2018 IA Governor's race: on Abortion


Jake Porter: Don't prohibit abortion but don't fund it

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

A: The government should not prohibit abortion nor should they fund it.˙ Prohibition of abortion hasn't prevented them from occurring and creates a bigger government that violates the rights of people.˙

Source: OnTheIssues interview of 2018 Iowa Governor candidate May 18, 2018

Marco Battaglia: Prefer fewer abortion, but not state prohibition

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

A: I support this idea. I would like to see fewer abortions but I do not believe that state prohibition is the most ethical solution.˙

Source: OnTheIssues interview of 2018 Iowa Governor candidate May 13, 2018

Cathy Glasson: Pro-choice and will restore Planned Parenthood funding

As Governor, I will work to restore funding for Planned Parenthood so we can re-open shuttered clinics around the state and give women the health care they need when they need it and where they need it. I am 100% pro-choice. I believe this is˙a basic health care issue for women and their families. And just like other health care issues, the decision belongs˙only to women about what will happen with their bodies.˙Politicians and the government should stay out of making these decisions for women.
Source: 2018 Iowa gubernatorial candidate website CathyGlasson.com May 2, 2018

Nate Boulton: Anti-abortion law hurts women's healthcare access

[On defunding Planned Parenthood]: "Our debate affects real Iowans who are receiving real services today. Our focus needs to be on those Iowans and our responsibility to them," said Boulton. "What we are doing here is harming a working system based on old political battle lines and Iowa women are going to receive less access to health care as a result."
Source: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier on 2018 Iowa gubernatorial race Feb 2, 2017

Andy McGuire: Restore Planned Parenthood funding from the dark ages

I am disgusted by the regressive, anti-choice legislation that the Branstad-Reynolds administration signed into law. It takes women's health back into the dark ages.

And the Branstad-Reynolds administration effectively defunded Planned Parenthood forcing four clinics in our state to close. This takes away women's health services including cancer screenings, STD testing, and access to birth control. As governor, I will restore funding for Planned Parenthood on my very first day in office.

Source: 2018 Iowa governor campaign website McGuireForGovernor.com Jul 2, 2016

Kim Reynolds: Abortion is equivalent to murder, but different penalty

If Kim Reynolds' stance on abortion prevails, and it is criminalized again, what should the penalty be for a physician who performs an abortion or a woman who has one?

"Well, I think it would be equivalent to murder," Reynolds said. "I would want to research that before I would lay specifically out what the penalties would be."

If someone is stabbed to death in front of Pizza Ranch now is the culprit guilty of the same crime as a doctor who performs an abortion?

"No," she said.

Source: Daily Times Herald (Carroll) on 2018 Iowa gubernatorial race Nov 1, 2010

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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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