2016 NH Governor's race: on Abortion
Colin Van Ostern:
Restore funding for Planned Parenthood
On the state Executive Council, Colin led the fight to successfully restore funding for preventive care like birth control, cancer screenings, and annual exams at New Hampshire's
Planned Parenthood health centers after they were defunded in 2011, and he has vowed to work tirelessly against recent political cuts. In 2015, he was named the state "Champion for Choice" by NARAL Pro-Choice New Hampshire.
Source: 2016 New Hampshire gubernatorial website VanOstern.com
Jul 20, 2016
Chris Sununu:
Take a pause in Planned Parenthood funding
Following is a letter written by N.H. Executive Councilors Colin Van Ostern & Chris Pappas to Chris Sununu and the other Executive Councilors requesting that they join in restoring Planned Parenthood funding in N.H.:For six months, New Hampshire
women and families have been deprived of critical funding for basic medical care; care that was budgeted for by legislators but denied when the Executive Council voted 3-2 in August to end contracts for Planned Parenthood health centers.
When the council voted narrowly against these funds in August, Councilor Sununu stated he was looking to "just take a pause," and the only objection cited by either Councilors Sununu or Kenney was the then-new videos which have since been debunked
(and their makers indicted).
The questions raised in the previous vote against these funds have been resolved, but the denial of funds continues. It's time to move forward together by setting aside political considerations and doing what is right.
Source: Portsmouth Herald OpEd on 2016 New Hampshire governor race
Jan 30, 2016
Colin Van Ostern:
Restore Planned Parenthood funding; they had no wrongdoing
For six months, New Hampshire women and families have been deprived of critical funding for basic medical care; care that was budgeted for by legislators but denied when the Executive Council voted 3-2 in August to end contracts for Planned Parenthood
health centers. To be clear:- Five different congressional investigations uncovered no evidence of wrongdoing by Planned Parenthood.
- Ten states have concluded state investigations by clearing Planned Parenthood of any wrongdoing.
- Eight other
states, including New Hampshire, found no evidence worthy of even an investigation.
The questions raised in the previous vote against these funds have been resolved, but the denial of funds by the council continues to adversely impact public health
and the lives of thousands of Granite Staters. It's time to move forward together by setting aside political considerations and doing what is right for the roughly 13,000 New Hampshire women and families who relied on this care last year.
Source: Portsmouth Herald OpEd on 2016 New Hampshire governor race
Jan 30, 2016
Jon Lavoie:
Pro-choice because it's none of my business
Contrary to what the media and the presidential candidates want you to believe, the topic of abortion is not completely a national issue. It is very much a State to State decision. In my opinion, personal or religious beliefs on this issue should
not be made into law. So as Governor, what will be my stance on the topic? "It's none of my business." Now I'll explain:Why should myself or anyone else have a say in what others do in their personal lives? This can't be an easy decision to make for
most people, and in the end, they alone will have to come to terms with it and live with their decision.
Am I pro-life or pro-choice? In a black and white world, I suppose I am a Republican who tends to lean a bit to the left on this issue. If that
makes me pro-choice, then ok. In a perfect world, I would wish that there was no need for abortion, but this world is not perfect. There are instances where people are going to make this choice, and it's simply none of my business.
Source: 2016 New Hampshire Governor campaign website, JonLavoie.org
Nov 4, 2015
Chris Sununu:
Voted to restrict funding to local Planned Parenthood
After Sununu's candidacy announcement, New Hampshire Democrats quickly issued a statement focused on Sununu's funding vote: "Chris Sununu voted to restrict access to birth control and cancer screenings for thousands of women who rely on local
Planned Parenthood health centers and opposed the successful bipartisan expansion of health care to over 41,000 New Hampshire citizens," said the New Hampshire Democratic Party Chairman.
Source: Union-Leader on 2016 New Hampshire gubernatorial race
Sep 7, 2015
Ray Metcalfe:
Supports reproductive rights & stem-cell research
Q: Name 25 contentious issues which voters can depend on you to vote for?
A:- Stem-cell research
- Universal health care
- Reproductive rights
- Keeping promises to veterans
- Civil rights
- Privacy rights
- Workers rights
- The Bill of Rights
- Gun rights
- Fair trade as opposed to free trade
- Employee's free choice
- Retraining for displaced workers
- Quality public education
- Affordable higher education
- Scientific research
- Space exploration
-
Addressing global warming
- Ending the war on drugs
- Ending corporate welfare
- Repealing the Patriot Act
- Power cost equalization
- A complete and modernizing overhaul of America's transportation and communication systems
- Reversing Ted
Stevens' privatization of Alaska's fishing rights
- A judicial system that places a higher value on dispensing justice and getting it right than it places on winning
- Ending our current tax system and replacing it with a progressive tax system
Source: 2016 New Hampshire gubernatorial website Metcalfe4Senate.com
Nov 1, 2008
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