2014 NJ Senate debate: on Abortion

Jeff Bell: Apply 14th Amendment to the unborn

Bell: Strongly Agree.

Question topic: Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?

Bell: No.

Question topic: Briefly list political or legislative issues of most concern to you.

Bell: Applying the 14th Amendment's protection of life to the unborn

Murray Sabrin: Human life begins at conception

Sabrin: Strongly Agree

Question topic: Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?

Sabrin: We should all work to create a cultural shift in this country that this dreadful procedure would only be acceptable to be used in the extraordinary circumstance to protect the life of the mother. As a US Senator I would sponsor and vote for legislation to protect and promote life and would oppose anti-life justices to the US Supreme Court.

Cory Booker: Fix Hobby Lobby: it's not about religious freedom

The nation's highest court voted 5-4 on Monday that companies with religious objections can dodge the requirement to pay for insurance coverage for contraception under Obama's Affordable Care Act, saying it violates a federal law protecting religious freedom. The ruling favored art-and-crafts chain Hobby Lobby, among about 50 companies to sue over the ObamaCare requirement.

Booker is running for re-election this year against Republican challenger Jeff Bell, who--like other GOP leaders--praised Monday's ruling.

Jeff Bell: Hobby Lobby ruling protects religious freedom

The nation's highest court voted 5-4 that companies with religious objections can dodge the requirement to pay for insurance coverage for contraception under ObamaCare, saying it violates a federal law protecting religious freedom. The ruling favored art-and-crafts chain Hobby Lobby, among about 50 companies to sue over the ObamaCare requirement.

Booker is running for re-election this year against Republican challenger Jeff Bell, who--like other GOP leaders--praised Monday's ruling. "This is a great assurance to the American people and to New Jerseyans that their religious freedoms will not be stripped away by government mandates forcing people to pay for and buy into practices they believe violates their religious conviction," Bell said in a statement.

Cory Booker: Vigorously defend women's access to affordable birth control

• Working to have our nation better invest in prenatal and early childhood health initiatives;
• Helping our nation develop strategies for wellness and preventative health. This is truly the best way to reduce health care cost and elevate the quality of life;
• Vigorously defending women's access to health care, affordable birth control, and protecting every woman's right to make decisions about her reproductive health;

Cory Booker: No restrictions before viability; exceptions after viability

The American Commitment Action Fund, a conservative PAC behind the BookerFAIL website, funded a new ad that claims Booker condones abortion at any stage of pregnancy and without restrictions. "He supports late-term and partial-birth abortion and opposes safety regulations," the ad states.

We checked with the Booker campaign. "We can all agree that we want to prevent unintended pregnancies, and therefore the need for abortion," a spokesman said. "Mayor Booker supports Roe v Wade, which allows women the right to choose up to the point of viability."

As for late-term and partial-birth abortions? "Cory Booker does not oppose restrictions on post-viability abortions if exceptions are made for the health and the life of the mother," the spokesman said.