{"id":652,"date":"2006-10-02T06:59:00","date_gmt":"2006-10-02T12:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/2006\/10\/dendahl-on-abortion-and-other-life-issues\/"},"modified":"2006-10-02T06:59:00","modified_gmt":"2006-10-02T12:59:00","slug":"dendahl-on-abortion-and-other-life-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2006\/10\/dendahl-on-abortion-and-other-life-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Dendahl on abortion and other life issues"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Gov. Bill Richardson has still not agreed to debate Republican challenger John Dendahl. The reason given by his campaign manager is that Dendahl isn\u2019t capable of \u201cpositive sharing of ideas.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Debates and candidate forums should be standard in all races. Richardson<\/st1:city>\u2019s refusal to debate ideas on how to better the State of New Mexico<\/st1:place><\/st1:state> shouldn\u2019t mean that Dendahl doesn\u2019t get to share his views in a public forum. Until Richardson<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> agrees to a televised debate, I\u2019ll be publishing Dendahl\u2019s stances on various issues.<\/p>\n

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I was planning to do the same for Al Kissling, the Democrat challenging U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce, R-N.M., because Pearce only agreed to one debate, held in the middle of the day, which ensured no live television coverage. That debate was recorded by KRWG-TV, but the station never broadcast it. Apparently, both candidates have to agree to such a broadcast. Though Kissling\u2019s campaign agreed, Pearce\u2019s did not.<\/p>\n

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Pearce may have a say in what is televised over the airwaves, but he doesn\u2019t have any say in what is broadcast on the Internet. It appears that I\u2019m going to be able to get my hands on the video and broadcast it on this site \u2013 which means that, despite the efforts of his campaign, Pearce (minimally) met the challenge of a debate that can by watched by all who are interested. So instead of giving Kissling free space on this site, I\u2019m hoping to broadcast footage of the debate later this week or early next week.<\/p>\n

But back to Richardson and Dendahl. Here\u2019s Dendahl\u2019s stance on abortion and other life issues, taken directly from his Web site<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>\u201cAs a matter of personal principle, I acknowledge that a life is taken when an abortion is performed. Therefore, I generally disapprove.<\/p>\n

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\u201cA leading responsibility of government is to protect the rights of an individual against infringement by others. The right not to be murdered is among those. The consequences of infringement are grave, including execution in some cases. Newborns are among those so protected. At some point in gestation, a viable unborn is substantially indistinguishable from a newborn. At and after that point, abortion should be illegal except to save the life of the mother.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI support requiring a mother to be counseled as to alternatives to abortion and, as well, imposition of a reasonable waiting period (e.g., 24 hours), following such counseling prior to performance of an abortion.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI oppose public funding of abortions except for saving the life of a mother who is otherwise eligible for public assistance with her health care.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe approval of at least one parent or legal guardian should be a prerequisite to performing an abortion on a minor. I do not oppose substituting a court of competent jurisdiction for a parent or legal guardian in extenuating circumstances.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI do not oppose contraception, including a \u2018morning after\u2019 pill.<\/p>\n

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\u201cCloning and Stem Cell Research:<\/span> Much remains to be accomplished in development of ethical guidance for this science, so I am both deeply concerned and skeptical of its efficacy. I believe adequate research funding can be found from non-government sources, so I oppose public funding. I expect to be indefinitely opposed to human cloning.<\/p>\n

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\u201cEuthanasia:<\/span> I believe a competent adult should be permitted appropriate professional assistance to end his or her life on account of physical suffering.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Gov. Bill Richardson has still not agreed to debate Republican challenger John Dendahl. The reason given by his campaign manager is that Dendahl isn\u2019t capable of \u201cpositive sharing of ideas.\u201d Debates and candidate forums should be standard in all races. Richardson\u2019s refusal to debate ideas on how to better the State of New Mexico shouldn\u2019t […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=652"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}