State of Arkansas secondary Archives: on Abortion

Blanche Lambert Lincoln: Take objective approach to judicial confirmation process

LINCOLN: Lincoln said she tries to take an objective approach to the judicial confirmation process and doesn’t want a judicial candidate “who interprets the laws based on their personal views and political views.”

Frank Gilbert: Life begins at conception

A: Oppose. I believe life begins at conception, and growing medical and scientific advances support that view. If the unborn represents a life, we have an obligation to protect it. In providing such protection we take on extraordinary obligations to the mother. We must "make her whole" to the degree possible if we require her to carry a child to term or viability.

Jake Bequette: Opposed to taxpayer and federal funding of abortion

Mark Swaney: Agrees with and supports Roe v. Wade

A: I agree with and support the Supreme Court's ruling in Roe v. Wade, I am pro-choice.

Mike Huckabee: Eliminate public funding for abortion organizations

Indicate which principles you support concerning abortion.
• Abortion should be legal when the life of the woman is endangered.
• Eliminate public funding for abortions and public funding of organizations that advocate or perform abortions.

Nathan LaFrance: Restrictions on legalized abortion

A: Oppose: I believe in legalized abortion, but with reasonable restrictions set by the States.