State of Oregon Archives: on Abortion
Jo Rae Perkins:
Endorsed by Oregon Right to Life, pro-life all the way
Life: Jo Rae Perkins has received the endorsement of Oregon Right to Life PAC. She is pro-life all the way; a fighter who defends life from "womb to the tomb."
Jo Rae believes "A society that embraces and celebrates debauchery, abortion, euthanasia, is not enlightened. It's depraved."
Source: 2020 Oregon Senate endorsements on PerkinsForUSSenate.com
Aug 17, 2020
Jo Rae Perkins:
Strong pro-life from womb to tomb
Jo Rae Perkins has received the endorsement of Oregon Right to Life PAC. She is pro-life all the way; a fighter who defends life from "womb to the tomb."
Jo Rae believes "A society that embraces and celebrates debauchery, abortion, euthanasia, is not enlightened. It's depraved.
Source: 2020 Oregon Senate campaign website PerkinsForUSSenate.vote
Jun 17, 2020
Jo Rae Perkins:
Pro life and support Medical Freedom
Key Messages:- I will work to shrink the size of the federal government agencies. This should lead to curtailing out of control spending and reduce the over reach of those agencies.
- I support term limits, 12 years maximum in Congress.
No more career politicians
- I support Medical Freedom, am Pro life and Pro 2nd Amendment.
Source: Ballotpedia.org on 2020 Oregon Senate race
May 20, 2020
Jo Rae Perkins:
Pro life and support Medical Freedom
Key Messages:- I will work to shrink the size of the federal government agencies. This should lead to curtailing out of control spending and reduce the over reach of those agencies.
- I support term limits, 12 years maximum in Congress.
No more career politicians
- I support Medical Freedom, am Pro life and Pro 2nd Amendment.
Source: Ballotpedia.org on 2020 Oregon Senate race
May 20, 2020
Paul Romero:
Defund Planned Parenthood
Let's keep this simple--- Pro Life - NO Taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood
- Religious Liberty
- END Obamacare - DEFUND Obamacare
Source: 2020 Oregon Senate campaign website Romero4Oregon.com
Dec 23, 2019
Paul Romero:
Only exceptions for rape, incest, risk of death of mother
He opposes abortion,
except in cases of rape, incest and the risk of death for the mother.
Source: The News-Review on 2020 Oregon Senate race
Sep 20, 2019
Jo Rae Perkins:
Life begins at conception
I am 100% pro-life. Life begins at conception. Every life has value. Once a woman is pregnant, it is no longer just her body or her life.
There is another body, another life living inside of her.
Source: Vote Smart Oregon Congressional 2018 NPAT
Nov 1, 2018
Knute Buehler:
Pro-choice: wants abortions rare, safe and legal
When it comes to abortion rights, I believe most Oregonians are either pro-choice with certain limitations or pro-life with certain exceptions. I am pro-choice. And while people of conscience will disagree, my experience is that most
Oregonians manifest their positions moderately and with thoughtful consideration for other points of view. And while I'm pro-choice, I actually believe in the idea of making abortion˙"rare,"˙along with keeping it safe and legal.
Source: The Oregonian Buehler OpEd on 2018 Oregon Governor race
Aug 20, 2017
ACLU:
Apply health equity: barriers affect low-income minorities
Legislative Summary: HB3391: Reproductive Health Equity Act: Requires health benefit plan coverage of specified health care services, drugs, devices, products & procedures related to reproductive health. Allows exemption for plans sold to
religious employers. [Enacted Aug/15/17].ACLU analysis: Restrictions on reproductive health care can have profoundly harmful effects on our health and well-being, particularly for those who already face significant barriers to accessing
high-quality care, such as low-income women, women of color, immigrant women, young women, survivors of domestic violence, and transgender and gender-nonconforming people. The Reproductive Health Equity Act ensures that Oregonians, regardless of income,
citizenship status, gender identity or type of insurance, have access to the full range of preventive reproductive health services, including family planning, abortion, and postpartum care.
Source: ACLU analysis of Oregon H 3700 voting records
Aug 15, 2017
Kate Brown:
Enacted requiring coverage for all for reproductive health
Legislative Summary: HB3391: Reproductive Health Equity Act: Requires health benefit plan coverage of specified health care services, drugs, devices, products & procedures related to reproductive health. Allows exemption for plans sold to
religious employers.ACLU analysis: Restrictions on reproductive health care can have profoundly harmful effects on our health and well-being, particularly for those who already face significant barriers to accessing high-quality care,
such as low-income women. HB3391 ensures that Oregonians, regardless of income, citizenship status, gender identity or type of insurance, have access to the full range of preventive reproductive health services, including family planning, abortion, and
postpartum care.
