State of Kansas Archives: on Abortion
Carl Brewer:
Supports reproductive rights
I promise to protect and expand women and children's health care access. This must include access to the full spectrum of women's reproductive health care needs. We must reduce the teen pregnancy rate and
tackle the extraordinary economic consequences of babies having babies. I will increase access to prenatal care and infant access to primary care, and prioritize reducing Kansas' high infant mortality rate.
Source: 2018 Kansas Gubernatorial website BrewerForKansas.com
Sep 15, 2017
Jeff Colyer:
Staunchly anti-abortion
Although Colyer's voting record during his two years in the Kansas House and two years in the state Senate tells us very little, on one issue his rabid views are clear.
Colyer is staunchly anti-abortion. That undoubtedly is one of the key reasons Brownback picked him as his running mate twice. On a Richter scale of opposing abortion, Colyer is near the top.
Source: Kansas City Star OpEd on 2018 Kansas governor race
May 26, 2017
Wink Hartman:
Protect life from conception to natural death
There is no state in America that has more consistently led the charge on protection of life than Kansas. I am a pro-life candidate and will be a pro-life Governor.
If elected, I will promote, sign and defend Legislation that will protect life from conception to natural death.
Source: 2018 Kansas governor campaign website HartmanForKansas.com
May 2, 2017
Ron Estes:
Lead the fight to protect the unborn
?I believe that every human being has an inalienable right to life. I am proudly pro-life, and as your Congressman, I will lead the fight to protect the unborn.
One of my top priorities will be to defund Planned Parenthood. American taxpayers should not be forced to fund organizations that perform abortions.
Source: 2017 Kansas House campaign website EstesForCongress.com
Apr 11, 2017
Ron Estes:
Strong advocate for the unborn
Kansans for Life endorsed Ron Estes in his run for US Congress. The endorsement email sent to KFL members says: "Ron Estes is running as the Republican candidate and has been endorsed by Kansans for Life. Ron has been actively involved with
Kansans for Life for a number of years and is a regular attender at KFL events around the state. We are very excited to have Ron as our candidate and believe he will be a strong advocate for the unborn in Washington D.C.
"His opponent, James Thompson, has said that he hopes to remove all restrictions on abortion, including repealing the
Hyde Amendment which prevents tax-payer money from funding abortions. It is critical that pro-lifers get out to vote for Ron Estes."
Source: Press release, "KFL", on 2017 Kansas House campaign website
Mar 9, 2017
Frank Gilbert:
Only allow abortion for rape, incest, and maternal life
Q: Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?Gilbert: To save the mother's life and in cases of rape or incest.
Q: What in the nature of mankind caused America's Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
Gilbert: Men tend to naturally consolidate power and then use/abuse it. The Constitution was designed to provide limits on such power and to provide the checks and balances that would keep one person or group from acquiring too much power.
Source: 2016 AFA Action iVoterGuide on 2016 Arkansas Senate race
Nov 8, 2016
Jerry Moran:
Life from conception is sacred and must be defended
Q: Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?Moran: I am, and always have been, pro-life. Life is precious and deserves our respect and protection. During my time in Congress, I have used my voice and vote to further the cause of life and
defend the unborn. Science demonstrates that each human life begins at conception and I believe that the right to life guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution is vested in each human being. This right is sacred and must be defended.
I support legislation protecting life at its earliest stages, and in response to the practices of convicted abortion provider Kermit Gosnell, I sponsor a ban on abortions performed after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
Furthermore, I believe that taxpayer dollars should not be used to fund the end of innocent human life through elective abortion and have voted to prevent the use of public money for this practice.
Source: 2016 AFA Action iVoterGuide on 2016 Kansas Senate race
Nov 8, 2016
Roger Marshall:
Opposes any efforts to use taxpayer funding for abortions
Marshall is staunchly pro-life and will oppose any efforts to ever use taxpayer funding for abortions. As a physician who has delivered over 5,000 babies in Kansas over the last 25 years, Dr. Marshall sees human life at it's most vulnerable state every
day: in the womb of the mother. "I believe that life begins at conception."During residency training, Dr. Marshall specifically chose a program that did not teach or perform abortions. Upon completing residency, he purposefully chose to work in
hospitals that do not perform these awful procedures. He stands for life everyday, and will stand for life in Congress. No matter what.
