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      Social Issues         
   
        While I respect religion and its place in our lives, I feel strongly that it should not dictate government policy. 

        I believe that government should stay out of our citizen’s private lives as much as possible in matters of personal freedom. I feel that women have the right to choose whether to bring a life into this world and I would uphold the abortion laws as they now stand. 

        If the Florida legislature recognized civil unions I would accept that. I am all in favor of stem cell research.  

       I think we should protect those who are alive as much as those who are unborn. If the federal government continues to withhold financing for stem cell research I would take action. As governor I will help raise money from the private sector to finance stem cell research in Florida.    I don’t see it as a role of state government to finance that research. 

      The government should not be in the business of legislating or enforcing any group’s definition of morality.