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2008 Florida Legislative Candidate Questions

Do you support or oppose?

 


ABORTION: 
Requiring an ultrasound be performed and reviewed with a woman prior to a first trimester abortion with a provision that allows her to decline to view? 

CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE:  Providing adequate funding to cover all children eligible to participate in the Florida KidCare health insurance program? 

DEATH PENALTY:  Requiring a unanimous jury recommendation before sentencing someone to death? 

EMBRYONIC STEM-CELL RESEARCH:  Banning state funding of research that involves destruction of a live human embryo? 

ENVIRONMENT:  Providing incentives to state businesses to encourage use of renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, etc.? 

FARMWORKERS:  Mandating pesticide safety training for farmworkers before commencing work in order to reduce the detrimental effects of exposure?

CONSCIENCE PROTECTION:  Protecting social service and health providers from being forced to provide services that contradict their moral principles? 

PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES:  Increasing funding of services to eliminate barriers and enable persons with disabilities to live independently in the community setting of their choice?

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR LOW - INCOME NONPUBLIC STUDENTS:  Increasing the amount of Corporate Tax Credit Scholarships to more closely reflect the actual cost to educate children in K-12 nonpublic schools?  

SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES:  Providing special education services for   eligible nonpublic students at the school of their parents’ choice?