Sarah Palin on abortion

• Pro-life - "I am pro-life and I believe that marriage should only be between and man and a woman. I am opposed to any expansion of gambling in Alaska." - Campaign website - www.palinforgovernor.com, "Issues" - November 7, 2006

• Opposes using public funds for abortion - 

Answer: I oppose the use of public funds for elective abortions. - Anchorage Daily News: 2006 gubernatorial candidate profile - October 22, 2006

• Legislatures should protect human life - 

Answer: I'm pro-life. I'll do all I can to see every baby is created with a future and potential. The legislature should do all it can to protect human life. - Q&A with Newsmax.com's Mike Coppock - August 29, 2008

• Choose life even in the case of rape - "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.'" - Alaska 2006 Governor Debate: AP coverage of public TV debate -  November 3, 2006

• Only one exception for abortion - "I am pro-life. With the exception of a doctor's determination that the mother's life would end if the pregnancy continued. I believe that no matter what mistakes we make as a society, we cannot condone ending an innocent's life." - Eagle Forum 2006 Gubernatorial Candidate Questionnaire - July 31, 2006

• Allowing surrender of newborns without prosecution - "Governor Palin Signs 'Safe Haven' Bill Into Law: Bill allows parents to surrender newborns without prosecution.

Palin signed House Bill 29 into law today. The "Safe Haven for Infants Act" passed the State House in May and passed the Senate on Jan. 19. The bill allows a parent to safely surrender a newborn child without the threat of prosecution, as long as there is no evidence the infant has been physically injured.

Without penalty, a parent may leave the infant in the physical custody of a peace officer, physician or hospital employee, or a volunteer or employee of a fire station or emergency medical service.

"All children deserve to begin their lives in a loving, protective family," Governor Palin said. "When that fails, it is our job as a state to make sure that children are protected."

The Commissioner of Health and Social Services said, "Unfortunately, abandonment of infants has occurred in Alaska. It is our hope that the passage of the 'Safe Haven' act has ended that forever." - Alaska Governor's Office: Press release 08-020, "Safe Haven" - February 11, 2008

• Encourages adoption -

• WHEREAS, there is nothing more important to Alaska than the safe growth, development, and nurturance of Alaska's children. It is our children who will determine the direction of Alaska in future years.
• WHEREAS, Alaska has 847 children living in out-of-home care who cannot return to their birth parents and need the security, encouragement, safety, and cultural continuity that a permanent family can provide.
• WHEREAS, adoption is the plan for permanency for these children. In 2006, 226 children from foster care achieved finalized adoption with families in Alaska.
• WHEREAS, children waiting for adoptive parents and adoptive families require and deserve community and agency support.
• NOW, THEREFORE, I, Sarah Palin, Governor of the State of Alaska, do hereby proclaim November 2007 as: Adoption Awareness Month in Alaska, and encourage all Alaskans to become involved in community and state efforts to provide all our children with secure, nurturing, permanent families. - Alaska Governor's Office: Proclamation, "Adoption" - October 22, 2007

• States should decide issue if Roe vs. Wade is overturned -

Answer: Under this hypothetical scenario, it would not be up to the governor to unilaterally ban anything. It would be up to the people of Alaska to discuss and decide how we would like our society to reflect our values. - Anchorage Daily News: 2006 gubernatorial candidate profile - October 22, 2006

• Never considered aborting her Down Syndrome child - "She is opposed to abortion except to save the life of the mother. When she learned that her infant son would be born with Down's Syndrome, she said she never considered ending the pregnancy. When Trig was born in April, she penned a note to loved ones in the voice of "Trig's Creator, Your Heavenly Father," rejecting sympathy for her son." - Boston Globe, "A valentine to evangelical base," page A12 - August 30, 2008

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