Barack Obama Talks Personal Responsibility
Posted by Slobokan @ 2:28 pm · 237 words · print
When confronted with the question whether minors should be required to get parental consent or at least notify their parents before having an abortion…
“No”
“Depends on how young — possibly for extremely young teens, i.e., 12- or 13-year-olds”
and
“I would oppose any legislation that does not include a bypass provision for minors who have been victims of, or have reason to fear, physical or sexual abuse”
The kicker, however, is what he said on Saturday in Pennsylvania,
“When it comes specifically to HIV/AIDS, the most important prevention is education, which should include — which should include abstinence education and teaching the children — teaching children, you know, that sex is not something casual. But it should also include — it should also include other, you know, information about contraception because, look, I’ve got two daughters. 9 years old and 6 years old. I am going to teach them first of all about values and morals. But if they make a mistake, I don’t want them punished with a baby. I don’t want them punished with an STD at the age of 16. You know, so it doesn’t make sense to not give them information.”
People make mistakes all the time. Personally, I don’t want to be punished with a President Obama. If that’s the type of change people are looking for, we’re screwed.
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