2016 AK Senate race: on Abortion


Joe Miller: Roe v. Wade is judicial activism at its worst

Q: Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?

Miller: I believe that every life deserves the protection of the government. Roe v. Wade is an example of judicial activism at its worst, running contrary to the Constitution's clear mandate to protect life. Rare instances may occur where we cannot save both the life of the mother and the child. In such cases, we should save the life we can.

Source: 2016 AFA Action iVoterGuide on 2016 Alaska Senate race Nov 8, 2016

Lisa Murkowski: Don't cut off all federal funds to Planned Parenthood

The Senate took another procedural vote on a bill to defund Planned Parenthood, this one linked to a stop-gap measure to fund the government. Murkowski was one of eight Republicans to vote against advancing the bill. She sided with Democrats who say cutting Planned Parenthood funds would limit access to healthcare and contraception.

Murkowski said, "I have made very, very clear to anyone who is within range of listening that I do not support shutting down the government. Period." The senator says she doesn't believe federal funds should be cut off to all of Planned Parenthood. "Those facilities in Alaska that provide for the STD testing, some of the other services, will not have those resources. And that is very troubling," she said. "The women of Alaska, and I think women around the country, need to make sure that they don't have a disruption of service."

Planned Parenthood has been under fire after videos secretly recorded by anti-abortion activists surfaced.

Source: KTOO Public Media on 2016 Alaska Senate race Sep 24, 2015

Lisa Murkowski: Don't ban all late-term abortions; exceptions needed

Murkowski explained why she missed a vote on another abortion bill, that one to ban abortion after the 20th week of pregnancy. The senator says she was in Texas, raising money for her re-election. "I had made, months and months ago, made arrangements to do a fundraising swing, and had put in place these plans at the early part of the summer," she said. Murkowski says when she made her plans, she predicted the Senate would not have any votes that day, and that turned out to be the wrong call. "I do regret not being here for the vote because that's your responsibility," she said.

The abortion ban also failed to get enough votes to pass. She disappointed anti-

Source: KTOO Public Media on 2016 Alaska Senate race Sep 24, 2015

Joe Miller: Planned Parenthood: end trade in murdered baby parts

Most of us have heard about the explosive revelations of the backroom butchery of Planned Parenthood. These undercover videos show--in gruesome detail--how Planned Parenthood has actively marketed baby parts to corporations like StemExpress who pay top dollar, depending on how complete the aborted body is and the "freshness" of the pre-born infant's organs.

America now sits in the unenviable position of not only being fully informed of the slaughter of innocents within its borders--closing in on 60,000,000 dead as I write this article--but also now being fully informed of the grotesque, multi-billion dollar industry that has grown up around the buying and selling of babies' corpses and body parts.

Abortion and the trade of fetal parts is morally repugnant and must be stopped. And the multi-billion dollar industry that has grown up around it must be exposed and banned. The future of our nation, our state, and our children--born and unborn--depend on it.

Source: 2016 Alaska Senate campaign website JoeMiller.us Aug 17, 2015

Cean Stevens: Completely pro-life; no government financing

Q: When should abortion be allowed, and when should government pay for it?

A: Personally, I am completely pro life. I don't believe that the government shouldn't finance any activity which funds abortion.

Q: Do you anticipate pushing any legislation, policies or budget proposals that would change the status quo in Alaska?

A: As a Libertarian, I believe we should provide more educational choices other than abortion. I would legislate to fund this type of education.

Source: Alaska Dispatch News on 2016 Alaska Senate race Oct 29, 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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