2020 WV Senate race: on Abortion


Richard Ojeda: Wholeheartedly support a woman's right to choose

On abortion: "I wholeheartedly support a woman's right to make her own decisions about her body. Full stop," he said. As president, Ojeda said, he would oppose any 20-week abortion ban or other such restrictions. Ojeda also committed to nominating only judges who were similarly invested in protecting women's rights to make their own reproductive decisions, and vowed to oppose the Hyde Amendment.

"I'm also calling bullshit on the idea that opposing abortion makes you pro-life," he said in a statement. "If you just want to keep working class women from making their own decisions, you might be pro-birth but you're not pro-life. I have always considered myself pro-life because I want to reduce the number of abortions by making birth control accessible, by quadrupling the funding for Planned Parenthood."

Source: The Intercept on 2020 West Virginia Senate race Oct 17, 2019

Richard Ojeda: Opposing abortion makes you pro-birth, not pro-life

I wholeheartedly support a woman's right to make her own decisions about her body. I'm also calling bull on the idea that opposing abortion makes you pro-life. If you just want to keep working class women from making their own decisions, you might be pro-birth but you're not pro-life. I want to reduce the number of abortions by making birth control accessible, quadrupling funding for Planned Parenthood, and making sure that those who start families have jobs and childcare.
Source: The Intercept on 2020 West Virginia Senate race Nov 21, 2018

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Candidates and political leaders on Abortion:

Democrats running for President:
Sen.Michael Bennet (D-CO)
V.P.Joe Biden (D-DE)
Mayor Mike Bloomberg (I-NYC)
Gov.Steve Bullock (D-MT)
Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-IN)
Sen.Cory Booker (D-NJ)
Secy.Julian Castro (D-TX)
Rep.John Delaney (D-MD)
Rep.Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
Sen.Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Mayor Wayne Messam (D-FL)
Gov.Deval Patrick (D-MA)
Sen.Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
CEO Tom Steyer (D-CA)
Sen.Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Marianne Williamson (D-CA)
CEO Andrew Yang (D-NY)

2020 Third Party Candidates:
Rep.Justin Amash (L-MI)
CEO Don Blankenship (C-WV)
Gov.Lincoln Chafee (L-RI)
Howie Hawkins (G-NY)
Gov.Gary Johnson(L-NM)
Howard Schultz(I-WA)
Gov.Jesse Ventura (I-MN) 		Republicans running for President:
Sen.Ted Cruz(R-TX)
Gov.Larry Hogan (R-MD)
Gov.John Kasich(R-OH)
V.P.Mike Pence(R-IN)
Gov.Mark Sanford (R-SC)
Pres.Donald Trump(R-NY)
Rep.Joe Walsh (R-IL)
Gov.Bill Weld(R-MA & L-NY)

2020 Withdrawn Democratic Candidates:
Sen.Stacey Abrams (D-GA)
Mayor Bill de Blasio (D-NYC)
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Sen.Mike Gravel (D-AK)
Sen.Kamala Harris (D-CA)
Gov.John Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Gov.Jay Inslee (D-WA)
Rep.Seth Moulton (D-MA)
Rep.Beto O`Rourke (D-TX)
Rep.Tim Ryan (D-CA)
Adm.Joe Sestak (D-PA)
Rep.Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
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