2016 KS Senate race: on Abortion

Jerry Moran: Life from conception is sacred and must be defended

Moran: I am, and always have been, pro-life. Life is precious and deserves our respect and protection. During my time in Congress, I have used my voice and vote to further the cause of life and defend the unborn. Science demonstrates that each human life begins at conception and I believe that the right to life guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution is vested in each human being. This right is sacred and must be defended. I support legislation protecting life at its earliest stages, and in response to the practices of convicted abortion provider Kermit Gosnell, I sponsor a ban on abortions performed after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Furthermore, I believe that taxpayer dollars should not be used to fund the end of innocent human life through elective abortion and have voted to prevent the use of public money for this practice.

Patrick Wiesner: A woman bears the burdens; so trust her judgment

Congress does not have the knowledge or consequences to be involved. Institutions as inherently dysfunctional as the federal and state legislatures cannot possibly have the insight, empathy, or wisdom necessary to dictate the outcome on this most personal circumstance of a woman.

Finally, the courts are too slow and public to be a decision forum when time and privacy are the most important. Here also, a judge is unlikely to have any medical expertise. A judge's decision cannot be better than one made by a woman who is closest to the matter.

A woman bears the burdens; it's her choice. I trust her judgment.