Governor Palin Announces 17 Year Old, Unmarried Daughter is Pregnant

The newly named Republican Vice Presidential candidate has received recognition and admiration for giving birth to her fifth child which was known suffer from Down's Syndrone. As a strong right to life and family values advocate Sarah Palin never considered ending the pregnancy, but welcome the handicapped child into her family.

With the announcement that her 17 year old daughter, Bristol, is now preagnant and unmarried it seems the Palin family will once again will have an opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to life and family values in support of their daughter. As she has demonstrated in the past Sarah Palin's commitment to her family and to her support of the right to life remains unwavering and those who know her best suggest the announcement of her daughter's pregnacy will not change her stance or support for her daughter or the right to life.

In announcing her daughter's condition Governor Palin said: "Our beautiful daughter Bristol came to us with news that as parents we knew would make her grow up faster than we had ever planned," they continued, referring to their 17-year-old daughter. "As Bristol faces the responsibilities of adulthood, she knows she has our unconditional love and support."

As a "family values" candidate Gov. Palin and one who is a strong proponent of teaching abstinence-only sex education to teenagers it is expected that Palin will receive a great deal of unwanted publicity concerning her daughter and as a result made the following plea to the media: "Bristol and the young man she will marry are going to realize very quickly the difficulties of raising a child, which is why they will have the love and support of our entire family. We ask the media, respect our daughter and Levi's privacy as has always been the tradition of children of candidates."

It remains to be seen how this announcement will play out in the presidential campaign.