Title: Conservative vs. Liberal Beliefs
Headings: Conservative vs. Liberal Beliefs
Conservative vs. Liberal Beliefs
Compiled by the Editors. Copyright 2005 (revised 2010) StudentNewsDaily.com.
THE ISSUES: (In alphabetical order)
Abortion
Affirmative Action
Death Penalty
Economy
Education – vouchers & charter schools
Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Energy
Euthanasia & Physician-assisted suicide
Global Warming/Climate Change
Gun Control
Healthcare
Homeland Security
Immigration
Private Property
Religion & Government
Same-sex Marriage
Social Security
Taxes
United Nations (UN)
War on Terror/Terrorism
Welfare

Content: On the U.S. political map, blue represents the Democratic Party (which generally upholds liberal principles) and red represents the Republican party (which generally upholds conservative principles). THE ISSUES: ( In alphabetical order)
Abortion
Liberal
A woman has the right to decide what happens with her body. A fetus is not a human life, so it does not have separate individual rights. The government should provide taxpayer funded abortions for women who cannot afford them. The decision to have an abortion is a personal choice of a woman regarding her own body and the government must protect this right. Women have the right to affordable, safe and legal abortions, including partial birth abortion. Conservative
Human life begins at conception. Abortion is the murder of a human being. An unborn baby, as a living human being, has separate rights from those of the mother.