Sarah Palin: The Road to End Abortion
Sarah Palin is an American politician, prior governor of Alaska and the first Republican woman to be nominated for the vice presidency. Sarah was born in Idaho but shortly after moved to Skagway, Alaska. She attended Wasilla high school where she was the head of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, on the girls’ basketball team, and cross country team. An average young woman with the nickname “Sarah Barracuda” because of her competitiveness.
Bachelor in Communications with emphasis in journalism, Alumni Achievement Award, beauty pageants, and sportscaster for KTUU-TV and KTVA-TV are just a few of her early achievements. She eloped with her high-school sweetheart, Todd Palin, at age 24 in August of 1998 and had her first child in April 1989. Palin later became mayor for two terms and governor of Alaska in 2006.
Palin is highly known for her input and work into the issue of abortion. Palin is extremely passionate about this issue and it became known in her vice presidential election with John McCain that she is pro- life, even in cases of rape. She spoke “I believe that no matter what mistakes we make as a society, we cannot condone ending an innocent’s life.” Sarah believes that in all cases, except for when the mother’s life is in danger, abortion is never the right choice. Statistic report that as many as 90% of children who are discovered to be born with Down syndrome are aborted. Sarah’s son Trig has Down syndrome and she has built her life trying to stop the evil issue and save innocent lives such as her son, Trig’s. Palin’s daughter got pregnant at a young age and out of wedlock and was ridiculed for it during the election with McCain. Later her daughter was engaged to the baby’s father and announced that they were planning on marrying with or without a child. This, however, was a hurdle that Palin and her family handled with grace and dignity. Her pro- life stance was exemplified through her daughter, Bristol. Palin’s stance on abortion has been criticized over and over when, if you think about the issue, she is fighting to save innocent lives.
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ReplyDeleteYou do a good job balancing information about Pain's past with her current attachment to the pro-life/pro-choice debate. Your decision to include some of her own family situations, such as her son's Down Syndrome and her daughter's premarital pregnancy, further helps show her personal interest in such issues.
If your group considers Palin, you'll need to think more about how you will examine the social issue that you say she represents, partially because it is so politically charged and polarizing. Remember that abortion itself is a particular intersection of women's rights to control their bodies, sexual freedom, birth control, and definitions of life. That's a lot of different social issues converging, but citizenship of unborn infants is a topic taken up in legal discourse. Obviously, there's a lot to think about.
I really like how you added the part about her daughter being pregnant in there. I think it really solidified her idea that she was against abortion because her daughter had it. In any time in people's life they may be against something, until it personally affects them. This just goes to show that she is serious about her decision and really makes her look strong. I think it was interesting that you choose Sarah Palin because I had no idea she was that strong about abortion or anything. It was interesting to see a different side of her because I only know her as someone who had tried to run for the presidency.
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