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Joe Biden on Abortion
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| Democratic President; former V.P.; former Senator |
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- Leaving abortion to the states turns back rights. (Jun 2024)
- Congress should codify Roe v. Wade and I'll sign it. (Mar 2024)
- Roe v. Wade is under attack as never before. (Mar 2022)
- Restore federal Title X family planning program. (Apr 2021)
- Rescind Mexico City Policy "global gag rule". (Jan 2021)
- Fact-Check: opposes Hyde Amendment, after decades of support. (Jul 2019)
- Unequivocal support for abortion rights; Congress must act. (Jul 2019)
- I accept church rule personally, but not in public life. (Oct 2012)
- No church needs to provide contraception under ObamaCare. (Oct 2012)
- Romney will appoint pro-life Justice; Obama will not. (Oct 2012)
- Constitution does offer an inherent right to privacy. (Oct 2008)
- Allow women to choose, but no federal funding. (Jul 2007)
- No public funding for abortion; it imposes a view. (Apr 2007)
- Supports partial-birth abortion ban, but not undoing Roe. (Apr 2007)
- Accepts Catholic church view that life begins at conception. (Apr 2007)
- Nominees should agree on constitutional right to privacy. (Apr 2007)
Voting Record
- If Congress passes a national abortion ban, I will veto it. (Feb 2023)
- Everyone voted for Hyde Amendment; it was in other bills. (Mar 2020)
- Has guarded right to choose for years with SCOTUS votes. (Feb 2020)
- Roe v. Wade is as close to a consensus as we can get. (Oct 2008)
Voting Rights
- Trump's second term takes away reproductive freedom. (Jul 2024)
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Doug Burgum on Abortion
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| 2024 Presidential contender; Republican ND Governor |
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- 10th Amendment says leave it to the states; no federal ban. (Aug 2023)
- I support the Dobbs decision but wouldn't sign a federal ban. (Jul 2023)
- Signed strict ban in North Dakota, opposes national ban. (Jun 2023)
- Law requires doctors to say some abortions reversible. (Mar 2019)
- Support a ban on abortions for things like gender selection. (Jan 2016)
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Chris Christie on Abortion
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| N.J. Governor; Republican Presidential candidate |
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- No federal ban on abortion without national consensus. (Jun 2023)
- If you're pro-life it's got to be for the whole life. (Jun 2023)
- Thousands upon thousands are murdered in the womb. (Jan 2016)
- FactCheck: Donor to Planned Parenthood in '94, but denies it. (Jan 2016)
- Put defunding of Planned Parenthood on the president's desk. (Sep 2015)
- I defunded Planned Parenthood in N.J. for 6 years running. (Sep 2015)
- Successfully defunded Planned Parenthood in New Jersey. (Aug 2015)
- Ban abortions after 20 weeks, with exceptions. (Jun 2015)
- FactCheck: No, Dems allow plenty of pro-life speakers. (Mar 2014)
- GOP tolerates pro-choice views; Dems don't tolerate pro-life. (Mar 2014)
- 1996: partial birth procedure is reprehensible. (Jun 2012)
- 1994: Donated to Planned Parenthood; opposed public donation. (Jun 2012)
- Pro-choice until seeing daughter pre-natally. (Jun 2012)
- 1996: Switched from pro-choice to pro-life. (Jun 2012)
- Eliminate family planning funding from state budget. (Jun 2012)
- I'm pro-life with exceptions; take it or leave it. (Jun 2011)
- Life is precious and should be protected. (Jun 2011)
- Default pro-choice until hearing 13-week fetal heartbeat. (Jun 2011)
- Pro-life; the life of every human being is precious. (Jul 2009)
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Ron DeSantis on Abortion
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| Republican presidential contender; FL governor |
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- Defend the rights of states to enact pro-life protections. (Jan 2024)
- I believe in a culture of life, and the Heartbeat Bill. (Aug 2023)
- Ban most abortions after six weeks instead of fifteen. (Apr 2023)
- FactCheck: Only 1.3% of abortions take place after 21 weeks. (Oct 2022)
- Anti-choice on abortion; pro-choice on vaccinations. (Jul 2021)
- Reject loosening law on late term abortions. (Mar 2019)
