Abortion: Georgia Political Leaders' views

Georgia Voting Info

Georgia Election Offices

Education

Georgia
Candidates' views>>
Background
The Forum
Policy Issues
GA Voting

Georgia Political Leaders

Book Reviews

(from Amazon.com)

(click a book cover for a review or other books on Abortion from Amazon.com)

Site Map

Home
(Main page)

Issues
(Presidential quotations organized by topic)

Candidates
(Presidential quotations organized by candidate)

Recent
(Most recent quotation for each candidate)

Issue Grid
(Summary by topic of each candidate's positions)

Candidate Grid
(Summary by candidate of positions on each topic)

Archives
(Debate and book excerpts)

House of Representatives
(106th & 107th Congress)

Senate
(107th Congress)

Senate 2000
(Races in 33 states)

Governors
(50 incumbents)

Cabinet
(15 Secretaries)

Supreme Court
(9 Justices)

VoteMatch
(Presidential Selector and Political Affiliation 20-question quiz)

The Forum
(Your views on the candidates and the issues)

SpeakOut Issues
(Policy background)

News
(Latest headlines on the Presidential race)

About Us
(About Issues2000.org)

Letters
(Other viewers' letters)

Low-graphics version
(No ads, less Java)

Write Us
(Your feedback to us)

Governor and gubernatorial candidates

Newsletter Signup
Email:

Zip:


Or click for More Info.

Senators and senatorial candidates

House incumbents

Former Officeholders

Governor:

Sonny Perdue on Abortion

Republican GA Governor: Click here for Sonny Perdue on other issues.

No stance on record.

Senate:

GA Senate Debate

Dale Cardwell on Abortion

Democratic Senate Challenger: Click here for Dale Cardwell on other issues.

No stance on record.

Saxby Chambliss on Abortion

Republican Jr Senator; previously Representative (GA-8): Click here for 13 full quotes OR click here for Saxby Chambliss on other issues.

Voted YES on barring HHS grants to organizations that perform abortions. (Oct 2007)
Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Apr 2007)
Voted YES on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions. (Jul 2006)
Voted NO on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives. (Mar 2005)
Voted YES on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime. (Mar 2004)
Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life. (Mar 2003)
Voted YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info. (Sep 2002)
Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
Voted YES on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 2001)
Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)
Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003)
Rated 100% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-life stance (190 members). (Dec 2006)

Johnny Isakson on Abortion

Republican Jr Senator; previously Rep (GA-6): Click here for 15 full quotes OR click here for Johnny Isakson on other issues.

Deep respect for life, personally opposed to abortion. (Aug 2004)
Voted YES on barring HHS grants to organizations that perform abortions. (Oct 2007)
Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Apr 2007)
Voted YES on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions. (Jul 2006)
Voted NO on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives. (Mar 2005)
Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime. (Feb 2004)
Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother�s life. (Oct 2003)
Voted YES on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. (Feb 2003)
Voted YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info. (Sep 2002)
Voted NO on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
Voted YES on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 2001)
Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)
Rated 20% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003)
Rated 100% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-life stance (190 members). (Dec 2006)

House:

John Barrow on Abortion

Democratic Representative (GA-12): Click here for 4 full quotes OR click here for John Barrow on other issues.

Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Jan 2007)
Voted YES on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)
Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)
Rated 36% by the NRLC, indicating a mixed record on abortion. (Dec 2006)

Sanford Bishop on Abortion

Democratic Representative (GA-2): Click here for 13 full quotes OR click here for Sanford Bishop on other issues.

Voted YES on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)
Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)
Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime. (Feb 2004)
Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother�s life. (Oct 2003)
Voted YES on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. (Feb 2003)
Voted NO on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info. (Sep 2002)
Voted NO on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
Voted YES on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 2001)
Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)
Rated 30% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003)
Rated 36% by the NRLC, indicating a mixed record on abortion. (Dec 2006)
Ensure access to and funding for contraception. (Feb 2007)

Paul Broun on Abortion

Republican (District 10): Click here for the full quote OR click here for Paul Broun on other issues.

Grant the pre-born equal protection under 14th Amendment. (Jan 2007)

Max Burns on Abortion

Republican Representative (GA-12): Click here for 4 full quotes OR click here for Max Burns on other issues.

Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime. (Feb 2004)
Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother�s life. (Oct 2003)
Voted YES on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. (Feb 2003)
Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003)

Saxby Chambliss on Abortion

Republican Jr Senator; previously Representative (GA-8): Click here for 13 full quotes OR click here for Saxby Chambliss on other issues.

Voted YES on barring HHS grants to organizations that perform abortions. (Oct 2007)
Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Apr 2007)
Voted YES on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions. (Jul 2006)
Voted NO on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives. (Mar 2005)
Voted YES on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime. (Mar 2004)
Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life. (Mar 2003)
Voted YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info. (Sep 2002)
Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
Voted YES on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 2001)
Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)
Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003)
Rated 100% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-life stance (190 members). (Dec 2006)

Nathan Deal on Abortion

Republican Representative (GA-10): Click here for 14 full quotes OR click here for Nathan Deal on other issues.

Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Jan 2007)
Voted NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)
Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)
Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime. (Feb 2004)
Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother�s life. (Oct 2003)
Voted YES on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. (Feb 2003)
Voted YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info. (Sep 2002)
Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
Voted YES on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 2001)
Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)
Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003)
Rated 100% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-life stance (190 members). (Dec 2006)
Grant the pre-born equal protection under 14th Amendment. (Jan 2007)

Phil Gingrey on Abortion

Republican Representative (GA-11): Click here for 9 full quotes OR click here for Phil Gingrey on other issues.

Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Jan 2007)
Voted NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)
Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)
Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime. (Feb 2004)
Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother�s life. (Oct 2003)
Voted YES on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. (Feb 2003)
Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003)
Rated 100% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-life stance (190 members). (Dec 2006)
Grant the pre-born equal protection under 14th Amendment. (Jan 2007)

Johnny Isakson on Abortion

Republican Jr Senator; previously Rep (GA-6): Click here for 15 full quotes OR click here for Johnny Isakson on other issues.

Deep respect for life, personally opposed to abortion. (Aug 2004)
Voted YES on barring HHS grants to organizations that perform abortions. (Oct 2007)
Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Apr 2007)
Voted YES on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions. (Jul 2006)
Voted NO on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives. (Mar 2005)
Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime. (Feb 2004)
Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother�s life. (Oct 2003)
Voted YES on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. (Feb 2003)
Voted YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info. (Sep 2002)
Voted NO on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
Voted YES on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 2001)
Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)
Rated 20% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003)
Rated 100% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-life stance (190 members). (Dec 2006)

Hank Johnson on Abortion

Democrat (District 4): Click here for 2 full quotes OR click here for Hank Johnson on other issues.

Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Jan 2007)
Ensure access to and funding for contraception. (Feb 2007)

Jack Kingston on Abortion

Republican Representative (GA-1): Click here for 14 full quotes OR click here for Jack Kingston on other issues.

Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Jan 2007)
Voted NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)
Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)
Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime. (Feb 2004)
Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother�s life. (Oct 2003)
Voted YES on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. (Feb 2003)
Voted YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info. (Sep 2002)
Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
Voted YES on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 2001)
Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)
Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003)
Rated 100% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-life stance (190 members). (Dec 2006)
Grant the pre-born equal protection under 14th Amendment. (Jan 2007)

John Lewis on Abortion

Democratic Representative (GA-5): Click here for 14 full quotes OR click here for John Lewis on other issues.

Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Jan 2007)
Voted YES on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)
Voted NO on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)
Voted NO on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime. (Feb 2004)
Voted NO on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother�s life. (Oct 2003)
Voted NO on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. (Feb 2003)
Voted NO on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info. (Sep 2002)
Voted NO on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
Voted NO on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 2001)
Voted NO on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
Voted NO on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)
Rated 100% by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice voting record. (Dec 2003)
Rated 0% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-choice stance. (Dec 2006)
Ensure access to and funding for contraception. (Feb 2007)

John Linder on Abortion

Republican Representative (GA-7): Click here for 14 full quotes OR click here for John Linder on other issues.

Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Jan 2007)
Voted NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)
Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)
Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime. (Feb 2004)
Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother�s life. (Oct 2003)
Voted YES on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. (Feb 2003)
Voted YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info. (Sep 2002)
Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
Voted YES on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 2001)
Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)
Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003)
Rated 100% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-life stance (190 members). (Dec 2006)
Grant the pre-born equal protection under 14th Amendment. (Jan 2007)

Jim Marshall on Abortion

Democratic Representative (GA-3): Click here for 8 full quotes OR click here for Jim Marshall on other issues.

Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Jan 2007)
Voted NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)
Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)
Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime. (Feb 2004)
Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother�s life. (Oct 2003)
Voted YES on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. (Feb 2003)
Rated 10% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003)
Rated 100% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-life stance (190 members). (Dec 2006)

Charlie Norwood on Abortion

Republican Representative (GA-9): Click here for 12 full quotes OR click here for Charlie Norwood on other issues.

Voted NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)
Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)
Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime. (Feb 2004)
Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother�s life. (Oct 2003)
Voted YES on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. (Feb 2003)
Voted YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info. (Sep 2002)
Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
Voted YES on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 2001)
Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)
Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003)
Grant the pre-born equal protection under 14th Amendment. (Jan 2007)

Tom Price on Abortion

Republican Representative (GA-6): Click here for 5 full quotes OR click here for Tom Price on other issues.

Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Jan 2007)
Voted NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)
Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)
Rated 100% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-life stance (190 members). (Dec 2006)
Grant the pre-born equal protection under 14th Amendment. (Jan 2007)

David Scott on Abortion

Democratic Representative (GA-13): Click here for 9 full quotes OR click here for David Scott on other issues.

Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Jan 2007)
Voted YES on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)
Voted NO on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)
Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime. (Feb 2004)
Voted NO on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother�s life. (Oct 2003)
Voted NO on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. (Feb 2003)
Rated 100% by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice voting record. (Dec 2003)
Rated 9% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-choice stance. (Dec 2006)
Ensure access to and funding for contraception. (Feb 2007)

Lynn Westmoreland on Abortion

Republican Representative (GA-8): Click here for 4 full quotes OR click here for Lynn Westmoreland on other issues.

Pro-life and protect traditional values. (Nov 2004)
Voted NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)
Rated 100% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-life stance (190 members). (Dec 2006)
Grant the pre-born equal protection under 14th Amendment. (Jan 2007)

Former officeholders:

Bob Barr on Abortion

Former Republican Representative (GA-7): Click here for 4 full quotes OR click here for Bob Barr on other issues.

Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
Voted YES on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 2001)
Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)

Mac Collins on Abortion

Former Republican Representative (GA-8): Click here for 8 full quotes OR click here for Mac Collins on other issues.

Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother�s life. (Oct 2003)
Voted YES on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. (Feb 2003)
Voted YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info. (Sep 2002)
Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
Voted YES on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 2001)
Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)
Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003)

Denise Majette on Abortion

Former Democratic Rep (GA-4); 2004 former Senate challenger: Click here for 5 full quotes OR click here for Denise Majette on other issues.

Support a woman's right to choose. (Oct 2002)
Voted NO on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime. (Feb 2004)
Voted NO on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother�s life. (Oct 2003)
Voted NO on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. (Feb 2003)
Rated 100% by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice voting record. (Dec 2003)

Cynthia McKinney on Abortion

Green Party Presidential challenger (Former Rep., D, GA-4): Click here for 11 full quotes OR click here for Cynthia McKinney on other issues.

Consistent supporter of reproductive rights. (Feb 2008)
Supports human embryonic stem cell research. (Feb 2008)
Voted YES on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)
Voted NO on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)
Voted NO on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
Voted NO on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 2001)
Voted NO on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
Voted NO on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)
Recommended by EMILY's List of pro-choice women. (Apr 2001)
Rated 0% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-choice stance. (Dec 2006)
Supported funding contraception and UN family planning. (Jul 1999)

Roy Barnes on Abortion

Former Democratic GA Governor: Click here for Roy Barnes on other issues.

No stance on record.

Newt Gingrich on Abortion

Former Republican Representative (GA-6) and Speaker of the House: Click here for the full quote OR click here for Newt Gingrich on other issues.

Impeach judges who don't abide by Constitution as written. (Oct 2005)

E-mail: submit@issues2000.org

Send donations or submit quotations to:
On The Issues
1770 Massachusetts Ave. #630
Cambridge, MA 02140

Written by
WebMerchants

Reproduction of material from any OnTheIssues.org pages without written permission is prohibited.
Copyright © 1999-2008 OnTheIssues.org & the SpeakOut Foundation, all rights reserved.
OnTheIssues.org 1770 Massachusetts Ave. #630, Cambridge MA 02140
E-mail us at:info at OnTheIssues.org | Advertising information | Privacy and Use Policies