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Girls love Justin for his crooning tunes, boyish charm, and that famous hair. But we haven’t seen him take a stand on any serious  issues until now, when contributing editor of the Rolling Stones Vanessa Grigoriadis decided to ask the big questions. Sure, the boy’s a cutie, but what does he think of health care? “You guys are evil,” he says with a laugh. He means Americans. “Canada’s the best country in the world. We go to the doctor and we don’t need to worry about paying him, but here, your whole life, you’re broke because of medical bills. My bodyguard’s baby was premature, and now he has to pay for it. In Canada, if your baby’s premature, he stays in the hospital as long as he needs to, and then you go home.” Abortion? “I really don’t believe in abortion, it’s like killing a baby.” What if it’s pregnancy as a result of rape? “Um. Well, I think that’s really sad, but everything happens for a reason. I guess I haven’t been in that position, so I wouldn’t be able to judge that.” What political party is he affiliated with? “I’m not sure about the parties, but whatever they have in Korea, that’s bad.” Pre-marital sex? “I don’t think you should have sex with anyone unless you love them, I think you should just wait for the person you’re…in love with.”

True, he’s a celebrity so his political views aren’t his top priority and as a teenager he has plenty of time to change his mind, but it is interesting to see what he thinks. And even if I personally don’t share a lot of his views, you have to hand it to the kid. Standing by your beliefs when being questioned by Rolling Stones magazine is no minor feat.