ABORTION
Even dedicated proponents of abortion acknowledge that life begins at conception.  What do you believe?  Does a unique human life begins at conception? Yes


If not, when?   ___ 3 mths    ___ 6 mths

___ At Birth    ___ 1 yr   ___18 yrs?

Is taking the life of a pre-born child through abortion ever morally permissible?  Check all that apply:

__x__ No, it's never permissible

_____ Yes, to save mother's life

_____ Yes, in cases of rape or incest

_____ Yes, for physical deformity

_____  Yes, for gender

_____  Yes, for race

_____  Yes, to punish spouse

_____ Yes, it's always permissible

CONSTITUTION
The 14th Amendment states "nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty or property without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." The Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade, 1973, stated that "if this suggestion of personhood is established, the appellant's case, of course, collapses, for the fetus' right to life would then be guaranteed specifically by the [14th] Amendment." The Court regrettably concluded though that "we need not resolve the difficult question of when life begins. When those trained in the respective disciplines of medicine, philosophy, and theology are unable to arrive at any consensus, the judiciary, at this point in the development of man's knowledge, is not in a position to speculate as to the answer." Do you believe that  the State has a compelling interest in protecting human life beginning at conception? Yes

PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN ABORTION
Peer reviewed studies have shown that parental involvement laws reduce the occurrence of risky sex in teens, and 37 states currently have some form of them.  Either the teen refrains from engaging in sex or is more careful before having sex.  These laws help teen mothers and fathers get the support and guidance they need from parents in this important decision.  Not having them risks parental estrangement or alienation from the child when in the greatest need and denies the dignity of the family.  Minors already must have parental approval for even the most minor types of medical procedures or medications and should also for the complex procedure of abortion.   Without parental involvement, a minor impregnated by an adult often times is pressured into having an abortion so as to conceal the fact that the adult is guilty of statutory rape.  A 2013 poll commissioned by Human Life WA, found Washington State voters are widely supportive of laws requiring "parental involvement" in abortion decisions for girls under the age of 18 (62-29% with just under 10% undecided).  Will you promote/support parental involvement laws (with judicial override) for minors when seeking an abortion? Yes

MEDICAL CONSCIENCE CLAUSES
"The trend toward accepting the termination of some human lives as a normal part of medicine is accelerating ... Courts, policymakers, media leaders - even the elites of organized medicine - increasingly assert that patient rights and respect for patients’ choices should trump the consciences of medical professionals.  Indeed, the time may soon arrive when doctors, nurses, and pharmacists will be compelled to take, or be complicit in the taking of, human life, regardless of their strong religious or moral objections thereto." (Westlie J. Smith, 2009).  Should doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other medical professionals be granted the right to refuse participation in the provision of medical services that violate the person's deeply held moral, ethical or religious beliefs? Yes

PHYSICIAN ASSISTED SUICIDE
Washington State Initiative 1000, which was passed in 2008, legalized Physician Assisted Suicide (PAS) by allowing doctors to prescribe lethal doses of barbiturates to certain patients.  An objection to this sanctioning of suicide is that vulnerable persons, such as those who are feeble, depressed, mentally ill, or handicapped, may experience coercion to end their lives.  For them a right to die, already protected in the Natural Death Act, (RCW 70.122), may become a duty to die.  The AMA's long held and continuing position is that "physician assisted suicide is fundamentally inconsistent with the physician's professional role."  The initiative uses vague language that enables doctors "acting in good faith" to assist mentally ill or depressed patients to commit suicide, while protecting doctors from civil and criminal lawsuits.  Health care insurers can cut costs by providing prescriptions for suicide.  Will society's sanction of suicide have unintended consequences?  Sponsor and former governor Booth Gardner says that this is only a “first step” in legalizing assisted suicide for anyone who wants it.  When society fails to protect vulnerable people in their troubles, but instead offers them the violence of suicide, has not society abandoned them?  What is your position on physician assisted suicide?

_____ Support

__x__ Oppose

_____  No Opinion

_____  Other:

MARRIAGE PRESERVATION
In June of 2015, the US Supreme Court ruled that states must recognize same sex marriage nationwide.  Opponents claim that this puts the aspirations of adults over the rights of children, who develop best within the context of a biologically related family.  This optimal development is a scientifically proven fact which the Washington State Supreme Court referenced when in 2006, when it ruled on the state's 1998 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).  The court determined that the state's limitation of marriage to heterosexual couples "is constitutional because the legislature was entitled to believe that limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples furthers ... the well-being of children by encouraging families where children are reared in homes headed by the children’s biological parents."  What is your position on the 2015 US Supreme Court ruling?

_____  Support

__x__  Oppose

_____  No Opinion

_____  Other:

PUBLIC SCHOOL SEX EDUCATION
In 2020, the state legislature passed SB 5395, a sex ed bill that is wholly ideologically driven and enables OSPI to promote and even require grossly inappropriate classroom material and topics for school districts to use with children K-12.  The current so called Comprehensive Sex Education is in fact very biased and unscientific.  It is based on perverse models of human behavior (Kinsey) and refuses to recognize the dignity and human rights of unborn children. See more info here, here and here.  Will you oppose the sexualizing of children and work for sex education that is informed and truly safe? Yes

DEATH PENALTY
The death penalty in the United States should:

_____ Not be used

_____ Be used about the same

_____ Be used less

_____ Be used more

__x__ Other: The Lord my God says “Vengeance is mine”, the Lord my God says plainly “You shall not murder” there is a place and a time for killing (under his authority alone based on what he has said), but the Lord my God says not to Murder for a reason. That’s all I will say on this matter

REGULATION OF RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA
Recreational marijuana was legalized in Washington State in 2012 by Initiative 502.  The drug though is considered dangerous by many, including the American Medical Association and The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.  President Biden's White House remains opposed the legalization of the drug for public health reasons.  Citizens Against Legalizing Marijuana (CALM) states "The normalization, expanded use, and increased availability of marijuana in our communities are detrimental to our youth, to public health, and to the safety of our society."  The International Association of Chiefs of Police state their opposition here.  For additional dangers see here and here.  What is your position on the legal production, processing and sale of recreational marijuana in Washington State?

_____  Support

_x_ Oppose

_____  No Opinion

____  Other:

QUALIFICATIONS AND COMMENTS
What office (district and position) are you running for? Legislative District 49 Seat 1

Please state your qualifications for an office position such as professional, educational, family and community accomplishments.  You may also add any further comments regarding the relationship of your candidacy to respect life issues. My qualifications is I am a servant to the Lord my God above all else, therefore I am qualified. I’m a United States National, and resident of Washington state therefore I am qualified. I am a man who pays taxes therefore I am qualified.

Do you have a campaign website?  What is the address? info@brettforwa.com

WEBSITE POSTING PERMISSION
May LifePac post your survey response on its website? Surveys are posted only with your permission. Yes