Life Issues / Family Ethics Political Action Committee of Southwest Washington 

Christine Gregoire (D)*

2008 Washington State Gubernatorial Candidate
Anti Life / Family Positions

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Transcript of interviews with Gregoire, Rossi on social issues
By Andrew Garber
Seattle Times staff reporter

Here is an edited transcript of interviews with Gov. Christine Gregoire and Dino Rossi about various social issues.

Gov. Christine Gregoire

Q. What are your views on abortion?

A. "I'm pro choice."

Q. Obama spoke of this recently and described abortion as a moral issue. What are your views?

A. "What I will do for myself is unlike what I will do as governor. I have not had, nor would I have, unless there were some extenuating circumstance I can't think of right now, an abortion. But I believe it's not government's role and it's no business of government to tell women what they do with regard to health-care decisions. I think it's a decision to be made by the woman in consultation with her doctor and her spouse or loved one. Her relationship with God. It's not for the state to get involved with.

Full article at http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008169798_webissues10m.html

 

Washington Gubernatorial Candidates Disagree on Pharmacists' Rights

Olympia, WA (LifeNews.com) -- The two candidates for governor in Washington, pro-abortion incumbent Gov. Gregoire and pro-life Republican gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi, have different views on whether pharmacists should be allow to opt out of dispensing certain drugs. Gregoire forced pharmacists to dispense drugs like the morning after pill that violate their moral or religious views. But Rossi thinks pharmacists should be able to decide whether they want to sell it. Rossi spokeswoman Jill Strait told the Seattle Times that Rossi believes pharmacists should not be forced to do something that is against their conscience or religious beliefs. "In 2006, the state Pharmacy Board was prepared to adopt regulations, supported by the Washington State Pharmacy Association, that protected the right of conscience," Strait said. "Unfortunately, Gregoire refused to let the board do its job and interfered. She threatened the board to see things her way and they ultimately complied with her heavy-handed tactics."