2018 MA Governor's race: on Abortion


Setti Warren: Require state & local governments to allow abortion coverage

Of the eight specific federal legislative proposals in ORMA's "People's Platform," I am fully comfortable supporting the first five, including the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance Act, and I will work to implement each of these in Massachusetts as governor.

Congressional summary of H.R. 771 :

    Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act requires the federal government:
  1. to ensure coverage for abortion care in public health insurance programs including Medicaid, Medicare, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP);
  2. as an employer or health plan sponsor, to ensure coverage for abortion care for participants and beneficiaries; and
  3. as a provider of health services, to ensure that abortion care is made available to individuals who are eligible to receive services.
Governments may not prohibit or inhibit insurance coverage of abortion care by local governments or by private health plans.
Source: ORMA questionnaire on 2018 Massachusetts governor race Dec 20, 2017

Jay Gonzalez: Close the federal gap in funding for Planned Parenthood

Joining thousands of women on Boston Common to stand in support of Planned Parenthood, Jay Gonzalez voiced his commitment to women's reproductive health care. Gonzalez applauded Governor Baker's commitment to closing the gap in funding for Planned Parenthood if President Trump and the Republican Congress defund it. Gonzalez called on Governor Baker to join him in making the following additional commitments to support women's reproductive rights:Said Gonzalez, "I'm calling on Governor Baker to join with me in denouncing any effort by the Trump Administration and the Republican Congress who seek to put women and families' access to health care at risk."
Source: 2018 Massachusetts Governor campaign website jay4ma.com Mar 11, 2017

  • The above quotations are from 2018 Massachusetts Gubernatorial race: debates and news coverage.
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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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