2018 NV Governor's race: on Abortion


Adam Laxalt: Look into repealing NV abortion rights law

Q: Abortion: Mostly ban or mostly legal?

Adam Laxalt (R): Has signed onto lawsuits to significantly limit. Said would "look into" repealing NV abortion rights law, though later reversed this statement.

Steve Sisolak (D): Legal. Reproductive decisions should be between a woman and her doctor.

Q: Allow Planned Parenthood to receive public funds for non-abortion health services?

Adam Laxalt (R): Unclear. Investigated Planned Parenthood to confirm it didn't do surgical abortions, but public funding is for federal government to decide.

Steve Sisolak (D): Yes. Ran ad saying that as a single father relied on Planned Parenthood to get his daughters health screenings and information.

Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Nevada Governor race Oct 9, 2018

Steve Sisolak: Fund Planned Parenthood; leave decision to women

Q: Abortion: Mostly ban or mostly legal?

Adam Laxalt (R): Has signed onto lawsuits to significantly limit. Said would "look into" repealing NV abortion rights law, though later reversed this statement.

Steve Sisolak (D): Legal. Reproductive decisions should be between a woman and her doctor.

Q: Allow Planned Parenthood to receive public funds for non-abortion health services?

Adam Laxalt (R): Unclear. Investigated Planned Parenthood to confirm it didn't do surgical abortions, but public funding is for federal government to decide.

Steve Sisolak (D): Yes. Ran ad saying that as a single father relied on Planned Parenthood to get his daughters health screenings and information.

Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Nevada Governor race Oct 9, 2018

Jared Fisher: Pro-life because pregnancy involves two persons

Because it involves two persons, I am pro-life. But I am against the extreme view that ANY abortion should have negative consequences for the mother. If the situation involves rape, incest, or health of the mother, it should be decided by the mother with no questions asked. In other cases, I do not believe that abortion should be a matter of convenience.
Source: 2018 Nevada Governor campaign website FisherForNevada.com Mar 21, 2018

Adam Laxalt: Support crisis pregnancy center to help mothers choose life

Nevada's Democratic Party doesn't think a women's right to choose should include picking where she gets medical treatment.

Last week, Republican gubernatorial candidate and Attorney General Adam Laxalt visited First Choice Pregnancy Services, a crisis pregnancy center. It provides free services for pregnant women, including pregnancy tests, ultrasounds and counseling. The goal of crisis pregnancy centers is to help mothers choose life for their preborn babies.

"If his outspoken opposition to Planned Parenthood isn't enough, his embrace of this shameful group is enough to demonstrate where he stands," tweeted Democratic gubernatorial candidate and Clark County Commission Chair Steve Sisolak in response to Laxalt's visit.

Is it shameful to give pregnant women free pregnancy tests and ultrasounds? Neither Sisolak nor his campaign responded to calls for comments.

Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal on 2018 Nevada governor race Feb 27, 2018

Dan Schwartz: Don't stop abortions but don't pay for them either

Addressing a hot-button issue, Schwartz said abortion should be legal but not funded by taxpayers. "This is a personal choice," he said. "If you want it, you pay for it." Schwartz likened the issue to gender-reassignment surgeries and said he's not passing moral judgment--just trying to enforce the law fairly and equally. Schwartz said what is "most crucial" is ensuring that a child is loved and cared for upon entering the world.
Source: Nevada Independent on 2018 Nevada Gubernatorial race Sep 6, 2017

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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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