Legislative Outcome:Passed House 33-23-4 on Jul/1/17; Passed Senate 17-13-0 on Jul/5/17; Signed by Governor Kate Brown on Aug/15/17
Source: ACLU analysis of Oregon H 3700 voting records
Aug 15, 2017
Cliff Bentz:
Opposed requiring coverage for all for reproductive health
Legislative Summary: HB3391: Reproductive Health Equity Act: Requires health benefit plan coverage of specified health care services, drugs, devices, products & procedures related to reproductive health. Allows exemption for plans sold to
religious employers.ACLU analysis: Restrictions on reproductive health care can have profoundly harmful effects on our health and well-being, particularly for those who already face significant barriers to accessing high-quality care,
such as low-income women. HB3391 ensures that Oregonians, regardless of income, citizenship status, gender identity or type of insurance, have access to the full range of preventive reproductive health services, including family planning, abortion, and
postpartum care.
Legislative Outcome:Passed House 33-23-4 on Jul/1/17; State Rep. Cliff Bentz voted NO; Passed Senate 17-13-0 on Jul/5/17; Signed by Governor Kate Brown on Aug/15/17
Source: ACLU analysis of Oregon H 3700 voting records
Jul 1, 2017
Knute Buehler:
Opposed requiring coverage for all for reproductive health
Legislative Summary: HB3391: Reproductive Health Equity Act: Requires health benefit plan coverage of specified health care services, drugs, devices, products & procedures related to reproductive health. Allows exemption for plans sold to
religious employers.ACLU analysis: Restrictions on reproductive health care can have profoundly harmful effects on our health and well-being, particularly for those who already face significant barriers to accessing high-quality care,
such as low-income women. HB3391 ensures that Oregonians, regardless of income, citizenship status, gender identity or type of insurance, have access to the full range of preventive reproductive health services, including family planning, abortion, and
postpartum care.
Legislative Outcome:Passed House 33-23-4 on Jul/1/17; State Rep. Knute Buehler voted NO; Passed Senate 17-13-0 on Jul/5/17; Signed by Governor Kate Brown on Aug/15/17
Source: ACLU analysis of Oregon H 3700 voting records
Jul 1, 2017
Mark Callahan:
Abortion is murder
Q: Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Callahan: None. Abortion is murder. There are always other options to abortion.
Source: 2016 AFA Action iVoterGuide on Oregon House race
Nov 8, 2016
Kevin Stine:
No new federal law restricting access to abortion
Q: Do you support or oppose the statement, "Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right"?
A: Strongly support. There should not be any new federal law restricting access.
Source: Email interview on 2016 Oregon Senate race with OnTheIssues
Jan 1, 2016
Bud Pierce:
Accessible contraceptives & family planning services
Bud Pierce understands the importance of preventative screenings and access to healthcare services. He will ensure women have access to quality and affordable healthcare and family planning services.
Oregon has taken great strides to be a pioneer in providing accessible contraceptives, but it needs to make sure that these services are safely administered and our women receive the appropriate care at all stages of life.
Source: 2016 Oregon Gubernatorial campaign website BudPierce.com
Dec 9, 2015
Mark Callahan:
You are either Pro-Life or you are not
Pro-Life: life begins at conception: I am 100% Pro-Life. I believe that you are either Pro-Life or you are not.
As a conservative, I was endorsed by Oregon Right-To-Life during my 2012 campaign for State Representative.
Source: 2016 Oregon Senate campaign website, CallahanForOregon.com
Oct 9, 2015
Monica Wehby:
Abortion is a personal choice
Wehby has said the government shouldn't be involved in same-sex marriage and abortion is a personal choice. "We already have a Democratic senator, we don't need another one," [her primary opponent] Conger said. "No Republican candidate will win by
being more of a Democrat than a Democrat." Conger opposes abortion
Wehby believes she could pull women voters and independents into her camp because the "normal attacks" used against Republicans like the "war on women" would be ineffective against her.
Source: Statesman Journal on 2014 Oregon Senate debate
Mar 9, 2014
Monica Wehby:
Abortion is a personal decision
Portland pediatric neurosurgeon Monica Wehby was once again the only one of the GOP candidates to express support for abortion rights, which she called a "personal decision." That won her a fair amount of applause among the
150 conservative activists at a Portland debate sponsored by the Western Liberty Network.The other three candidates --Rep. Jason Conger, County Republican Chair Jo Rae Perkins and Mark Callahan--all expressed their opposition to abortion.
Source: The Oregonian on 2016 Oregon Senate race
Jan 25, 2014
Jennifer Granholm:
Religious political discussions turn to reproductive rights
Granholm weighed in on how social and religious issues are impacting the presidential race so far.
