Palin On Abortion: I'd Oppose Even If My Own Daughter Was Rapedhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/01/palin-on-abortion-id-oppo_n_122924.html In November 2006, then gubernatorial candidate Sarah Palin declared that she would not support an abortion for her own daughter even if she had been raped.
Granting exceptions only if the mother's life was in danger, Palin said that when it came to her daughter, "I would choose life."
At the time, her daughter was 14 years old. Moreover, Alaska's rape rate was an abysmal 2.2 times above the national average and 25 percent of all rapes resulted in unwanted pregnancies. But Palin's position was palatable within the state's largely Republican political circles.
Considering the news released today (i.e, Palin's 17-year old daughter is 5-months pregnant), one has to wonder when she turned 17 and how old the father is considering Alaska's statutory rape laws.
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