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Bristol Palin Says Abstinence Doesn't Cut It
Politics Daily —
Filed under: Republicans, Abortion, Sarah PalinIn an interview with FOX News's Greta Van Susteren, Bristol Palin, the 18-year-old daughter of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin discussed her unplanned pregnancy, and the out-of-wedlock birth her son Tripp. She seems like a very loving parent and nice young woman who genuinely wants other teens to learn from her mistakes. In specific she says she has no "philosophical or religious issue" with teens using contraception, and realizes that abstinence isn't a "realistic" course of action for most people. ...
Video: Bristol Palin says abstinence “not realistic”
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Video: Bristol Palin says abstinence “not realistic” posted at 9:30 am on February 17, 2009 by Ed Morrissey Send to a Friend | Share on Facebook | printer-friendly I’m of two minds on this clip. Bristol Palin isn’t running for office, but she had to know that doing big-media interviews would mean that she had to have an answer for some political issues surrounding her teen pregnancy. After all, for what other reason would Greta Van Susteren invite her onto her show? GRETA: I don’t want to pry too personally, but obviously contraception is an issue here. Is that something that you were lazy about or not interested in, or do you have a philosophical or religious ...
Bristol Palin admits abstinence is "not realistic."
Feministing —
I feel bad for her. Her story was used by her family and the GOP to make an example of what is considered "responsible" behavior for a teen mom. Holding all that, she is telling the truth that abstinence is not realistic for young people, even if it should be what everyone strives for. Comprehensive sex-ed wouldn't be this unrealistic.
via Gawker.
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Weekly Pulse: Bristol Palin calls abstinence "unrealistic"
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In this Weekly Pulse, we discuss the strange contradictions of the social conservatives. Why do they hail Sarah Palin as hero for choosing to give birth to a child with Down's Syndrome and excoriate Nadya Suleman for having octuplets that might have health problems?
Why are anti-choicers prepare to forgive Bristol Palin for her "sins" and congratulate her for Choosing Life, but not Nadya Suleman? For a movement that specializes in ministering to single women pregnant with babies they can't afford, that seems like a major inconsistency. Suleman ended up with one planned pregnancy and seven unplanned ...
