2016 IN Senate race: on Abortion


Evan Bayh: Supports public funding for Planned Parenthood

Q: On Healthcare: Should Planned Parenthood be eligible to receive public funds for non-abortion health services?

Bayh: Yes

Young: No

Q: On Abortion: Should abortion be highly restricted?

Bayh: No

Young: Yes

Q: On Contraception: Should employers be able to withhold contraceptive coverage from employees if they disagree with it morally?

Bayh: Unknown

Young: Yes

Source: CampusElect Voter Guide to 2016 Indiana Senate race Oct 9, 2016

Eric Holcomb: Planned Parenthood videos were despicable, but no shutdown

Eric Holcomb called the Planned Parenthood videos "beyond the pale" and explained last week, "Anyone who has seen the videos, even one of the videos, comes to the conclusion that this is despicable behavior."

But Holcomb stops short of taking the route of futility. "The one thing different about me from them is I'm not in Congress," Holcomb said of his two primary opponents. "They have to make their own decisions, but I hope we don't shut the government down. The more I hear from the general public, they are sour on the constant talk of a shutdown and the dysfunction in Washington. That ought not be our strategy."

He cites "other possibilities," though does not specify ways to achieve the defunding, short of electing a Republican president in 2016.

Source: Indianapolis Star on 2016 Indiana Senate race Sep 17, 2015

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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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