Provincial Election Candidate Survey 2009

1. Conscience Legislation: Do you support a law protecting professionals such as healthcare providers, educators, and clergy, from disciplinary action for refusing to participate in activities that violate their religious or moral beliefs?

2. Tax-Benefits for Families: If elected, would you support income splitting for single income families to address the current inequity of treatment of mothers who remain at home to care for their children compared to mothers who go out to work and put their child/children in daycare?

3. Informed Consent for Abortions: Would you support legislation that would require women seeking abortions to be given detailed information prior to consenting to the procedure? This would include information on human fetal development and all possible risks and complications.

4. Parental consent for infant’s health care: Will you support legislation that will require parental or guardian's consent to an infant's health care except in the case of a medical emergency requiring immediate treatment when the consent of the parent or guardian is not available? (By "infant's" is meant "minor's"--infant's" as used in the provincial "Infant's Act").

5. Taxpayer Funding of Abortions: Currently, BC taxpayers pay for over 15,000 abortions every year. Would you support de-insuring all abortions except those done for medical emergencies?

6. I would describe myself as being

_____ Pro-life _____Pro-choice (check only one)