Survey of 2020 Presidential campaign websites: on Abortion
Mike Bloomberg:
Encourage states to expand who may perform abortions
Mike will work with Congress to codify Roe v. Wade. He will enforce laws that protect women and providers--ensuring medical professionals and volunteers who help women are safeguarded against attacks.
Mike will encourage states to expand the types of medical professionals permitted to perform abortions, helping to increase women's access to reproductive health services.
Mike will appoint judges who respect established legal precedent. He will end Trump's domestic and global gag rules, which put limits on organizations that receive funding for family planning, and repeal the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits
federal funding for abortion except to save a woman's life. Mike also will reverse Trump's efforts to expand religious and moral exemptions in the Affordable Care Act that undermine access to affordable and effective contraceptives.
Source: 2020 Presidential campaign website MikeBloomberg.com
Jan 20, 2020
Mike Bloomberg:
Codify Roe v. Wade, repeal Hyde Amendment
Mike will work with Congress to codify Roe v. Wade, guaranteeing legal access to safe abortion in all 50 states. He will also partner with Congress to repeal the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits using federal funds to pay for abortions except to save the
life of the mother, or in cases of incest or rape. Mike pledges to abolish a rule by President Trump that bans Title X organizations from providing abortions (even if funded separately) and from referring patients to other abortion providers.
Source: 2020 Presidential campaign website MikeBloomberg.com
Jan 20, 2020
Joe Sestak:
Enshrine a woman's right to choose, in case Roe overturned
[My priorities include securing] reproductive rights and reproductive health services for all women. - As a Congressman, I voted to make contraception a free preventive service for women.
- I co-sponsored legislation to fund family-planning
programs and help teenagers and rape survivors access emergency contraception.
- I also co-sponsored legislation attempting to reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases through better sex education programs.
As President, I will urge Congress to finally pass a law enshrining a woman's right to choose an abortion, for that is a decision that should be between a woman and her doctor, and regardless of whether or not the
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, all women across the country must have access to safe and affordable reproductive health care.
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website JoeSestak.com
Jun 23, 2019
Bill de Blasio:
Fight defunding of Planned Parenthood
Investing in Our Values: No matter the threats from the federal government to defund health care organizations like Planned Parenthood,
Mayor de Blasio has pledged to ensure accessible, affordable health care for all New Yorkers.
Source: 2020 Presidential Campaign website BillDeBlasio.com
May 2, 2019
Marianne Williamson:
Resist any effort to restrict or limit reproductive rights
Abortion is a moral issue, but I do not believe the government of the US has the right to legislate our private morals. I believe the decision of whether or not to have an abortion lies solely with the pregnant woman, according to the dictates
of her conscience. I do not feel the government has an appropriate right to deny or restrict that decision.Therefore, I would vigorously resist any effort to restrict, limit, or diminish the reproductive rights and freedoms granted by Roe v. Wade.
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website Marianne2020.com
Apr 8, 2019
Andrew Yang:
Support a woman's right to choose, including contraception
Whether to have a child is an immense personal decision. In my view, it is solely up to the woman what course to take. As a society, we should support mothers in ways big and small if they do decide to have children.
I respect the feelings that many Americans have on this issue, and appreciate the values one brings to bear. But it should always be up to the woman what to do.
I have the feeling that if men became pregnant instead of women there would be absolutely no restriction on reproductive rights. As President, I will...- Appoint judges who support a woman's right to choose.
- Support a woman's right to choose in every circumstance and provide resources for planning and contraception.
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website Yang2020.com
Mar 29, 2019
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