2018 OH Senate race: on Abortion


Jim Renacci: De-fund Planned Parenthood; 100% pro-life

Q: Abortion: Mostly ban or mostly legal?

Sherrod Brown (D): Legal. "I will always trust Ohio women to make their health care decisions, plain & simple."

Jim Renacci (R): Ban. "I firmly believe in the sanctity of life. proud to have a 100 percent pro-life voting record since being elected to Congress."

Q: Allow employers to withhold contraceptive coverage from employees if disagree with it morally?

Sherrod Brown (D): No. "Healthcare decisions should be between you & your doctor, not the government & your boss."

Jim Renacci (R): Likely yes. ObamaCare requirement for faith-affiliated employers like hospitals to provide contraceptive coverage was "an assault on religious freedom."

Q: Let Planned Parenthood receive public funds for non-abortion health care?

Sherrod Brown (D): Yes. They offer "lifesaving cancer screenings, HIV/AIDS prevention & contraception education."

Jim Renacci (R): No. Supported defunding.

Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Ohio Senate race Oct 9, 2018

Sherrod Brown: Trust women to make their own healthcare decisions

Q: Abortion: Mostly ban or mostly legal?

Sherrod Brown (D): Legal. "I will always trust Ohio women to make their health care decisions, plain & simple."

Jim Renacci (R): Ban. "I firmly believe in the sanctity of life. proud to have a 100 percent pro-life voting record since being elected to Congress."

Q: Allow employers to withhold contraceptive coverage from employees if disagree with it morally?

Sherrod Brown (D): No. "Healthcare decisions should be between you & your doctor, not the government & your boss."

Jim Renacci (R): Likely yes. ObamaCare requirement for faith-affiliated employers like hospitals to provide contraceptive coverage was "an assault on religious freedom."

Q: Let Planned Parenthood receive public funds for non-abortion health care?

Sherrod Brown (D): Yes. They offer "lifesaving cancer screenings, HIV/AIDS prevention & contraception education."

Jim Renacci (R): No. Supported defunding.

Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Ohio Senate race Oct 9, 2018

Mike Gibbons: Opposes abortion as a woman's unrestricted right

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

A: Strongly oppose

Source: OnTheIssues interview of 2018 Ohio Senate candidate Apr 24, 2018

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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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