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Planned Parenthood Action case for voting NO:"The passage of HB 321 in the PA House of Representatives follows a scary trend of bills like this around the country. It is an unconstitutional abortion ban that shows the hypocrisy of those who support it. This bill pretends to help those with disabilities and their families while doing nothing to provide actual services and resources."
This legislation is a restriction on women and medical professionals and interferes with women's health care and the crucial decision-making between patients and their physicians. Further, I am not aware of a single disability rights group that supports this bill.
Legislative Outcome: Passed House 117-76-9 on May/14/19; Passed Senate 27-22-0 on Nov/20/19; Vetoed by Governor Tom Wolf on Nov/21/19
Planned Parenthood Action case for voting NO:"The passage of HB 321 in the PA House of Representatives follows a scary trend of bills like this around the country. It is an unconstitutional abortion ban that shows the hypocrisy of those who support it. This bill pretends to help those with disabilities and their families while doing nothing to provide actual services and resources."
This legislation is a restriction on women and medical professionals and interferes with women's health care and the crucial decision-making between patients and their physicians. Further, I am not aware of a single disability rights group that supports this bill.
Legislative Outcome: Passed House 117-76-9 on May/14/19; State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta voted NO; Passed Senate 27-22-0 on Nov/20/19; Vetoed by Governor Tom Wolf on Nov/21/19
Lou Barletta (R): Ban after 20 weeks, except for rape, incest, & life of mother.
Bob Casey (D): Ban after 20 weeks, except for rape, incest, & life of mother.
Q: Allow employers to withhold contraceptive coverage from employees if disagree with it morally?
Lou Barletta (R): Yes. Supreme Court ruling on this is "a clear victory for religious liberty."
Bob Casey (D): No. Introduced Access to Birth Control Act, stating an employer has no right to deny a woman access to birth control.
Q: Let Planned Parenthood receive public funds for non-abortion health care?
Lou Barletta (R): No.
Bob Casey (D): Yes.
Lou Barletta (R): Ban after 20 weeks, except for rape, incest, & life of mother.
Bob Casey (D): Ban after 20 weeks, except for rape, incest, & life of mother.
Q: Allow employers to withhold contraceptive coverage from employees if disagree with it morally?
Lou Barletta (R): Yes. Supreme Court ruling on this is "a clear victory for religious liberty."
Bob Casey (D): No. Introduced Access to Birth Control Act, stating an employer has no right to deny a woman access to birth control.
Q: Let Planned Parenthood receive public funds for non-abortion health care?
Lou Barletta (R): No.
Bob Casey (D): Yes.
Scott Wagner (R): Ban. Co-sponsor of bill to ban after 20 weeks, with exceptions only to save life of mother, not for rape or incest.
Tom Wolf (D): Legal. Vetoed post-20-week ban. Make sure "that women continue to have the right to make their own decisions."
Q: Can employers withhold contraceptive coverage if disagree with it?
Wagner: No public statement found.
Wolf: No. Supports state law requiring employers to cover birth control at no cost.
Scott Wagner (R): Ban. Co-sponsor of bill to ban after 20 weeks, with exceptions only to save life of mother, not for rape or incest.
Tom Wolf (D): Legal. Vetoed post-20-week ban. Make sure "that women continue to have the right to make their own decisions."
Q: Can employers withhold contraceptive coverage if disagree with it?
Wagner: No public statement found.
Wolf: No. Supports state law requiring employers to cover birth control at no cost.
Q: Let Planned Parenthood receive public funds for non-abortion health care?
Scott Wagner (R): No. Co-sponsored bill to defund.
Tom Wolf (D): Yes.
A: Pardon my bluntness, but your question is unnecessarily polarizing.˙ The true issue is not about abortion; it's about how do we save babies while preserving a woman's right to choose.˙ Pre-natal adoption does just that.
Gov. Tom Wolf has repeatedly pledged to veto the legislation as soon as it reaches his desk. Wolf has taken a personal role in advocating against the legislation, holding events with activists, doctors & women who had late-term abortions that would be restricted if the bill becomes law.
Wolf thinks the bill goes against the state's values. "We were founded by William Penn, on the basis of freedom of conscience. We attracted people from all over the world, based on the idea that they could make their own, most personal decisions. Making sure that women continue to have the right to make their own decisions, I think, is right in line with that tradition," Wolf said. "
Legislative outcome: HB77 passed Senate, 32-18-0 on Feb. 8
Gov. Tom Wolf has repeatedly pledged to veto the legislation as soon as it reaches his desk. Wolf has taken a personal role in advocating against the legislation, holding events with activists, doctors & women who had late-term abortions that would be restricted if the bill becomes law.
