Carly Fiorina in PBS News Hour

On Abortion: Ban abortions 20 weeks after fertilization

Fiorina supports the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which bans abortions 20 weeks after fertilization, except in cases of rape, incest or danger to the life of the mother. In the past she has said that, if given the opportunity, she would vote to overturn Roe v Wade. Source: PBS News Hour "2016 Candidate Stands" series May 4, 2015

On Civil Rights: Supreme Court overstepped by legalizing same-sex marriage

Fiorina believes the Supreme Court overstepped its boundaries when it ruled that same-sex marriage should be allowed in all 50 states. She has not indicated yet if she believes the issue is settled law or if she would push for a Constitutional amendment to reverse the court decision. When running for U.S. Senate in 2010, the former CEO supported California's Proposition 8 to make same-sex marriage illegal and said that gay couples should be afforded the right to civil unions and other legal benefits. Source: PBS News Hour "2016 Candidate Stands" series May 4, 2015

On Education: Supports No Child Left Behind & Race to the Top

In a position paper while running for the U.S. Senate in California, Fiorina strongly advocated for metric-based accountability in schools. She praised No Child Left Behind as setting high standards and Race to the Top for using internationally-benchmarked measures. Fiorina also said that the ethnic achievement gap remains a problem but did not offer further specifics. In general she has spoken in favor of as much local control and input in education as possible. Source: PBS News Hour "2016 Candidate Stands" series May 4, 2015

On Energy & Oil: No gas tax increase; lower gas prices good for recovery

Fiorina argued against any increase in the gas tax in a Wall Street Journal Op-Ed, saying lower gas prices are an important factor in America's economic recovery. Source: PBS News Hour "2016 Candidate Stands" series May 4, 2015

On Gun Control: Strong supporter of Second Amendment gun rights

Fiorina has said that she is a strong supporter of second-amendment gun rights and that she opposed the 1994 bill which banned a large group of semi-automatic or assault weapons. In the 2010 U.S. Senate race, Fiorina said the No-Fly list is broad and some people on it should be allowed to own a gun. Politifact reviewed her statements on the issue and noted that at the time she did not have a firm stance on other potential proposed limits on gun access. Source: PBS News Hour "2016 Candidate Stands" series May 4, 2015

On Homeland Security: Arm the Kurds against ISIS

Fiorina would send more weapons to the Kurds fighting the Islamic State in and around northern Iraq. Source: PBS News Hour "2016 Candidate Stands" series May 4, 2015

On Tax Reform: Current tax system is in desperate need of reform

Fiorina said the current tax system is "in desperate need of reform" and argued for a simpler tax code, though she did not give specifics. She advocated zero-based budgeting, which would start funding discussions from a base budget of zero every year and build from there, rather than starting with the amount of funding the department received the previous year. Source: PBS News Hour "2016 Candidate Stands" series May 4, 2015

On Technology: Overturn net neutrality

Internet policy: Overturn net neutrality: In an Op-Ed for CNN.com, Fiorina blasted President Obama's policy of net neutrality, which is the idea that Internet providers must offer customers equal access and similar pricing for different content. Fiorina argues net neutrality will insert bureaucrats into the fabric of the Internet, giving government a role in pricing and establishing an obstacle for tech companies. Source: PBS News Hour "2016 Candidate Stands" series May 4, 2015

On War & Peace: Break off Iran nuclear negotiations; keep sanctions

Fiorina would like Congress to intervene in the Iran nuclear negotiations and says the U.S. would support Israel if it broke off talks now. In general, she wants more inspections, verifications and compliance from Iran before the United States lifts any sanctions. Fiorina is watchful of Russia's role in the process and has said Putin is on a quest to regain Russian dominance in the world. Source: PBS News Hour "2016 Candidate Stands" series May 4, 2015

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