U.S. News and World Report: on Abortion
Dick Cheney:
Against abortion rights
Where he stands: - opposed the Equal Rights Amendment
- anti-abortion rights
- supported prayer in schools
- supported balanced budget amendment
Source: (X-ref Education) US News & World Report
Jul 11, 1999
Janet Mills:
No comment on lawsuit to expand abortion access
Maine Attorney General Janet Mills is not commenting on a lawsuit designed to expand abortion access in Maine. The American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood filed the lawsuit Wednesday. It targets a state law that
requires abortions be performed solely by physicians. That means advanced practice registered nurses can't perform them. A spokesman for Mills says the office has not been served with the lawsuit and has no comments on the merits of the case.
Source: U.S. News & World Report on 2018 Maine Gubernatorial race
Sep 20, 2017
Kamala Harris:
A staunch supporter of legal protection for abortion
Harris is a staunch supporter of legal protection for abortion. As California attorney general, she drew the ire of the state Catholic conference by sponsoring a bill compelling pro-life pregnancy centers advertise for "free or low-cost" abortion
services. That law was overturned by the Supreme Court in 2018. Harris has confronted Biden over his own record on abortion--challenging the former vice president for not being "pro-choice" enough for the modern Democratic party.
Source: Catholic World Report e-zine on 2020 Veepstakes
Jul 28, 2020
Kamala Harris:
Hyde Amendment denies poor women reproductive health care
Harris lambasted Biden's long support for the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits the use of federal funds to pay for abortion services. She accused Biden of "withhold(ing) resources to poor
women to have access to reproductive health care, including women who were the victims of rape and incest." Biden told Harris that he believes abortion to be a constitutional right.
Source: Catholic World Report e-zine on 2020 Veepstakes
Jul 28, 2020
Karen Bass:
100% ratings from NARAL & Planned Parenthood
Bass has a 100% rating from NARAL, a national organization that supports expanded abortion access. She also has a 100% rating from Planned Parenthood Action Fund. In 2013, Bass received the International Family Planning Hero award from
Planned Parenthood and the United Nations. She was praised as a "true hero for women's health and rights" by former Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards.
Source: Catholic World Report e-zine on 2020 Veepstakes
Jul 28, 2020
Val Demings:
100% ratings from NARAL & Planned Parenthood
Demings has had 100% ratings from Planned Parenthood Federation of America and NARAL. On the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision in 2020,
Demings tweeted a call to "redouble our resistance against attempts" to pass pro-life legislation. "Women's health is not negotiable. Women's bodies belong to no one but themselves," said Demings.
Source: Catholic World Report e-zine on 2020 Veepstakes
Jul 28, 2020
Jamie R. Smith:
Uphold state abortion ban: no exceptions for rape or incest
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem indicated during her reelection campaign's lone debate with her Democratic challenger, state lawmaker Jamie Smith, that if reelected she will uphold the state's abortion ban that provides no exceptions for rape or incest.
The Republican governor explained her position simply as "pro-life," while pledging to push for expanded parental leave in the state and alleviate the toll of inflation on people's budgets.
Smith called Noem's stance extreme and said it was endangering women's lives and causing concern among physicians for its lack of clarity on when an abortion is allowed--only to save the life of a pregnant
woman. "It's clear to me that South Dakotans overwhelmingly support a woman's right to an abortion," Smith said. "We talk about freedom all the time, except the freedom to make this choice."
Source: US News and World Report on 2022 South Dakota Governor race
Oct 1, 2022
Kristi Noem:
South Dakotans overwhelmingly support right to choose
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem indicated during her reelection campaign's lone debate with her Democratic challenger, state lawmaker Jamie Smith, that if reelected she will uphold the state's abortion ban that provides no exceptions for rape or incest.
The Republican governor explained her position simply as "pro-life," while pledging to push for expanded parental leave in the state and alleviate the toll of inflation on people's budgets.
Smith called Noem's stance extreme and said it was endangering women's lives and causing concern among physicians for its lack of clarity on when an abortion is allowed--only to save the life of a pregnant
woman. "It's clear to me that South Dakotans overwhelmingly support a woman's right to an abortion," Smith said. "We talk about freedom all the time, except the freedom to make this choice."
Source: US News and World Report on 2022 South Dakota Governor race
Oct 1, 2022
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