2018 AZ Senate race: on Abortion


Kyrsten Sinema: Women decide what's best for her health--not politicians

Q: Abortion: Mostly ban or mostly legal?

Martha McSally (R): Ban. "I'm pro-life." Voted to ban after 20 weeks with exceptions for rape, incest, & life of the mother.

Kyrsten Sinema (D): Legal. Uphold Roe v. Wade. "A woman, her family, & her doctor should decide what's best for her health--not Washington politicians."

Q: Contraception: Allow employers to withhold contraceptive coverage from employees if disagree morally?

McSally: Yes. Says not about women's access to contraception, which she supports, but legality of ObamaCare mandates.

Sinema: No. "Women in our district want a chance to.make their own health care decisions."

Q: Healthcare: Let Planned Parenthood receive public funds for non-abortion health care?

McSally: No. Voted to defund.

Sinema: Yes. Voted to continue allowing.

Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Arizona Senate race Oct 9, 2018

Martha McSally: De-fund Planned Parenthood; denying contraception ok

Q: Abortion: Mostly ban or mostly legal?

Martha McSally (R): Ban. "I'm pro-life." Voted to ban after 20 weeks with exceptions for rape, incest, & life of the mother.

Kyrsten Sinema (D): Legal. Uphold Roe v. Wade. "A woman, her family, & her doctor should decide what's best for her health--not Washington politicians."

Q: Contraception: Allow employers to withhold contraceptive coverage from employees if disagree morally?

McSally: Yes. Says not about women's access to contraception, which she supports, but legality of ObamaCare mandates.

Sinema: No. "Women in our district want a chance to.make their own health care decisions."

Q: Healthcare: Let Planned Parenthood receive public funds for non-abortion health care?

McSally: No. Voted to defund.

Sinema: Yes. Voted to continue allowing.

Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Arizona Senate race Oct 9, 2018

Deedra Abboud: Unrestricted rights within Roe vs. Wade standards

Q: Do you support or oppose the statement, "Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right"?

A: Strongly Support within Roe vs. Wade standards

Source: OnTheIssues interview of 2018 Arizona Senate candidate Mar 5, 2018

Doug Marks: Pro-choice but it's a state issue

Q: Do you support or oppose the statement, "Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right"?

A: I believe in pro-choice but do not believe it should be in-scope on the federal level as it is a state issue.

Source: OnTheIssues interview of 2018 Arizona Senate candidate Mar 5, 2018

Deedra Abboud: Keep government out of reproductive decisions

Across the country, we are seeing attacks on women's sexual freedom, from the defunding of programs allowing women to receive vital health care services and information, even when they cannot afford them, to employers being given the right to determine the reproductive choices available to their employees. Highly personal decisions should be made by individuals with a minimum of interference from the government and should never be based on government religious interpretation.
Source: 2018 Arizona Senate campaign website Deedra2018.com Dec 12, 2017

Joe Arpaio: Put up new abortion obstacles when courts tear them down

Sheriff Joe Arpaio used to require pregnant inmates in his jails to get a court order before being allowed out of their cells to obtain a desired abortion. Needless to say, he was sued, and he lost. So he switched tactics to require any inmate who wanted an abortion to prepay the transportation and security costs, something not required for any other off-site medical procedure. The American Civil Liberties Union took the sheriff back to court and won again.
Source: Abortion-News.info on 2018 Arizona Senate race Nov 9, 2017

Deedra Abboud: Woman's right to choose including funding

Across the country, we are seeing attacks on women's sexual freedom, from the defunding of programs allowing women to receive vital health care services and information, even when they cannot afford them, to employers being given the right to determine the reproductive choices available to their employees.

Highly personal decisions should be made by individuals with a minimum of interference from the government and should never be based on government religious interpretation.

Source: 2018 Arizona Senate campaign website Deedra2018.com Jul 17, 2017

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Candidates and political leaders on Abortion:

Democrats running for President:
Sen.Michael Bennet (D-CO)
V.P.Joe Biden (D-DE)
Mayor Mike Bloomberg (I-NYC)
Gov.Steve Bullock (D-MT)
Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-IN)
Sen.Cory Booker (D-NJ)
Secy.Julian Castro (D-TX)
Rep.John Delaney (D-MD)
Rep.Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
Sen.Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Mayor Wayne Messam (D-FL)
Gov.Deval Patrick (D-MA)
Sen.Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
CEO Tom Steyer (D-CA)
Sen.Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Marianne Williamson (D-CA)
CEO Andrew Yang (D-NY)

2020 Third Party Candidates:
Rep.Justin Amash (L-MI)
CEO Don Blankenship (C-WV)
Gov.Lincoln Chafee (L-RI)
Howie Hawkins (G-NY)
Gov.Gary Johnson(L-NM)
Howard Schultz(I-WA)
Gov.Jesse Ventura (I-MN) 		Republicans running for President:
Sen.Ted Cruz(R-TX)
Gov.Larry Hogan (R-MD)
Gov.John Kasich(R-OH)
V.P.Mike Pence(R-IN)
Gov.Mark Sanford (R-SC)
Pres.Donald Trump(R-NY)
Rep.Joe Walsh (R-IL)
Gov.Bill Weld(R-MA & L-NY)

2020 Withdrawn Democratic Candidates:
Sen.Stacey Abrams (D-GA)
Mayor Bill de Blasio (D-NYC)
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Sen.Mike Gravel (D-AK)
Sen.Kamala Harris (D-CA)
Gov.John Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Gov.Jay Inslee (D-WA)
Rep.Seth Moulton (D-MA)
Rep.Beto O`Rourke (D-TX)
Rep.Tim Ryan (D-CA)
Adm.Joe Sestak (D-PA)
Rep.Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
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