Malika Sanders-Fortier in 2022 AL Governor's race


On Abortion: I believe in human rights of unborn children and of women

Sen. Malika Sanders-Fortier of Selma said abortion is a difficult issue in need of thoughtful debate. "I believe in the human rights of unborn children," Sanders-Fortier said. "And I believe in the human rights of women. I think what I would rather see, rather than a bill like this, is our state have a conversation that's not a political conversation about how do we protect both the rights of women and unborn babies. And I know to some people that is impossible. I just don't see it like that."
Source: The Birmingham News on 2022 Alabama Gubernatorial race May 8, 2019

On Civil Rights: There's unfinished business of the Civil Rights Movement

The Voting Rights Act, signed into law in 1965, was a triumph, though it wasn't the end of the struggle for equality. "There's unfinished business of the Civil Rights Movement," says Malika Sanders Fortier. The lawyer and activist from the Sanders clan, who hopes to win her father's seat in the Alabama legislature after he retires, is part of a wave of Black women seeking elected office here. "So many people sacrificed to help make America a democracy," says the wife and mother of six. "That promise has not yet been fulfilled."
Source: Essence magazine on 2022 Alabama Gubernatorial race Oct 24, 2020

On Health Care: State should expand Medicaid under Affordable Care Act

Sanders-Fortier says education, sentencing reform and urging Medicaid expansion will be among her top priorities this year. Alabama is one of 14 states that have not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. "We say we're a country where if you do an honest day's work, there should be some basic benefits that go along with that. Certainly, health care should be one of those benefits. I think ultimately that is something we should all be able to agree on," Sanders-Fortier said.
Source: Alabama Public Radio on 2022 Alabama Gubernatorial race Feb 18, 2019

On Principles & Values: Bridge renaming bill gives us time to seek the will of God

[On renaming the Edmund Pettus Bridge, the site of the 1965 civil rights march]: "This proposed legislation on how to handle the name is a way to honor the local people of Selma who cross the bridge every day and it gives us time to seek the will of God, not just for the bridge, but for our collective healing," Sanders-Fortier said. "I believe that we must create new ways of dealing with differing opinions in order for our nation to move forward."
Source: AL Political Reporter on 2022 Alabama Gubernatorial race Jan 19, 2021

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