Dean Is Ultra-Liberal on Civil Unions Governor Dean "Supported and Signed" a law requiring the state of Vermont to formally recognize same-sex civil unions. If elected president, Dean would honor civil unions as a matter of national policy. "As president of the United States, I will recognize civil unions, which will then allow full equality under the law as far as the federal government is concerned" Dean said in a speech to the National Lesbian …showed first 75 words of 422 total…

…showed last 75 words of 422 total…I money for the poorest of Vermont's schoolchildren. "The Bush education plan is a bad plan . . . . [W]hat we are looking at in Vermont is not accepting the money . . . ." (The Associated Press, August 16, 2002) Abortion Dean is ultra-liberal on abortion. As governor, Dean "Impressed feminists by opposing occasional legislative efforts at restricting abortion." (The New Republic, July 1, 2002) Dean supports abortion on demand, which he believes is "none of the government's business." (NBC's "Meet the Press," July 21, 2002)