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ALBERTA ELECTION QUESTIONNAIRE
February/ March 2004
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The Questions Asked


1. Do you believe that life begins at conception (fertilization)?
YES______ NO______
 

2. Are there any circumstances under which you believe a woman should have access to
abortion?
YES_____ NO_____ If yes please explain.
(A surgical or medical intervention, designed to prevent the death of the mother e.g.
in the case of tubal pregnancy or cervical cancer but which results in the unintended
and undesired death of the pre-born child, is not an abortion.)

3. Will you support measures to stop all taxpayer funding of abortion in Alberta?
YES_____ NO_____

4. Will you support measures to ensure that women seeking abortions in Alberta receive
information on i) fetal development ii) physical and psychological risks of abortion;
and iii) alternatives to abortion
YES_____ NO_____

5. Will you actively oppose the testing and sale of the abortion-inducing drug
mifepristone (RU 486) in Alberta ?
YES_____ NO_____

6. a) Will you oppose Euthanasia (the deliberate killing of a person by action or omission,
with or without that person’s permission ?
YES_____ NO_____

b) Will you support measures to promote palliative care? (Palliative care seeks to
alleviate pain and enhance the quality of life for terminally ill patients)
YES_____ NO_____

7. Will you support legislation to protect the rights of health care workers to refuse to
participate in procedures which violate their consciences?
YES_____ NO_____

Do you consider yourself _____ Pro-life or _____Pro-choice ? (check only one)
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