"I have committed my professional life to bringing life into this world and I know a child is a living creation
of God prior to what we recognize as birth. I encourage those who advocate for so-called "choice" to visit my office and to talk to the many brave women who have brought joy into this world even through the most difficult circumstances."-- Roger Marshall
Source: 2016 Kansas House campaign website KansansForMarshall.com
Nov 8, 2016
Patrick Wiesner:
A woman bears the burdens; so trust her judgment
On Choice: It's a woman's decision. She knows her health and unique situation better than anyone else. She has the most at stake.Congress does not have the knowledge or consequences to be involved. Institutions as inherently dysfunctional
as the federal and state legislatures cannot possibly have the insight, empathy, or wisdom necessary to dictate the outcome on this most personal circumstance of a woman.
Finally, the courts are too slow and public to be a decision forum when time and privacy are the most important. Here also, a judge is unlikely to have any medical expertise.
A judge's decision cannot be better than one made by a woman who is closest to the matter.
A woman bears the burdens; it's her choice. I trust her judgment.
Source: 2016 Kansas Senate campaign website WiesnerForSenate.com
Aug 31, 2016
Sam Brownback:
Need to permanently end tax funding for Planned Parenthood
In 2011, I signed legislation stopping most taxpayer funding from going to Planned Parenthood. The time has come to finish the job. Planned Parenthood's trafficking of baby body parts is antithetical to our belief
in human dignity. Today, I am directing Secretary Susan Mosier to ensure that not a single dollar of taxpayer money goes to Planned Parenthood through our Medicaid program. I welcome legislation that would enshrine this directive in state law.
Source: 2016 State of the State speech to Kansas legislature
Jan 12, 2016
Curtis Coleman:
Champion of the rights of the unborn
I am 100% pro-life and will be a champion of the rights of the unborn.
Abortion is a moral blight on the conscience of our nation and it must be ended.
Source: 2016 Arkansas Senate campaign website, CurtisColeman.com
Nov 11, 2015
Chris Koster:
Planned Parenthood didn't illegally dispose of fetal tissue
Now we know why it took Chris Koster so long to report on his investigation into Planned Parenthood and the bogus allegations of profiting from the sale of fetal organs and tissue. Koster's work appears to be incredibly thorough. His staff examined the
procedure for disposing of fetal tissue at the Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region & Southwest Missouri, the only clinic in Missouri that performs surgical abortions.`As a result of our investigation, the office of the MO Attorney General has
found no evidence that PPSLR has engaged in unlawful disposal of fetal organs or tissue,` the report states.
A state Senate `sanctity of life` committee was formed by Sen. Kurt Schaefer. The Columbia clinic proved to be a productive target for the
ruthlessly ambitious Schaefer, a Republican who wants to replace Koster, a Democrat, as attorney general. Schaefer got the Mizzou administration to revoke a doctor's admitting privilege and cause the Columbia clinic to cease performing abortions.
Source: Kansas City Star on 2016 Missouri gubernatorial race
Sep 28, 2015
Kris Kobach:
Planned Parenthood like Nazi doctor
He compares Planned Parenthood to the infamous Nazi doctor Josef Mengele and blasts President Obama for opposing congressional
Republicans' efforts to defund it. "You couldn't even write a science fiction book about politics in America that would be this weird," he says.
