The Washington Times: on Abortion

Tom Perriello: Backs pro-choice groups

Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam, Democrat, met with pro-choice activists in Northern Virginia and started airing television ads boasting of opposition to gun-rights groups, seeking to strengthen his position among the state's liberal voters ahead of the gubernatorial primary in June [against former Rep. Tom Perriello].

It marks a big shift from past statewide races, when Democrats tried to claim the political center. On the campaign trail this go-round, Northam and Perriello are both embracing same-sex marriage, backing pro-choice groups, supporting rights for illegal immigrants and bashing the National Rifle Association.

"Virginia has moved from being a southern state to being a mid-Atlantic state," said former GOP Rep. Tom Davis, Republican. "The politics have gotten much less southern in their nature. Democrats that were nervous about guns, certainly nervous about gay rights, the environment, and abortion--that is no longer the case."

Source: The Washington Times on 2017 Virginia gubernatorial race Jan 13, 2017

Katie McGinty: Oppose any effort to further restrict abortion rights

A look at where the four Democratic gubernatorial candidates - state Treasurer Rob McCord, former Clinton White House environmental adviser Katie McGinty, U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz and businessman Tom Wolf - stand on some key issues:

ABORTION RIGHTS: All four candidates support abortion rights. McGinty says she would oppose any effort to further restrict abortion rights.

Source: Washington Times on 2014 Pennsylvania governor race May 17, 2014

Ben Carson: The thought of abortion for convenience is repugnant

Thus, the thought of abortion for the sake of convenience does not appeal to me. I am not saying that we should abandon our efforts to save baby seals and a host of other animals. Rather I am saying shouldn't we consider adding human fetuses and babies to the list? Q Source: Washington Times, "Physicians View on the Sanctity of Life" Jan 21, 2014

Ben Carson: No abortion for convenience

My entire professional life has been devoted to saving and enhancing lives. Thus, the thought of abortion for the sake of convenience does not appeal to me. Many of us turn a blind eye to the wanton slaughter of millions of helpless human babies who are much more sophisticated than some of the other creatures, when nothing is at stake other than the convenience of one or both parents. I am not saying that we should abandon our efforts to save baby seals and a host of other animals. Rather I am saying shouldn't we consider adding human fetuses and babies to the list? Source: Washington Times, Ben Carson Op-Ed, "Physician's View" Jan 21, 2014

Condoleezza Rice: We need a culture that respects life

I’m very comfortable with the president’s view that we have to respect and need to have a culture that respects life. This should be an issue pretty infrequently because we ought to have a culture that says that, ‘Who wants to have an abortion? Who wants to see a daughter or a friend or a sibling go through something like that?’ We have to respect the culture of life and we have to try and bring people to have respect for it and make this as rare a circumstance as possible. Source: Washington Times, on www.4condi.com, “Issues” Mar 11, 2005

Condoleezza Rice: Libertarian on abortion; don’t force views on others

I’ve called myself at times mildly pro-choice. I’m kind of libertarian on this issue, and meaning by that that I have been concerned about a government role in this issue. I’m a strong proponent of parental choice, of parental notification. I’m a strong proponent of a ban on late-term abortion. These are all things that I think unite people and I think that that’s where we should be.

What I do think is that we should not have the federal government in a position where it is forcing its views on one side or the other. So, for instance, I’ve tended to agree with those who do not favor federal funding for abortion, because I believe that those who hold a strong moral view on the other side should not be forced to fund it.“

Source: Washington Times, on www.4condi.com, “Issues” Mar 11, 2005

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*2020 Presidential contenders on Abortion:*
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