2022 OK Senate race: on Abortion

Joan Farr: Adoption is the answer for unborn children

When the sperm and the egg unite, it is God's will that a child should be born. I believe that what God has joined together, let no one put asunder. Adoption is the answer if a woman is unwilling or unable to care for her unborn child.ÿ Source: 2022 Oklahoma Senate campaign website JoanFarr.com Dec 13, 2021

Joan Farr: When sperm and egg unite it is God's will it should be born

When the sperm and the egg unite, it is God's will that a child should be born. I believe that what God has joined together, let no one put asunder. Adoption is the answer if a woman is unwilling or unable to care for her unborn child. Source: 2022 Oklahoma Senate campaign website JoanFarr.com Jul 19, 2021

Kendra Horn: Endorsed in 2018 race by EMILY's List

Horn was endorsed by End Citizens United, which backs candidates who support overhauling campaign finance laws, and EMILY's List, which backs Democratic women who support abortion rights. Source: Roll Call magazine on 2022 Oklahoma Senate race Nov 17, 2018

Madison Horn: Restore a woman's right to decide when to have a family

Support federal legislation that restores a woman's right to deciding how and when to have a family
Expand effective reproductive education and universal access to contraceptives
Evaluate and remediate deficiencies in women, infant and children (WIC) services
Invest in research to advance women's health initiatives
Address tax hikes on women's hygiene products

Source: 2022 Oklahoma Senate campaign website MadisonHorn.com Aug 24, 2022

Scott Pruitt: Claimed abortion linked to breast cancer & infertility

In the state Senate, he sponsored legislation to restrict abortion, including an "informed consent" bill. "[Women] need to know that there's a link with breast cancer," Pruitt said in 2003. "They need to know that there's a risk with infertility; they need to know that there are emotional risks attendant with abortion procedures." Leading medical groups say all of those claims are either false or misleading. Source: National Public Radio on 2022 Oklahoma Senate race May 1, 2018

T.W. Shannon: Abortion the greatest moral black mark on American society

A devout Christian, Holland talks openly about his faith ("I'm a Jesus guy") and how he hopes Trump's Supreme Court nominees will ensure that Roe v. Wade is overturned this year in the court. "I think that abortion is the greatest moral black mark on American society right now," Holland said. Source: FOX News on 2022 Oklahoma Senate race Feb 25, 2022

Kendra Horn: Regulating abortion is government overreach

Horn explained why she had chosen to make abortion rights a centerpiece of her campaign to succeed longtime GOP Sen. James M. Inhofe, who is retiring at the end of the year. "Right here where we stand, in this state, Oklahoma has the most extreme abortion bans in the entire country," she said. "Not only does this put all of us at risk--all of us, not just women; it's all of us at risk--it also is government overreach, plain and simple."

Democrats across the country have seized on the defeat of the Kansas ballot referendum as a sign that voters' fatigue over abortion bans and other GOP culture-war issues, combined with a string of legislative successes in Washington, could improve the party's chances in the midterm elections. That's especially true in the Senate, where Republicans need a net gain of a single seat to gain the majority.

Source: Rollcall magazine on 2022 Oklahoma Senate race Aug 18, 2022

Madison Horn: Ensure individuals' rights to reproductive health

Horn writes that she wants to ensure individuals' rights to reproductive health services and increase access to quality health care for marginalized populations and rural areas. Source: NonDoc.com (S.J.F.) on 2022 Oklahoma Senate race Aug 23, 2022

The above quotations are from 2022 Oklahoma Senate race: debates and news coverage. Click here for definitions & background information on Abortion. Click here for other issues (main summary page). Click here for more quotes by James Lankford on Abortion.
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