Sarah Palin’s Young Daughter Pregnant
Posted on September 2, 2008
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In November 2006, then gubernatorial candidate Sarah Palin declared that she would not support an abortion for her own daughter even if she had been raped.
Granting exceptions only if the mother’s life was in danger, Palin said that when it came to her daughter, “I would choose life.” At the time, her daughter was 14 years old.
Now three years later, John McCain’s running mate, Gov. Palin’s daughter is five months pregnant.
The 17 year old daughter, Bristol, plans to marry the father, McCain’s campaign advisers said.
In a statement, Mrs. Palin said: “Our beautiful daughter Bristol came to us with news that as parents we knew would make her grow up faster than we had ever planned. As Bristol faces the responsibilities of adulthood, she knows that she has our unconditional love and support.”
The announcement was intended to counter rumors by liberal bloggers that Mrs. Palin had claimed to have given birth to her fifth child in April when, according to the rumors, the child was her daughter’s.
The McCain campaign says it was aware of her daughter’s pregnancy before it named her as the running mate on Friday.