Wolf thinks the bill goes against the state's values. "We were founded by William Penn, on the basis of freedom of conscience. We attracted people from all over the world, based on the idea that they could make their own, most personal decisions. Making sure that women continue to have the right to make their own decisions, I think, is right in line with that tradition," Wolf said. "
Legislative outcome: HB77 passed Senate, 32-18-0 on Feb. 8; Sen. Wagner voted YEA.
In a 10-5 vote along party lines, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved Senate Bill 3. State Sen. Guy Reschenthaler voted for the bill. "I am proud of voting today to protect the sanctity and dignity of life by ending the barbaric practice of dismemberment abortions," Reschenthaler said, "and voting to better align the law with modern medicine by moving restrictions on most abortions back from 6 months set in 1992 to 5 months."
The bill would curtail dilation and evacuation abortions--in which instruments are used to remove the fetus sometimes pulling off limbs and appendages. However, the bill does not refer to dilation and evacuation, but to "dismemberment abortion," a term popularized by anti-abortion advocates, but not recognized by the medical community.
In a 10-5 vote along party lines, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved Senate Bill 3 and sent it to the Senate floor for consideration. Gov. Tom Wolf has vowed to veto the legislation if it comes to his desk.
Supporters say that SB3 would "better align the law with modern medicine by moving restrictions on most abortions back from six months set in 1992 to five months."
The bill would curtail dilation and evacuation abortions--in which instruments are used to remove the fetus sometimes pulling off limbs and appendages. However, the bill does not refer to dilation and evacuation, but to "dismemberment abortion," a term popularized by anti-abortion advocates, but not recognized by the medical community.
McGinty: Yes
Toomey: No
Q: On Abortion: Should abortion be highly restricted?
McGinty: No
Toomey: Yes
Q: On Contraception: Should employers be able to withhold contraceptive coverage from employees if they disagree with it morally?
McGinty: No
Toomey: Yes. Viewed Supreme Court decision to allow this as "great news."
McGinty: Yes
Toomey: No
Q: On Abortion: Should abortion be highly restricted?
McGinty: No
Toomey: Yes
Q: On Contraception: Should employers be able to withhold contraceptive coverage from employees if they disagree with it morally?
McGinty: No
Toomey: Yes. Viewed Supreme Court decision to allow this as "great news."
But the truth is, Republicans are hell-bent on undoing access to reproductive health services women need, from mammograms to an abortion. There are places in Pennsylvania where women have to drive tens of miles to get to a Planned Parenthood.
One of the reasons why I fought for the Urgent Care Center we have in Braddock today was to make these services accessible and available to women in the community. I don't want to go back to a time where women have to self-administer their care.
It is also essential that women have access to contraception, including emergency contraception. Throughout my legislative career I have been a strong proponent of funding family planning services. I have supported Planned Parenthood and will continue to defend its funding. For many poor and uninsured women, Planned Parenthood is the only place they can turn for health services.
ABORTION RIGHTS: All four candidates support abortion rights. McGinty says she would oppose any effort to further restrict abortion rights.
Although she currently serves in the US House of Representatives, Schwartz founded Philadelphia's Elizabeth Blackwell Center--a women's health clinic--in 1975 and served as it's director until 1988. The Blackwell Center "provided comprehensive health care services for women of all income levels, races, and backgrounds including access to fertility treatments and contraceptive services"
Schwartz said she welcomed the endorsement: "It's unacceptable that women are still fighting to get access to the care they need in 2014--it's time for a powerful voice to stand up when legislators try to tell women what health care decisions they can make and push for offensive legislation meant only to create obstacles to safe, legal care," Schwartz said.
Opposition by Women's Law Project:SB 732 will require abortion providers to comply with regulations now reserved for ambulatory surgical facilities. Known as "TRAP laws," ("Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers"), similar measures are a tactic recommended in several states for closing down women's clinics. Under SB 732, most or all of the 20 existing freestanding clinics in Pennsylvania may have to stop offering abortion care temporarily, while they hire architects and contractors to transform their small clinics into sophisticated medical facilities; or they may close permanently.
Legislative outcome:˙Passed Senate 38-12-0, Roll Call #165 on Jun/14/11; Passed House 151-44-8, Roll Call #981 on Dec/13/11 ; Signed by Governor Tom Corbett on Dec/22/11
Opposition by Women's Law Project:SB 732 will require abortion providers to comply with regulations now reserved for ambulatory surgical facilities. Known as "TRAP laws," ("Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers"), similar measures are a tactic recommended in several states for closing down women's clinics. Under SB 732, most or all of the 20 existing freestanding clinics in Pennsylvania may have to stop offering abortion care temporarily, while they hire architects and contractors to transform their small clinics into sophisticated medical facilities; or they may close permanently.