- Ban abortions after fetal heartbeat detected. (Oct 2018)
- Endorsed as pro-life "authentic conservative". (Jun 2012)
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Nikki Haley on Abortion
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| Republican presidential contender; UN Ambassador 2017-2018 |
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- IVF frozen embryos should be protected like babies. (Feb 2024)
- Respect women instead of demonizing with fear or judgement. (Jan 2024)
- Unapologetically pro-life, but no federal ban . (Aug 2023)
- Not enough pro-life senators to ban abortions. (Aug 2023)
- I think we can all agree on banning late-term abortions. (Jun 2023)
- Some states are pro-life, some err on side of abortion. (May 2023)
- As UN ambassador condemned regimes using forced abortion. (May 2023)
- I'm pro-life because someone saved my husband's life. (Apr 2012)
- Every life is blessed by God. (Nov 2010)
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Kamala Harris on Abortion
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| Democratic nominee;Vice President; former California Senator |
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- Many pro-life people didn't intend it would happen like this. (Oct 2024)
- Now in over 20 states there are Trump abortion bans. (Sep 2024)
- Fight state laws that criminalize healthcare providers. (May 2024)
- Access to medication abortion: mifepristone thru pharmacies . (Mar 2024)
- Supported FACT Act to disclose reproductive information. (Jan 2021)
- Are there any laws where government controls male bodies? (Jan 2021)
- A woman has the right to choose. (Oct 2020)
- A staunch supporter of legal protection for abortion. (Jul 2020)
- Hyde Amendment denies poor women reproductive health care. (Jul 2020)
- Reproductive healthcare under attack in American today. (Oct 2019)
- Stop men telling women what they can do with their bodies. (Oct 2019)
- Repeal Hyde Amendment; unacceptable that Biden voted for it. (Jul 2019)
- Don't limit abortions to the first 20 weeks of pregnancy. (Jan 2019)
- Investigated of anti-choice activist for violating law. (Apr 2016)
- Investigate fraud in anti-Planned Parenthood videos. (Apr 2016)
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Asa Hutchinson on Abortion
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| Republican presidential contender; AR Governor |
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- Americans want to restrict abortion with right exceptions. (Apr 2023)
- Have to do better in child birth care and adoption services. (Apr 2023)
- It's Arkansas policy that we protect the life of the unborn. (May 2022)
- Now we're the number one pro-life state in the nation. (Jan 2021)
- Human life begins at conception. (Sep 2014)
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Mike Pence on Abortion
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| Former Republican Vice President (withdrew Oct.2023) |
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- A 15-week ban is an idea whose time has come. (Aug 2023)
- Err on the side of life to give unborn child every chance. (Jul 2023)
- Won't rest until sanctity of life is center of American law. (Jun 2023)
- I'd like to see Mifepristone taken off the market. (Apr 2023)
- A champion of the right to life throughout my public career. (Apr 2023)
- National abortion bans ought to be part of the debate. (Apr 2023)
- I am proud to serve a pro-life president. (Oct 2020)
- Roe v. Wade worst Supreme Court decision since Dred Scott. (Sep 2020)
- Federal funding of Planned Parenthood is "morally wrong". (Sep 2020)
- Proposed abortion bill that defined "forcible rape". (Sep 2020)
- Trump is the most pro-life president in American history. (Feb 2020)
- Stands for unborn against Democratic "culture of death". (Mar 2019)
- Tie-breaker vote to defund Planned Parenthood. (Mar 2017)
- We embrace life because we're better for it. (Oct 2016)
- Partial-birth abortion is just anathema to me. (Oct 2016)
- Need Supreme Court justices who uphold Constitution. (Jul 2016)
- Periods for Pence: protest against interring aborted fetuses. (Apr 2016)
- Prohibit abortion for race, sex, diagnosis of disability. (Mar 2016)
- Defund Planned Parenthood for providing abortion. (Sep 2012)
- Commit to unalienable right to life, including the unborn. (Feb 2008)
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Vivek Ramaswamy on Abortion
