Joseph Lieberman in The Boston Globe

On Abortion: Parental consent with judicial override; Gore agrees

Gore & Lieberman have some differences on abortion, always a thorny campaign issue. Lieberman said yesterday that he favors a law requiring parental consent for minors seeking abortions. His spokesman said Lieberman would insist on a judicial bypass provision, under which a judge could allow the abortion over the parent’s objections.

Gore, however, is opposed to parental consent laws. He told reporters yesterday that he could, however, back a parental notification law that allowed a doctor or judge to offer a waiver of the notification in some cases. But a Gore spokesman said Gore generally opposes even parental notification laws because they are a ‘’back-door’’ threat to abortion rights. Campaign aides, noting that Lieberman has a 99% ranking from NARAL, said both Gore and his running mate are adamantly in favor of a right to abortion.

Source: Susan Milligan, Boston Globe, p. A1 Aug 10, 2000

On Civil Rights: For gay equal employment; against gay marriage

Lieberman has had a mixed record on gay rights. He has opposed gay marriages and was a backer of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which allows states to disregard gay marriages recognized by other states. Still, Lieberman did support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which prohibits job discrimination against gays. Source: Susan Milligan, Boston Globe, p. A1 Aug 10, 2000

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