Kamala's Way: on Abortion


Jerry Brown: Supported FACT Act to disclose reproductive information

Pregnancy crisis centers, which operate in California and across the country, are run by conservative Christian organizations. Employees, many of whom are not professionals, counsel women against terminating their pregnancies. Called the Freedom Accountability, Comprehensive care, and Transparency Act (FACT), the legislation required that the antiabortion crisis pregnancy centers posts signs informing women of their options.

Harris cheered when Governor Jerry Brown signed their legislation into law on October 9, 2015: "I am proud to have co-sponsored the Reproductive FACT Act, which ensures that all women have equal access to comprehensive healthcare services, and that they have the facts they need to make informed decisions about their health and their lives."

Source: Kamala's Way, by Dan Morain, p.150-2 Jan 12, 2021

Kamala Harris: Are there any laws where government controls male bodies?

In 2016, Trump's second Supreme Court nominee was Brett Kavanaugh. Democrats have tried without success to elicit Kavanaugh's view of "Roe vs. Wade," the landmark 1973 abortion case. Harris used her time and skills she learned in the Almeda County District Attorney's Office to cut through the clutter: "Can you think of any laws that give the government the power to make decisions about the male body?"

Kavanaugh tripped over his words: "I'm not aware, I'm not, thinking of any right now, Senator."

Source: Kamala's Way, by Dan Morain, p. 30 Jan 12, 2021

Kamala Harris: Supported FACT Act to disclose reproductive information

Pregnancy crisis centers, which operate in California and across the country, are run by conservative Christian organizations. Employees, many of whom are not professionals, counsel women against terminating their pregnancies. Called the Freedom Accountability, Comprehensive care, and Transparency Act (FACT), the legislation required that the antiabortion crisis pregnancy centers posts signs informing women of their options.

Harris cheered when Governor Jerry Brown signed their legislation into law on October 9, 2015: "I am proud to have co-sponsored the Reproductive FACT Act, which ensures that all women have equal access to comprehensive healthcare services, and that they have the facts they need to make informed decisions about their health and their lives."

Source: Kamala's Way, by Dan Morain, p.150-2 Jan 12, 2021

Zoe Lofgren: Planned Parenthood well-respected, important organization

In 2015, Planned Parenthood's work--providing reproductive healthcare to women including contraceptives--became more complicated after the release of tapes [made by anti-abortion activists] supposedly depicting Planned Parenthood officials agreeing to the sale of fetal parts. They led to inquiries by the Republican-controlled Congress and new demands that Planned Parenthood be sanctioned. In the months that followed, there was a wave of threats and violence directed at Planned Parenthood.

Democrats in Congress, including Zoe Lofgren, came to their defense. "Planned Parenthood is a well-respected and important organization in my community," Lofgren wrote. She urged {CA DA] Kamala Harris to investigate, saying, "the recent recorded video in the latest iteration of harassment and partisan attacks on Planned Parenthood which have become far to common, and raises serious legal questions that merit an investigation into whether the [anti-abortion activists] had broken the law."

Source: Kamala's Way, by Dan Morain, p.147-8 Jan 12, 2021

  • The above quotations are from Kamala's Way
    An American Life
    by Dan Morain    .
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2020 Presidential contenders 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)
Gov.Lincoln Chafee (L-RI)
Rep.John Delaney (D-MD)
Rep.Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
Sen.Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
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)
Mayor Wayne Messam (D-FL)
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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