Gov. Sarah Palin is backing a ballot measure to bypass the Legislature and make it illegal for teenagers to get an abortion without telling their parents.The sponsors hope to get the initiative on the ballot for the August 2010 primary election. To do so, they need to gather at least 32,734 signatures before the start of the legislative session in January.
The initiative sponsors, including former Lt. Gov. Loren Leman, applied last week to start gathering signatures. The measure would generally forbid a girl under 18 from getting an abortion unless the doctor informed at least one of her parents beforehand.
The initiative springs from the failure of a bill which would have required girls under 17 to tell their parents they're about to have an abortion. That measure stalled in the state Senate.
In a sign of the times, Gov. Palin expects that her support for the initiative will prompt an ethics complaint:
"I acknowledge the 'new normal' we're dealing with today will no doubt see someone filing a charge against me anyway, for exercising my First Amendment rights as a citizen, but I will not hesitate to speak up in support of Alaska's daughters."- JP
I think she's going to get more aggressive on this ethics nonsense, since there are so many indications that Alaskans are getting sick of the abuse of the system. Diva and her tiny crowd will eventually fade away, particularly if someone up there slaps one of them with a lawsuit.
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