Harriet Miers on VoteMatch

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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (-5 points on Social scale)	Fought ABA endorsement of Roe v. Wade: Opposes topic 1 Prohibit all abortions except to prevent mother's death: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Oppose the use of public funds for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Against the appointment of pro-choice persons to city boards: Opposes topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Supported racial and gender set-asides as head of Texas Bar: Strongly Favors topic 2 Pledged to be 'inclusive of women and minorities': Favors topic 2 Poor, elderly, and disabled are under-represented: Favors topic 2
Favors topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+2 points on Social scale)	Recommended legalization of gay adoption: Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the armed forces (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 17: US out of Iraq (+2 points on Social scale)	Recommended establishment of an International Criminal Court: Favors topic 17