Arizona Needs a New Governor

By plb on April 17, 2006 10:50 PM | No Comments | 1 TrackBack

Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano on Monday vetoed two more abortion bills passed by the Republican-led Legislature.

Napolitano used her veto stamp to kill bills passed by lawmakers to prohibit state and local governments from using public dollars to provide health coverage for abortions and to require that parents' consent for a minor to get an abortion be notarized.

LifeNews reports:

Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano added on Monday to the list of pro-life bills she has vetoed by refusing to sign a measure to make sure taxpayer funds don't pay for abortions for state works and another providing better enforcement of parental consent on abortions.

Napolitano claimed the measure to prohibit funding abortions through state employee health plans would "unwisely and inappropriately" restrict the actions of local government officials. She also claimed the measure is unconstitutional.
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Last week, Napolitano vetoed a bill that would allow women to know that an unborn baby will feel intense pain during an abortion procedure. The veto came despite researching showing that unborn children have the capacity to feel pain at least after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

Read the rest here. Arizona residents express your opinion here.

Back to the title of this post. Gov. Napolitano's consistent opposition to pro-life measures supported by Arizona citizens and their representatives is sufficient motivation for a change.

Here's the leading pro-life candidate for the state's highest office: Len Munsil