Political discussions of religion, she said, turn inevitably into debates over reproductive rights, a discussion that is conspicuously characterized by the relative lack of female voices in politics.
Source: MLive.com on 2014 Oregon Gubernatorial race
Feb 24, 2012
Jim Huffman:
Pro-choice but Roe v. Wade was a bad decision
Wyden charged Huffman had contradictory positions on abortion. Huffman told people in Western Oregon that he was pro-choice on abortion, said Wyden, but in Eastern Oregon, Huffman said the Supreme Court made a bad decision in legalizing abortion with its
1973 landmark ruling on Roe vs. Wade. Huffman replied that was not a contradiction. "You can be pro-choice and still believe Roe vs. Wade is a bad decision," said Huffman, who taught constitutional law.
Source: OregonLive.com coverage of 2010 Oregon Senate debate
Oct 22, 2010
Jim Huffman:
Supports abortion rights, but no federal funding
Huffman, who has taught constitutional law for 37 years at Lewis & Clark Law School, where he also served as dean, says he's socially moderate and fiscally conservative.
He supports abortion rights, though no federal funding for abortion, and civil unions for gay couples. He says he differs most fundamentally from Wyden in his view that government should have a limited role in American lives.
Source: Oregon Live coverage of 2010 Oregon Senate Debate
Oct 8, 2010
Jim Huffman:
Pro-choice, but issue has corrupted politics
Huffman says that the abortion issue has "corrupted American politics for way too long" and that it is so difficult because, unlike most individual rights cases, it pits the rights of two individuals--the mother and the unborn--against each other.
If forced into one camp or the other, he says he would be characterized as pro-choice.
Source: Elizabeth Hovde, columnist in The Oregonian
Mar 6, 2010
Jeff Merkley:
Public funding for stem cell research
Merkley sponsored HB 2801, “Exploration of Public Funding for Stem Cell Research” (Bill Failed, 29-30)- Establishes Human Stem Cell Research Committee.
- Requires committee to develop guidelines for research involving derivation or use
of human stem cells.
- Establishes Human Stem Cell Research Grant Fund.
- Authorizes committee to seek private and public contributions for purpose of funding research grants from fund.
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Continuously appropriates moneys in fund to Department of Human Services for purposes of Act.
- Imposes penalties for failure to obtain written informed consent from donor prior to donation and use of human egg or sperm cell for research.
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Directs committee to study nature of informed consent provided and to make recommendations to Governor & Legislative Assembly.
Source: Oregon State Legislative Voting Records
Jun 21, 2007
Tom Vilsack:
Informed consent is government telling women what to do
Informed consent laws often mandate that a woman is given inflammatory and medically inaccurate materials, emphasizing alleged medical risks and the state's preference for childbirth through biased "counseling" and pictorial depictions. As Iowa Governor
Tom Vilsack commented, informed consent laws "are about government prescribing what a woman should think about, when a woman should think, and for how long a woman should think. This goes beyond the appropriate role of government."
Source: 2016 Veepstakes: ProChoiceOregon.org, "Waiting periods"
Feb 24, 2007
Winona LaDuke:
Supports a woman’s right to choose
Winona Laduke believes strongly in many things. She believes it’s a woman’s right to choose whether or not to have an abortion. “ I see a lot of men talking about what women should do with their bodies, but not women”, she said.
Source: U-wire article, “Native Week at Oregon State”
May 23, 2000
Winona LaDuke:
Choice means quality of life for low-income families
LaDuke said that men are concerned with the idea of freedom of choice, but the ones in power do not work to take care of the children that have already been born, providing quality health care for low income families,
making sure children receive the child support they need and health care above all.
Source: U-wire article, “Native Week at Oregon State”
May 23, 2000
Jeff Merkley:
Abortions should always be legally available
Merkley supports the following principles regarding abortion:- Abortions should always be legally available.
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Support “buffer zones” by requiring demonstrators to stay at least 15 feet away from abortion clinic doorways and driveways.
Source: Oregon State 1998 National Political Awareness Test
Nov 1, 1998
John Kitzhaber:
Abortions always legally available, & government funded
Kitzhaber indicates he supports the following principles concerning abortion issues:- Abortions should always be legally available.
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Oregon government should provide funding to clinics and medical facilities that provide abortion services.
Source: Oregon Gubernatorial 1998 National Political Awareness Test
Nov 1, 1998
Kate Brown:
Abortions should always be legally available
Brown indicates support of the following principles regarding reproductive rights in Oregon:-
Abortions should always be legally available.
Source: Oregon Legislative 1996 National Political Awareness Test
Nov 1, 1996
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