Abrams: Legal. Led efforts to weaken 20-week abortion ban & to block TARP (Targeted Restrictions on Abortion Providers). "Staunch defender of reproduction choices."
Kemp: Ban. Supports "Heartbeat Bill" outlawing abortions after 6 weeks. As governor, will "sign the toughest abortion laws in the country."<
Abrams: Yes. First endorsed marriage equality in 2006.
Kemp: Unknown. Supports business owners choosing not to serve gay customers on religious grounds.
Abrams: Supports medical use and decriminalization of small amounts for recreational use as "a critical step to criminal justice reform."
Kemp: "Unequivocally" opposes recreational use. Supports limited
Abrams: Yes. Make necessary investments to reduce long-term costs & increase long-term return on investment.
Kemp: Yes. Vows to "fully fund public school education."
Abrams: No. Opposes vouchers for private schools & unchecked expansion of charter schools.
Kemp: Yes. Supports vouchers to attend private schools & expanding charter schools.
Abrams: No specific stand, but opposes Judge Kavanaugh for potentially jeopardizing "access to birth control."
Kemp: Yes. As governor, will sign a "religious freedom" bill that would allow withholding of contraceptive coverage.
Abrams: No. They are "a terrible idea" & have triggered major concerns in many sectors of the Georgia economy.
Kemp: "Supports whatever decision the president makes on
Abrams: Yes. Supports requiring universal background checks; banning assault weapons; & repealing campus carry.
Kemp: No. Opposes new gun control restrictions, supports campus carry, arming K-12 teachers, & "constitutional carry" without permit or application. In humorous ad, pointed a shotgun at teenage boy sitting next to him, saying dating his daughters required appreciating the Second Amendment.
Abrams: Supports ACA. Led efforts to expand Medicaid, which is "transformative for our state."
Kemp: Repeal ACA. "[It] is an absolute disaster & needs to be repealed immediately." Opposes Medicaid expansion.
Healthcare: Require people to work to receive Medicaid?
Abrams: No.
Kemp: Yes.
Abrams: Yes. Advocates a clean DREAM Act legislation with path to citizenship.
Kemp: No. End DACA, which "provides amnesty for illegal immigrants--many of whom are adults, not children, & includes those with criminal records."
Immigration: Support path to citizenship for America's 11 million illegal immigrants?
Abrams: No stand found.
Kemp: No. In ad, said he wants to round up "criminal illegals" in his pickup & take them home himself. Will crack down on illegal immigration.
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The above quotations are from CampusElect.org 2018 Campus Election Engagement Project.
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