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| CEO & Republican Challenger |
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- I believe that abortion is a form of murder. (Apr 2023)
- Supports state level ban at six weeks when brainwaves begin. (Apr 2023)
- Abortion is murder, should be regulated at the state level. (Apr 2023)
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Bernie Sanders on Abortion
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| Independent Senator (VT) amd former Presidential candidate |
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- Appoint only justices who support Roe & Planned Parenthood. (Feb 2020)
- Get the government off the backs of women on abortion. (Nov 2019)
- Totally absurd for U.S. to limit birth control abroad. (Sep 2019)
- Medicare-for-All will protect women's constitutional right. (Jun 2019)
- Right to abortion applies to low income women as well. (Jun 2019)
- No anti-choice appointments to Supreme Court. (May 2019)
- Few or no government limits on abortion. (Feb 2019)
- Support pro-life Dems if they replace pro-life Republicans. (Apr 2017)
- Lifetime pro-choice record, plus funding for family planning. (Sep 2015)
- Advocate for family planning and funding for contraceptives. (Sep 2015)
- Women have the right to choose, regardless of income. (Jun 1997)
Voting Record
- Voted for spending bills with Hyde Amendment, but pro-choice. (Jun 2019)
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Tim Scott on Abortion
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| Republican presidential challenger; SC Senator |
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- A state's rights issue on the right; extremism on the left. (Jun 2024)
- No abortion on demand; cannot leave it to the states. (Aug 2023)
- Against the radical left pushing taxpayer-funded abortion. (May 2023)
- Human life begins at conception. (Sep 2014)
- Fight for the rights of the unborn. (Nov 2010)
- No embryonic stem cell research. (Nov 2010)
- Don't require 24 hours after ultrasound; 1 hour is enough. (Feb 2009)
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Jill Stein on Abortion
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| Green Challenger |
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- Roe shows Supreme Court is amenable to public pressure. (Feb 2016)
- Offer abortion services free to women at the poverty level. (Jul 2014)
- Healthcare is a right, including women's reproductive rights. (Nov 2012)
- Real choice includes information on prevention. (Nov 2012)
- Birth control should not be up to your employer. (Oct 2012)
- Federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. (May 2012)
- Maintain abortion rights & provide free birth control. (May 2012)
- Give women easy access to "morning after" pill. (Oct 2002)
- Protect a woman's right to choose. (Nov 2001)
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Francis Suarez on Abortion
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| Miami mayor; GOP presidential challenger (withdrew Oct.2023) |
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- Exceptions for rape, incest and life-threatening emergencies. (Aug 2023)
- Supports a 15-week federal abortion ban, not yet for 6-week. (Jun 2023)
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Donald Trump on Abortion
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| Republican former President |
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- I would veto a national abortion ban. (Oct 2024)
- FactCheck: No, Virginia doesn't allow abortion after birth. (Sep 2024)
- I did a great service in sending abortion back to the states. (Sep 2024)
- Free IVF for all, paid by government or insurance mandate. (Sep 2024)
- Crowning achievement is overturning Roe; but it's divisive. (Jul 2024)
- I believe in exceptions for rape, incest, and maternal life. (Jun 2024)
- FactCheck: No, Democrats don't allow abortion after birth. (Jun 2024)
- I will not block abortion medication: abortion pill ok. (Jun 2024)
- Let individual states decide: Biden/Harris are extremist. (Jun 2024)
- I got Roe v. Wade terminated and I'm proud to have done it . (Jan 2024)
- Falsely claims Democrats want to execute babies after birth. (Apr 2023)
- I won't influence how Justices vote on Roe v Wade. (Oct 2020)
- Ban the late-term abortion of babies. (Feb 2020)
