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Despite supposedly being a "[[Republican]]", he holds mainly [[liberal]] views. He is a supporter of [[gun control]] and [[environmentalism]]. He is a staunch supporter of a law that mandates the use of Californian taxpayer money to fund [[stem cell research]] - which is the cloning and killing of human embryos for experimentation; he is also [[pro-abortion]]. Arnold officially approved an [[assisted suicide]] measure, allowing nurses to sedate, dehydrate and [[starve]] depressed or confused individuals they consider to be "[[terminally ill]]"<ref>[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=76713 California approves nurse-assisted suicide] Worldnetdaily, October 02, 2008</ref> (See [[euthanasia]]). Governor Schwarzenegger also campaigned against the famous California [[Proposition 8]]. He married [[Maria Shriver]], a famous journalist who is a member of the historically liberal [[Kennedy Family]]. Because of these and other policies, he is often referred to as a "[[RINO]]," a "Republican in Name Only", by many real [[Republicans]]. Other sources have labeled him a "California Republican," , meaning that his political fiscal policies are conservative but his views on civil liberties lean to the culture are liberal side, reflecting the general attitude of most many Californians. During his time as governor, the debt of California continued to balloon, forcing the state to pay IOU's for a period in 2009. Due to the budget crisis's under his tenure, Republicans lost the state to Democrat Former Governor [[Jerry Brown]] in the 2010 Gubernatorial election.{{citation needed}}