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Special-needs and choice

Reader diary posted by TheRealistMom

April 17, 2009 - 1:03am

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The "what might have been" and what one mother might have chosen.


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Palin's Coded Anti-Abortion Support

By Laura McGann, New Journalist Project

October 30, 2008 - 8:00am

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Social conservatives cheer when Palin talks about the value of all children because her words are a subtle but clear signal of her staunch anti-abortion views.

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People With Disabilities Need More Than A Promise

By Pamela Merritt, RH Reality Check

October 15, 2008 - 7:00am

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Like many people with a developmentally disabled family member I welcome the introduction of the needs of the developmentally disabled into national policy debates. But we need policies and funding, not promises.

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Palin, Protector of Children vs. Her Record

By Lindsay Beyerstein, RH Reality Check

October 3, 2008 - 1:41pm

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Republican vice presidential nominee Gov. Sarah Palin styles herself as a fierce protector of children and families, but her record on health insurance for children and pregnant women raises doubts about her priorities.

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Prayerfully Considering All the Options

By Nick

September 30, 2008 - 7:00am

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When Sarah Palin's youngest child was diagnosed with Down's Syndrome, she and her family made the choice to have the baby. All we're asking for is to have the same choice and to prayerfully consider all options in such a circumstance.

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