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Gabriel Gomez on Abortion
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I'm personally prolife but I'm not changing any abortion law
Markey repeatedly returned to two issue areas where he diverged from Gomez: his support for gun control measures that Gomez opposes and his support for abortion rights, which he juxtaposed with
Gomez's professed personal opposition to abortion rights. The debate ended with a robust exchange about abortion. "I'm Catholic and I'm personally prolife,"
Gomez said, noting though that he would not change any laws on the issue. "I couldn't be more clear: I'm not changing any law on abortion," he said to reporters after the debate.
During the forum, Markey noted that Planned Parenthood has endorsed him a
Source: Boston Globe on 2013 MA Senate debate
, Jun 6, 2013
24-hour waiting period for a woman to get an abortion
Asked if he could support a law that would require women to wait 24 hours and review information about the development of a fetus before having an abortion, Gomez suggested he could support the waiting period. "I think asking somebody to wait 24 hours
before they can actually go have an abortion is not asking a lot," he said.Markey described himself as pro-choice: "I think the decision should be between the woman and her physician. That's it. The woman makes the decision, not some law that's
imposed by politicians," he said.
Gomez also said he could vote for a Supreme Court nominee who is opposed to abortion. "If the judge comes in front of me and they follow the constitution and they're ethical and they're pro-choice and they've
done a good job. I'll vote for them. If they're pro-life, I'll vote for them," he said. "There should be no litmus test."
Markey said there should be a litmus test when it comes to abortion.
Source: Boston Herald on 2013 MA Senate debate
, Jun 6, 2013
I am pro-life, but Roe v. Wade is settled law
I am a proud Catholic, and pro-life. But Roe v Wade is settled law.
Politicians spend way too much time on divisive issues that are already decided and far too little time on fixing our economy.
Source: 2013 Senate campaign website, gomezforma.com, "Issues"
, Mar 31, 2013
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