- End medical research that uses tissue from aborted fetuses. (Jun 2019)
- FactCheck: Late abortions only for non-viable fetus. (Feb 2019)
- Cherish innocent life instead of ripping babies from womb. (Feb 2019)
- Completed conversion from 1999 pro-choice to 2019 pro-life. (Feb 2019)
- Increased programs and funds covered by Mexico City policy. (Feb 2018)
- Reinstate Mexico City Policy: end abortion funding abroad. (Jan 2017)
- Unpredictable abortion funding good; Planned Parenthood bad. (Nov 2016)
- Not acceptable to rip baby from womb in 9th month. (Oct 2016)
- Overturn Roe v, Wade and return abortion laws to the states. (Oct 2016)
- Millions are helped by Planned Parenthood, but defund it. (Feb 2016)
- Planned Parenthood does great work on women's health. (Feb 2016)
- Defund Planned Parenthood. (Oct 2015)
- 1998: I hate abortion yet I'm totally for choice. (Oct 2015)
- Planned Parenthood is important, but abortions must stop. (Aug 2015)
- I have evolved on abortion issue, like Reagan evolved. (Aug 2015)
- Ban late abortions; exceptions for rape, incest or health. (Jun 2015)
- Undecided on embryonic stem cell research. (Apr 2011)
- I am now pro-life; after years of being pro-choice. (Apr 2011)
- I changed my views to pro-life based on personal stories. (Apr 2011)
- I am pro-life; fight ObamaCare abortion funding. (Feb 2011)
- Pro-choice, but ban partial birth abortion. (Jul 2000)
- Favors abortion rights but respects opposition. (Dec 1999)
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JD Vance on Abortion
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| Republican Vice Presidential nominee |
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- Democracy is messy; let voters decide in each state. (Oct 2024)
- As pro-life as anyone, but supports abortion pills . (Jul 2024)
- Preserve access to Mifepristone medication abortion . (Jul 2024)
- People don't want blanket abortion bans; exceptions ok. (Jul 2024)
- ONLY exception is strict life of the mother exception. (Nov 2022)
- Unborn babies are not inconveniences to be discarded. (Oct 2022)
- Abortion rights should be regulated by state legislatures . (Oct 2022)
- Eliminating abortion makes society pro-child, pro-family. (Oct 2021)
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Tim Walz on Abortion
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| DFL Governor & V.P. nominee |
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- No registry of pregnancies; that's nobody else's business. (Oct 2024)
- Has two children, both conceived by IVF. (Aug 2024)
- Minnesota will protect reproductive freedom including IVF. (Mar 2024)
- Codified abortion rights while surrounded by pro-life states. (Jun 2023)
- Abortion is on the ballot with my anti-choice opponent . (Oct 2022)
- Maintain funding for Planned Parenthood. (Oct 2018)
- Abortions should always be legal. (Nov 2006)
- Supports embryonic stem cell research. (Nov 2006)
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Cornel West on Abortion
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| Green Party/People's Party candidate |
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- Protect reproductive rights, end all forms of patriarchy. (Aug 2023)
- Wrong to be more concerned about abortion than child poverty. (Jun 2023)
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Kanye West on Abortion
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| Birthday Party candidate for President |
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- Planned Parenthood founded for eugenics against blacks. (Sep 2020)
- Pay a million per kid to discourage abortion. (Jul 2020)
- I am pro-life because I'm following the word of the Bible. (Jul 2020)
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Marianne Williamson on Abortion
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| Democratic candidate for President |
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- Protect the right of every woman to make her own decisions. (Jun 2023)
- 2006: Mandatory counseling/(2014) No longer supports. (Jul 2019)
- Abortion is about private morality; government has no role. (Apr 2019)
- Resist any effort to restrict or limit reproductive rights. (Apr 2019)
- Calls herself 100% pro-choice. (Mar 2019)
- Ask for soul's wisdom on abortion, and surrender to God. (Jul 2018)
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