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Bruce Westerman on Abortion |
A: Pro-life.
Q: Should abortion be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy?
A: No.
Q: Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?
A: No.
Q: Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered?
A: Yes.
Q: Do you support requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor?
A: Yes.
Q: Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor?
A: Yes.
Q: Do you support sexual education programs that include information on abstinence, contraceptives, and HIV/STD prevention methods?
A: No.
Q: Do you support abstinence-only sexual education programs?
A: Yes.
Westerman adds, "If the woman's life is in imminent danger and both the mother and child are likely to perish then all medical procedures should be available to medical staff to save both or either life."
A: Yes.
Q: Do you support state funding for embryonic stem cell research?
A: No.
Q: Do you support eliminating the state lottery?
A: Yes.
Planned Parenthood case for voting NO: Planned Parenthood Action Fund today urged Governor Mike Beebe to veto the most restrictive ban on safe and legal abortion in the country. The blatantly unconstitutional 12-week abortion ban signals that 2013 may be even worse than the record breaking years of 2011 and 2012 for state legislation that limits women's access to health care.
A.P. summary of Veto Message: Beebe said he vetoed the ban, which is based on the disputed belief that a fetus can feel pain at 20 weeks, because it runs afoul of the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion until the point where fetuses can survive outside the womb, usually at 22 to 24 weeks.
Legislative Outcome: Passed House 75-20-5 on 2/4/13; Rep. Westerman co-sponsored & voted YES; Passed Senate 25-7-3 on 2/18; Vetoed on 2/26 (Veto overridden)
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