Legislative outcome:˙Passed Senate 38-12-0, Roll Call #165 on Jun/14/11; Passed House 151-44-8, Roll Call #981 on Dec/13/11; State Rep. Brendan F. Boyle voted YES; Signed by Governor Tom Corbett on Dec/22/11
Opposition by Women's Law Project:SB 732 will require abortion providers to comply with regulations now reserved for ambulatory surgical facilities. Known as "TRAP laws," ("Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers"), similar measures are a tactic recommended in several states for closing down women's clinics. Under SB 732, most or all of the 20 existing freestanding clinics in Pennsylvania may have to stop offering abortion care temporarily, while they hire architects and contractors to transform their small clinics into sophisticated medical facilities; or they may close permanently.
Legislative outcome:˙Passed Senate 38-12-0, Roll Call #165 on Jun/14/11; Passed House 151-44-8, Roll Call #981 on Dec/13/11; State Rep. Dwight Evans voted NO; Signed by Governor Tom Corbett on Dec/22/11
Opposition by Women's Law Project:SB 732 will require abortion providers to comply with regulations now reserved for ambulatory surgical facilities. Known as "TRAP laws," ("Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers"), similar measures are a tactic recommended in several states for closing down women's clinics. Under SB 732, most or all of the 20 existing freestanding clinics in Pennsylvania may have to stop offering abortion care temporarily, while they hire architects and contractors to transform their small clinics into sophisticated medical facilities; or they may close permanently.
Legislative outcome:˙Passed Senate 38-12-0, Roll Call #165 on Jun/14/11; Passed House 151-44-8, Roll Call #981 on Dec/13/11; State Rep. Fred Keller voted YES; Signed by Governor Tom Corbett on Dec/22/11
Opposition by Women's Law Project:SB 732 will require abortion providers to comply with regulations now reserved for ambulatory surgical facilities. Known as "TRAP laws," ("Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers"), similar measures are a tactic recommended in several states for closing down women's clinics. Under SB 732, most or all of the 20 existing freestanding clinics in Pennsylvania may have to stop offering abortion care temporarily, while they hire architects and contractors to transform their small clinics into sophisticated medical facilities; or they may close permanently.
Legislative outcome:˙Passed Senate 38-12-0, Roll Call #165 on Jun/14/11; Passed House 151-44-8, Roll Call #981 on Dec/13/11; State Rep. Jim Christiana voted YES; Signed by Governor Tom Corbett on Dec/22/11
Opposition by Women's Law Project:SB 732 will require abortion providers to comply with regulations now reserved for ambulatory surgical facilities. Known as "TRAP laws," ("Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers"), similar measures are a tactic recommended in several states for closing down women's clinics. Under SB 732, most or all of the 20 existing freestanding clinics in Pennsylvania may have to stop offering abortion care temporarily, while they hire architects and contractors to transform their small clinics into sophisticated medical facilities; or they may close permanently.
Legislative outcome:˙Passed Senate 38-12-0, Roll Call #165 on Jun/14/11; Passed House 151-44-8, Roll Call #981 on Dec/13/11; State Rep. Rick Saccone voted YES; Signed by Governor Tom Corbett on Dec/22/11
Opposition by Women's Law Project:SB 732 will require abortion providers to comply with regulations now reserved for ambulatory surgical facilities. Known as "TRAP laws," ("Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers"), similar measures are a tactic recommended in several states for closing down women's clinics. Under SB 732, most or all of the 20 existing freestanding clinics in Pennsylvania may have to stop offering abortion care temporarily, while they hire architects and contractors to transform their small clinics into sophisticated medical facilities; or they may close permanently.
Legislative outcome:˙Passed Senate 38-12-0, Roll Call #165 on Jun/14/11; Passed House 151-44-8, Roll Call #981 on Dec/13/11; State Rep. Scott Perry voted YES; Signed by Governor Tom Corbett on Dec/22/11
Opposition by Women's Law Project:SB 732 will require abortion providers to comply with regulations now reserved for ambulatory surgical facilities. Known as "TRAP laws," ("Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers"), similar measures are a tactic recommended in several states for closing down women's clinics. Under SB 732, most or all of the 20 existing freestanding clinics in Pennsylvania may have to stop offering abortion care temporarily, while they hire architects and contractors to transform their small clinics into sophisticated medical facilities; or they may close permanently.
Legislative outcome:˙Passed Senate 38-12-0, Roll Call #165 on Jun/14/11; State Sen. Smucker co-sponsored the bill and voted YES; Passed House 151-44-8, Roll Call #981 on Dec/13/11 ; Signed by Governor Tom Corbett on Dec/22/11
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