Re “Palin Daughter’s Pregnancy Interrupts G.O.P. Convention Script” (news article, Sept. 2):
Gov. Sarah Palin has said she decided to carry to term her child who has Down syndrome. Of her daughter’s premarital pregnancy, she also says, “We’re proud of Bristol’s decision to have her baby.”
But how can one claim to be anti-choice and twice speak about “decisions”? A true pro-life candidate must believe that there is no choice but to bear the child, and that the law should bar any such decisions to the contrary.
Indeed, if the governor learned of her own child’s Down syndrome from prenatal testing, is it not hypocrisy to ever have such a test since the fetus has a right to life regardless?
Perhaps Governor Palin is, in fact, a proponent of choice after all.
Princeton, N.J., Sept. 2, 2008
Re “Palin Disclosures Spotlight McCain’s Screening Process” (front page, Sept. 2):
Ever since Gov. Sarah Palin was unveiled as John McCain’s running mate, the press has had a field day in uncovering her foibles, personal and political. The real story, however, is Mr. McCain’s lack of judgment.
Mr. McCain has already caused concern by his appalling ignorance of world geography and his tendency to oversimplify complex foreign policy issues. His choice of Ms. Palin makes it plain that he is not in the least concerned with America’s stature in the world or the ability of the next vice president to step into the role of commander of chief.
The American people deserve better from the Republican Party.
John Jeffries Martin
I love how the pregnancy of Sarah Palin’s daughter is, according to John McCain’s campaign, “a private family matter.” This, after the Republican Party has spent 30 years making policy on women’s bodies. Why can’t Republicans recognize that reproductive decisions are private for all American women?
Chicago, Sept. 2, 2008
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