GOP Mailer on Angelides: He Won't Protect Children

At a high school event in Sacramento today, state Treasurer Phil Angelides told students he was angry about a new California Republican Party mailer that implies he doesn't want to protect children because he opposes Proposition 85, which would require parental notification for underage abortions.

Sitting before the high schoolers, Angelides said it was ridiculous to expect a 15-year-old girl, for example, to petition a judge for a waiver — something the initiative requires. "It is part of a national agenda by the right wing to take away a woman's right to chose," he said and added, "Gov. Schwarzenegger is for this measure."

Schwarzenegger supports the initiative and backed a similar measure last year, but has shied away from discussing the controversial issue on the campaign trail.