2014 SC Senate debate: on Abortion


Tim Scott: Human life begins at conception

Question topic: Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.

Scott: Agree

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

Scott: (Did not answer)

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 South Carolina Senate race Sep 30, 2014

Thomas Ravenel: Hired abortion activist as campaign Communications Director

Thomas Ravenel hires pro-abortion activist as communications director: Liberal abortion crusader joins forces with convicted drug felon:

Amy Brandstadter Lazenby, a liberal contributor to the anti-Republican and gossip-monger Web-log, FITS News, has been hired as the Communications Director for the Thomas Ravenel Senate campaign. A Sunday press release bears her name and title. Lazenby's name is also included in an Aug. 17 release.

Lazenby, who claims she's not a lobbyist, but a legislative advocate, is married to the wealthy owner of a large personal injury law firm. She has contributed several written pieces to FITS. Most of her activism is based on a pro-abortion agenda. She has also promoted the homosexual lobby for government-funded perpetuating of their cause.

Ravenel claims to be a Libertarian. But could his choice of Lazenby be a sign that he is gone totally leftwing?

Source: SC Politics & Sports Digest: 2014 South Carolina Senate race Aug 24, 2014

Lee Bright: Human life begins at conception

Question topic: Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.

Bright: Strongly Agree

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

Bright: Life begins at conception, therefore the only exception is that a mother enjoys the right of self-defense if her life is threatened.

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 South Carolina Senate race Jul 2, 2014

Jay Stamper: Limiting abortion isn't limited-government conservatism

Jay Stamper is plotting his campaign as a Democratic candidate in a Republican stronghold. "I'm going to challenge Republicans on what kind of conservative values they are voting for," Stamper said.

During a lunch with Spartanburg County Democrats, Stamper attacked Sen. Lindsey Graham's loyalty to conservative principles and said spending trillions of dollars on foreign engagements isn't fiscal conservatism, limiting abortion and marriage isn't limited government conservatism, and supporting the National Security Administration's data collection isn't constitutional conservatism.

"I will settle for their grudging and reluctant support," Stamper said of Republicans and independents he hopes to sway.

Source: Spartanburg Herald-Journal: 2014 South Carolina Senate race Jan 13, 2014

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Candidates and political leaders on Abortion:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R)
Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R)
Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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