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Declined 2012 Republican Presidential Candidate
Former Governor of Alaska
Sarah Palin
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Palin position on Civil Liberties
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• Sarah Palin supports a full ban on Abortion and Reproductive Rights. She describes herself as pro contraception but does not make her position clear on birth control access and emergency contraception.
• Palin proposed bans on certain books in libraries during her tenure as Governor of Alaska. She has also advocated the teaching of creationism in biology classes in schools.
• She opposes comprehensive immigration reform proposals in the United States.
• Palin voiced her opposition against same sex marriages and lashed out against a bill granting domestic partnership benefits to same-sex partners of state employees.
• Her stance on civil rights bills and other issues relating to racial justice are not clear.
• She is a strong supporter of Guns Rights and received an A+ rating from the National Rifle Association in Alaska.
• Palin has not made her stand on counter terrorism issues clear.
• She is accused of extending conservative hostility to First Amendment Rights to freedom of the press.
• Palin is a strong supporter of Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
• She recognized March 20th as HIV day and prompted the people of Alaska to observe this day with appropriate activities and programs.
• Palin supported Equal Pay for Equal Work and not the Ledbetter Act. She strongly opposed women being paid less than a man for a day's work.
• Sarah Palin is a feminist and a strong protector of women's rights. She said her plan was to move on a ticket of reform therefore she would ask for support from women but would not go out to woo them.
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