George Phillies for President 2008

Phillies Reiterates Commitment to Keeping Government out of Abortion Question

Worcester, Mass., May 13: In a statement issued earlier today, Libertarian Presidential candidate George Phillies reiterated his commitment to keeping government at all levels out of the abortion question. «Government, no matter whether state, Federal, or local, has no legitimate right to interfere in your private life or your medical decisions,» he said. «You will not hear me talking about making abortion obsolete, banning abortion, or encouraging abortion.»
Phillies said that he completely supports a woman’s right to choose, but added that he believes the government should likewise respect individuals’ beliefs. «Remember, no matter your side on the issue: Once you agree that our government can intervene in these decisions, you have agreed that a future government that disagrees with your stands can compel you to take actions that you find morally repugnant.»
Phillies compared the position of those who believe abortion should be decided at the state level to that of segregationists in the last century. «All too often, Republican conservatives talk about handing
decisions over to states… The Jim Crow southern conservative ‘state’s rights’ doctrine was wrong 50 years ago, and it hasn’t gotten any better since. Whatever powers states may have, one power they do not have is the power to take away your rights. The Federal government is constitutionally forbidden to take away a woman’s right to choose…
«Young people are turning their back on Republican social reactionaries,» Phillies added. «Those young people are the future and opportunity of our party, especially the young people who detest high taxes, invasive federal regulations, and perpetual Republican wars…but only if we show that we are a party that supports social liberty. To do that, we have to stand with our traditional libertarian position on
abortion: Government should have no role in this matter.»

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