Anchorage Daily News reported the exchange in this article:

http://dwb.adn.com/news/politics/elections/2006/governor/story/8372383p-8266781c.html

The candidates were pressed on their stances on abortion and were even asked what they would do if their own daughters were raped and became pregnant.

Palin said she would support abortion only if the mother's life was in danger. When it came to her daughter, she said, "I would choose life."

One of Sarah Palin's daughters, Bristol, became pregnant in the spring of 2008, and Bristol has chosen to give birth to the baby and marry the father. The latest statistics from Planned Parenthood's Guttamacher Institute indicate that 28 percent of all pregnancies among girls 15-19 end in abortion.

http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/2006/09/12/USTPstats.pdf

Sarah Palin strongly opposes sex education programs that do not include abstinence. She has also said she does not support using taxpayer dollars to distribute contraception in schools.

Sarah Palin is a member of Feminists for Life, a group that forcefully opposes abortion and forms of birth control it views as equivalent to abortion, such a emergency contraception.

From their web site. http://www.feministsforlife.org/FAQ/index.htm#contraception

What is Feminists for Life's position on contraception?

Feminists for Life's mission is to address the unmet needs of women who are pregnant or parenting. Preconception issues including abstinence and contraception are outside of our mission. Some FFL members and supporters support the use of non-abortifacient contraception while others oppose contraception for a variety of reasons. FFL is concerned that certain forms of contraception have had adverse health effects on women.

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