John Hickenlooper in Meet the Press interviews during 2019

On Abortion: Against fetal heartbeat laws; favors access to contraception

Q: What is your reaction to fetal heartbeat bills?

A: I think those laws are unconstitutional. I recognize the difficulty of the question and I empathize with people on both sides. But I've always come down on the side of a woman's right to take care of her own health care. In Colorado we provided long-acting, reversible contraception. We have reduced teenage pregnancy and teenage abortion by over 60%. I think a woman has to ultimately have the right to make decisions about her own health.

Source: Meet the Press 2019 interviews for 2020 Democratic primary Mar 31, 2019

On Immigration: Need a comprehensive reevaluation of our immigration laws

We are a country built on immigration. We have more job openings than we have people looking for work. We've got to reevaluate our entire immigration system. We need more workers to help bring in our crops, where last fall we were leaving some of our fruits and vegetables in the fields and unharvested. Whether we need more electrical engineers to keep our tech industry at the front of the global competition. That's all got to be incorporated into a comprehensive treatment of immigration. Source: Meet the Press 2019 interviews for 2020 Democratic primary Mar 31, 2019

The above quotations are from Meet the Press interviews during 2019 (Chuck Todd interviewing candidates for 2019-2020 races). Click here for other excerpts from Meet the Press interviews during 2019 (Chuck Todd interviewing candidates for 2019-2020 races). Click here for other excerpts by John Hickenlooper. Click here for a profile of John Hickenlooper.
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