| Jeff Fleece supports "[a] law banning partial-birth abortions, except to prevent the death of the mother."
Translation: If you are pregnant and unless you are going to die, you will be compelled to give birth, even if your health will be irreparably damaged.
Jeff Fleece opposes "[t]he use of public funds for abortions and abortion referrals, except to prevent the death of the mother."
Translation: If you are poor and you get pregnant, Fleece supports denying you access to the same procedures and information that well off women can purchase. He would rather you stay in poverty, and that your child be brought up in poverty, rather than allowing you a choice and a chance at a better life. Unless, of course, you're going to die.
Jeff Fleece supports "[a] law requiring an abortion provider to obtain the consent of the parents of a minor child before performing an abortion on their daughter."
Translation: If you're a girl younger than 18, and you have been sexually or physically abused by a parent, Fleece wants to require you to ask your abusive parent for permission to terminate a pregnancy.
Jeff Fleece supports "[a] law creating criminal and civil penalties for a third party who injures or kills an unborn child in the womb against the wishes of the mother, such as in cases of assault, drunk driving, or negligence."
Translation: Fleece wants to ensure that the unborn have more rights than you.
Jeff Fleece supports "[l]aws banning assisted suicide."
Translation: Fleece wants to ensure that should you face a lingering illness, grave discomfort and unimaginable pain in the final stages of your life, you can't seek the comfort of a death with dignity, nor can you shield your family's assets from health care providers which are forced to keep you alive.
Jeff Fleece supports "[h]onoring the wishes of patients who want life-saving treatment (including food and water) regard less of their degree of disability, age, and 'quality of life'."
Translation: Fleece believes that your physical remains should be kept alive as long as possible, even if you are in a persistent vegetative state, and even if costs to keep your body "alive" are bankrupting your family.
Jeff Fleece opposes "[l]aws that would limit the free speech rights of civic groups to report on public policy issues prior to an election."
Translation: If you are a candidate, Fleece supports groups allied with him to produce and air sham issue ads attacking you, even (or perhaps especially) in the final days before an election.
Jeff Fleece opposes "[r]esearch that involves the destruction of human embryos, including research on embryonic stem cells."
Translation: Fleece would rather your unused blastocysts, which can only be defined as "human" if you count their potential, be destroyed, rather than allowing them to be used to further medical research that might lead to a cure for a family member who might suffering from any number of debilitating and painful illnesses, such as paralysis, Parkinson's or Alzheimer's.
Jeff Fleece supports "[a] ban on human cloning, i.e., creating a human embryo by any method other than fertilization."
Translation: If you are a couple unable to have children, and traditional methods have failed, Fleece wants to ban technologies based on cloning that would help you have your own children.
Final thought: If you are not yet born, Fleece believes in the sanctity of your life. And if you are dying, Fleece believes in the sanctity of your life. But if you are somewhere between the womb and the tomb, he apparently doesn't believe at all in the sanctity of your life.
(Don Zimmerman didn't respond to the organization's questionnaire. Perhaps this is to his credit). |
