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Vote number 2003-51 banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life
on Mar 12, 2003 regarding bill S.3
Results:

S. 3 As Amended; Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003. Vote to pass a bill banning a medical procedure, which is commonly known as "partial-birth" abortion. Those who performed this procedure would then face fines and up to two years in prison, the women to whom this procedure is performed on are not held criminally liable. This bill would make the exception for cases in which a women's life is in danger, not for cases where a women's health is in danger.

Categorized under Abortion

Voting N counts for 2 points on VoteMatch question 1: Abortion is a woman's right.


Democrats voting on 2003-51

Daniel Akaka NOHI Democrat Jr Senator
Evan Bayh YESIN Democratic Jr Senator
Jeff Bingaman NONM Democrat Jr Senator
Barbara Boxer NOCA Democratic incumbent
John Breaux YESLA Former Democratic incumbent; retired 2004
Robert Byrd YESWV Democrat Sr Senator
Maria Cantwell NOWA Democrat Jr Senator
Tom Carper YESDE Democrat Jr Senator
Hillary Clinton NONY Democrat Jr Senator
Kent Conrad YESND Democrat Sr Senator
Jon Corzine NONJ Former Democrat Senator (now Governor)
Tom Daschle YESSD Former Democratic Senator (defeated 2004)
Mark Dayton NOMN Democrat Jr Senator
Chris Dodd NOCT Democratic incumbent
Byron Dorgan YESND Democratic incumbent
Russell Feingold NOWI Democratic incumbent
Dianne Feinstein NOCA Democrat Sr Senator
Bob Graham NOFL Former Democratic Senator; retired 2004
Fritz Hollings YESSC Former Democratic Sr Senator; retired 2004
Daniel Inouye NOHI Democratic incumbent
Ted Kennedy NOMA Democrat Sr Senator
Herbert Kohl NOWI Democrat Sr Senator
Patrick Leahy YESVT Democratic incumbent
Joseph Lieberman NOCT Democratic Jr Senator; Gore's VP nominee; ran for Pres. 2004
Blanche Lambert Lincoln YESAR Democratic incumbent
Barbara Mikulski NOMD Democratic incumbent
Zell Miller YESGA Former Democratic Sr Senator retired 2004
Patty Murray NOWA Democratic incumbent
Ben Nelson YESNE Democrat Jr Senator
Bill Nelson NOFL Democrat Sr Senator
Harry Reid YESNV Democratic incumbent
Paul Sarbanes NOMD Democrat Sr Senator
Charles Schumer NONY Democratic incumbent
Debbie Stabenow NOMI Democrat Jr Senator
Ron Wyden NOOR Democratic incumbent


Republicans voting on 2003-51

George Allen YESVA Republican Jr Senator
Robert Bennett YESUT Republican incumbent
Kit Bond YESMO Republican incumbent
Sam Brownback YESKS Republican incumbent
Jim Bunning YESKY Republican incumbent
Conrad Burns YESMT Former Republican Senator (MT, 1989-2007)
Ben Nighthorse Campbell YESCO Former Republican incumbent; retired 2004
Lincoln Chafee NORI Republican Jr Senator
Michael Crapo YESID Republican incumbent
Mike DeWine YESOH Republican Sr Senator
John Ensign YESNV Republican Jr Senator
Peter Fitzgerald YESIL Former Republican incumbent; retired 2004
Bill Frist YESTN Republican Jr Senator
Chuck Grassley YESIA Republican incumbent
Judd Gregg YESNH Republican incumbent
Orrin Hatch YESUT Republican Sr Senator
Kay Bailey Hutchison YESTX Republican Jr Senator
James Inhofe YESOK Republican Sr Senator
Jon Kyl YESAZ Republican Jr Senator
Trent Lott YESMS Former Republican Senator (MS, 1989-2007)
Richard Lugar YESIN Republican Sr Senator
John McCain YESAZ Republican incumbent
Lisa Murkowski YESAK Republican incumbent
Don Nickles YESOK Former Republican incumbent; retired 2004
Rick Santorum YESPA Republican Jr Senator
Richard Shelby YESAL Republican incumbent
Olympia Snowe NOME Republican Sr Senator
Arlen Specter YESPA Republican incumbent
Jim Talent YESMO Former Republican Jr Senator (MO, 2002-2007)
Craig Thomas YESWY Republican Sr Senator
George Voinovich YESOH Republican incumbent


Independents voting on 2003-51

Jim Jeffords NOVT Independent Jr Senator



Total votes recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: YES 13; NO 22
Republicans: YES 29; NO 2
Independents: YES 0; NO 1