2019 Governor's State of the State speeches: on Abortion


Ron DeSantis: Reject loosening law on late term abortions

We also need to stand by students with special needs and their families. That means eliminating the waitlist of 1,900 students for Gardiner Scholarships. The Gardiner scholarship is our way of saying that everyone counts and that these are lives worth living. And while we are at it, I wholeheartedly reject the callous disregard for human life displayed by the Governors of Virginia and New York. We won't allow that to happen in Florida.
Source: 2019 State of the State address to the Florida legislature Mar 5, 2019

Matt Bevin: Latest abortion laws are straight-up infanticide

Bevin saved his harshest words for states that have proposed abortion legislation that he described as "straight-up infanticide." He said he is proud to be the governor of a state where the vast majority of lawmakers are pro-life. He pledged that his administration will continue to promote legislation to limit abortions and defend those laws in court even when the state Attorney General won't.
Source: Press release on Kentucky 2019 State of the State address Feb 9, 2019

Andrew Cuomo: Protect reproductive rights with constitutional amendment

I believe we should pass a constitutional amendment. Not just a Roe v. Wade law. A constitutional amendment. Let's write the rights of Roe v. Wade into the state constitution so it can never be changed. No matter what happens politically. And pass the Reproductive Health Act and the Contraceptive Care Act.
Source: 2019 State of the State address to the New York legislature Jan 15, 2019

Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Repeal outdated criminal abortion laws

And let us show the women of this state that we will not allow faraway federal judges to determine autonomy over their bodies. The old criminal abortion law of this state, one of only nine left in the country, must go. Bring me that bill. I will sign it.
Source: 2019 State of the State address to New Mexico legislature Jan 15, 2019

Peter Ricketts: Nebraska is pro-life; my budget is pro-life

As I have noted before, Nebraska is a pro-life state. My budget contains the pro-life budget language approved by the body last year. I look forward to working with all of you this session as we represent pro-life Nebraska and look for new ways to support expecting mothers and our unborn children.
Source: 2019 State of the State address to the Nebraska legislature Jan 15, 2019

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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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