2018 OK Governor's race: on Families & Children


Kevin Stitt: Vaccination should be between a parent & their pediatrician

Much of the debated focused on how the candidates would manage the executive branch, oversee the budgeting process and approach specific policy issues. But it also waded into social issues, including abortion, parental rights and gun control. Neither candidate, however, seemed to want to press these issues as campaign focal points.

Stitt refused to say whether he would apply a litmus test for any state Supreme Court pick to ensure they would support laws that rein in abortions.

Responding to a question on media coverage suggesting he opposed immunizations for children, Stitt said he and his wife had all their children vaccinated and that he doesn't intend to overhaul any state laws. "All I've said is that vaccination should be between a parent and their pediatrician," he said. "I don't support changing any law whatsoever and I have the same opinion as my opponent."

Source: KGOU (NPR) on 2018 Oklahoma gubernatorial debate Sep 25, 2018

Mary Fallin: Disallow adoptions in LGBT homes

Oklahoma's Republican Governor Mary Fallin signed abnill that permits religious organizations to exclude same sex couples from adoptions, angering gay rights groups, who said it was a license to discriminate against gays and lesbians.

The bill written by Republican Sen. Greg Treat provides legal protections to faith-based agencies that won't place children in LGBT homes because of religious or moral convictions or policies. Fallin's action drew support from Oklahoma's Catholic bishops. "The new law will bring more adoption services to the state and allow crucial faith-based agencies to continue their decades-long tradition of caring for Oklahoma's most vulnerable children," the bishops said in a statement.

The adoption law goes into effect Nov. 1.

Source: San Francisco Chronicle on 2018 Oklahoma governor race May 12, 2018

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