Health Matters in the 2008 Election

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Candidate Profile, continued

* Tom Tancredo pulled out of the Presidential race on Dec. 20, 2007 *

Tom Tancredo (R)

Occupation: U.S. representative from Colorado

Birth Date: Dec. 20, 1945

Spouse: Jackie

Children: Ray and Randy

Drugs: Costs/Importation

Do not allow the government to negotiate directly with providers for lower prescription drug prices for Medicare recipients.
Allow importing FDA-approved prescription drugs.

Drug Safety

Not currently addressed in his platform.

Electronic Record Keeping

Not currently addressed in his platform.

Medicare/Medicaid

Not currently addressed in his platform.

Stem Cells

Do not expand federal funding of stem cell research.

Public Health Issues

Not currently addressed in his platform.

Abortion

Fully supports pro-life efforts.
States that "abortion compromises the sanctity of human life" and that Roe v. Wade is "a scar on the moral and intellectual history of the country."
Establish public education projects to preserve life and the rights of the unborn, because even if Roe v. Wade is overturned, that would not require states to prohibit abortion.

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