2018 ME Governor's race: on Abortion

Betsy Sweet: Protect a woman's right to choose

Civil Rights/Women's Rights: Protect a woman's right to choose and reproductive health services. Source: Ballotpedia.org Connection: 2018 Maine Governor race Nov 1, 2018

Shawn Moody: Strongly pro-life: opposes any tax dollars for abortion

Oppose any state taxpayer money for abortions.
Support Maine Right to Life's Legislative efforts including parental consent in cases of minors and those who are incapacitated and efforts to require waiting periods for abortions.
Oppose the rationing of medical care for those suffering from disabilities and other terminal illnesses.
Oppose euthanasia in Maine.

Source: 2018 Maine Gubernatorial race website ShawnMoody.com Sep 1, 2018

Mary Mayhew: Ban abortions after 20 weeks, like most developed nations

I am so disheartened that The U.S. Senate has refused to stand up for the lives of unborn babies by voting down a ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy earlier this week. Only 7 developed nations allow abortions at this stage of pregnancy, and among those are North Korea and China, countries known for their human rights crimes. The United States should be a leader in protecting lives, not an outlier in allowing them to be ended. Source: Facebook posting on 2018 Maine Gubernatorial race Jan 30, 2018

Janet Mills: No comment on lawsuit to expand abortion access

Maine Attorney General Janet Mills is not commenting on a lawsuit designed to expand abortion access in Maine. The American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood filed the lawsuit Wednesday. It targets a state law that requires abortions be performed solely by physicians. That means advanced practice registered nurses can't perform them. A spokesman for Mills says the office has not been served with the lawsuit and has no comments on the merits of the case. Source: U.S. News & World Report on 2018 Maine Gubernatorial race Sep 20, 2017

The above quotations are from 2018 Maine Gubernatorial race: debates and news coverage. Click here for definitions & background information on Abortion. Click here for other issues (main summary page). Click here for more quotes by Paul LePage on Abortion.
*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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