- Palin opposes reproductive freedom, and would outlaw all abortions, even in cases of incest or rape.
- Relatedly, as mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, Palin required victims of sexual assault to pay for their own rape kits, at least in part because the kits contain emergency contraception.
- Palin has made numerous statements expressing her disdain for subsidized child-care and paid family leave. Her running mate, John McCain, has repeatedly voted against raising the minimum wage, the Family Medical Leave Act, and the Equal Pay Act.
- Palin opposes teaching sex education in our schools, other than "abstinence only." This approach makes kids more vulnerable to sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies.
- As Governor of Alaska, Palin cut funding for programs that help teen moms.
- Palin opposes using even $1 of federal funds for stem cell research that could open the door to new cures and treatments.
- McCain/Palin's tax plan would not reduce taxes for most working families. In contrast, 95% of all Americans - all but the richest few - would see their tax burden lowered under the Obama/Biden plan.
- Palin supports teaching creationism in school. She believes that dinosaurs walked the earth together with humans. Is this the kind of educational policy we need, with our country's schools in crisis and our global competitiveness faltering?
- Palin doesn't believe that humans are responsible for global warming, and her answer to the energy crisis (which has such a massive impact on working families, especially as the winter months approach) is to drill, baby, drill.
McPain and Failin'. Bad for Women, Bad for America.
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