Steve Knight on Abortion

Human life begins at conception

Knight: Strongly Agree

Q: Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances?

Knight: I am pro-life and believe that life begins at conception.

Voted NO on nurses performing non-surgical abortions

• Existing law makes it a public offense, punishable by a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment, for a person to perform or assist in performing a surgical abortion if the person does not have a valid license to practice as a physician and surgeon.
• This bill makes an exception for performing an abortion by medication or aspiration techniques in the first trimester of pregnancy if the person holds a license to perform the necessary functions.
• The bill would also require a nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, or physician assistant to complete training to comply with standardized procedures or protocols.
• The bill would delete the references to a nonsurgical abortion as a punishable offense.

Opposes abortion rights.

Faith2Action.org is "the nation's largest network of pro-family groups." They provide election resources for each state, including Voter Guides and Congressional Scorecards excerpted here. The F2A survey summarizes candidate stances on the following topic: 'Abortion: Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?'

Opposes abortion rights.

Project VoteSmart infers summary responses from campaign statements and news reports The PVS survey summarizes candidate stances on the following topic: 'Abortion: Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?'