Debate Primer: Be Ready to Debunk Palin's Answers on Roe

This was orginially posted on RH Reality Check, so head on over there to read it in full!

Sarah Palin's interview with Katie Couric offers frightening news for advocates of reproductive rights every time a new segment appears.

Do we begin with Palin's explanation of her opposition to abortion, even as Couric asked her, if a 15-year-old were raped by her father? That sent shivers down America's collective spine.

What about Palin's claim that she supports contraception, but not emergency contraception? Governor, with all due respect, could we recommend a refresher course in biology?  Emergency contraception is just that - contraception.  Works the same way as other birth control. 

Perhaps the most troubling claim Palin makes on the topic of reproductive rights: she says she thinks the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade was wrong because "I believe that states should have more say in the laws of their lands and individual areas." [The Associated Press, October 1, 2008]

To learn more about just what it means to go back to the states, visit the RH Reality Check... and Happy Vice-Presidential-Debate Watching!