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Dan Besse
10/18/2007
"I'm proud of the efforts of Democrats in Congress, including every North Carolina Democrat, to override President Bush's veto," said Besse. "President Bush's veto of health care for children whose families can't afford private insurance was a profoundly immoral act, and the American people won't stand for it over the longer run."
"I call on Congressional leaders of good conscience in both parties to regroup and press forward with the campaign to expand health care coverage for children," said Besse. "As North Carolina's next Lieutenant Governor, I will do everything in my power to see that every child in our state has access to high quality, affordable health care."
"It's an outrage that George Bush sits in the White House, producing record deficit spending on everything else, and vetoes critical help for poor sick kids," declared Besse.
Besse explained that the Bush veto is jeopardizing North Carolina's efforts to cover more of the over 250,000 children in our state with no regular health care coverage. "I supported state legislation adopted this year which would help more hard-working low-income families protect their children's health, through timely doctor visits, needed medication, and other care," Besse said. "I understand from the Governor's budget office that the Bush veto not only undercuts that health care expansion effort, but that Bush's recommended funding level could lead to actually cutting the number of North Carolina children receiving help by up to 30,000 kids."
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Re: BESSE PRAISES DEMOCRATIC LEADERS FOR EFFORT CALLS FOR CAMPAIGN FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH
Mike, I think that you and I have different faith positions on this issue. I respect yours, and I hope that you can respect mine. The question of when abortion can be justified as a moral choice is one on which people of faith in our nation have very different views. Some believe that there is no circumstance under which any abortion can be justified. Others believe that the voluntary ending of a pregnancy, especially in its earlier stages, is a serious moral decision but is not the same as taking a human life. At its base, this is not a question of science but one of faith in which there is no social consensus in our nation. It is my position that the government has no business taking one of those faith views and imposing it on everyone in our society. Therefore, I support current law under which the issue of pre-viability abortion is a decision left to the pregnant woman, in consultation with medical and other counselors of her own choice--not the government's.
Dan
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