Population
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Status Quo Option: Keep the Existing Plank. For all platform categories
we have the option of doing nothing; that is accepting what the LP already
has.
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The LP Platform Currently Reads
The Issue: We regard the tragedies caused
by unplanned, unwanted pregnancies to be aggravated, if not created, by government
policies of censorship, restriction, regulation and prohibition.
The Principle: The American people are
not a collective national resource. We oppose all coercive measures for population
control.
Solutions: We oppose government actions
that either compel or prohibit abortion, sterilization or any other forms
of birth control. Specifically, we condemn the vicious practice of forced
sterilization of welfare recipients or of mentally retarded or "genetically
defective" individuals. We call for the repeal of all laws that restrict anyone,
including children, from engaging in voluntary exchanges of goods, services
or information regarding human sexuality, reproduction, birth control or
related medical or biological technologies. We equally oppose government laws
and policies that restrict the opportunity to choose alternatives to abortion.
Transitional Action: We support an end
to all subsidies for childbearing built into our present laws, including
welfare plans and the provision of tax-supported services for children. We
urge the elimination of special tax burdens on single people and couples
with few or no children.
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