Source: Wichita Eagle on 2018 Kansas Gubernatorial race
Sep 26, 2015
Conner Eldridge:
I'm personally opposed, but Roe v Wade is the law
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Conner Eldridge supports the right to an abortion as affirmed by the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court Decision Roe v. Wade. A statement made to KUAR comes just one day after Eldridge said he was "personally" opposed to abortion,
with some exceptions: "Roe v Wade has been law for more than 40 years and I don't think it should be overturned. I have supported restrictions that Congress has imposed over the years, including the Hyde Amendment prohibiting federal funding of
abortions. And I will continue to support restrictions that keep abortions exceedingly rare while recognizing exceptions for victims of rape, incest and where the life and health of the mother is at risk."
Eldridge is the first candidate to file in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. Republican incumbent John Boozman both personally opposes abortion and as an elected official wants access to the procedure, granted by Roe v. Wade, ended.
Source: UALR Public Radio on 2016 Arkansas Senate race
Sep 10, 2015
Asa Hutchinson:
Human life begins at conception
Question topic: Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Hutchinson: Strongly Agree
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2013 Arkansas Governor campaign
Sep 28, 2014
Greg Orman:
Supports access to abortion services
Roberts has voted several times for federal restrictions on access to abortion services. He endorsed the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the Hobby Lobby case
in which justices said corporations can decline to cover some medical practices in their employee insurance plans if the corporation believes those practices violate its religious beliefs. "Every
American has a right to the free exercise of religion guaranteed by the First Amendment to our Constitution," Roberts said in a statement after the decision.Orman thinks the Hobby Lobby decision was wrong. "This is a dangerous precedent
to set and opens the door to many more court challenges from private employers," his website says. Orman says he supports access to abortion services.
Source: The Kansas City Star on 2014 Kansas Senate race
Sep 19, 2014
Pat Roberts:
Let insurance plans deny abortions based on employer beliefs
Roberts has voted several times for federal restrictions on access to abortion services. He endorsed the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the Hobby Lobby case
in which justices said corporations can decline to cover some medical practices in their employee insurance plans if the corporation believes those practices violate its religious beliefs. "Every
American has a right to the free exercise of religion guaranteed by the First Amendment to our Constitution," Roberts said in a statement after the decision.Orman thinks the Hobby Lobby decision was wrong. "This is a dangerous precedent
to set and opens the door to many more court challenges from private employers," his website says. Orman says he supports access to abortion services.
Source: The Kansas City Star on 2014 Kansas Senate race
Sep 19, 2014
Randall Batson:
Support abortion as a woman's right
Q: Do you support or oppose abortion as a woman's right?
A: Support.
Source: E-mail interview on Kansas 2014 Senate race with OnTheIssues
Sep 19, 2014
Randall Batson:
Focus on alternatives such as adoption & foster children
Some families that cannot have children will go to great lengths to do so. Within society there are alternatives, such as adoption and the fostering of children.
A voluntary kindred spirit to aid people with social or economic needs is more compassionate. These alternatives to abortion are better than a policy of aggression.
Source: 2014 Kansas Senate campaign website batson4senate.weebly.com
Aug 31, 2014
Tom Cotton:
AdWatch: I believe in God; and only God has all the answers
Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) is hitting back at Rep. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) in a new ad for questioning his faith. The spot, first shared with The Hill, is aimed at touting Pryor's religious conviction in the heavily religious state--and undercutting months of
work Cotton's campaign has put in to bolster his own image with positive ads.Cotton said last week that Pryor thinks "faith is something that only happens at 11 o'clock on Sunday mornings" in response to the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision over the
health care law's contraception mandate. Pryor demanded an apology, but none was forthcoming, and the controversial comments got plenty of local attention.
Pryor's new ad features local news coverage the kerfuffle, interspliced with the Bible
verse, "Do not judge, or you too will be judged."
"I'm not ashamed to say that I believe in God, and I believe in His word. The Bible teaches us no one has all the answers, only God does," Pryor says in the ad. "This is who I am and what I believe."
Source: The Hill AdWatch on 2014 Arkansas Senate race
Jul 8, 2014
Milton Wolf:
Human life begins at conception
Question topic: Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.Wolf: Strongly Agree
Question topic: Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Wolf: As a medical doctor, I know that life begins at conception and I believe it should be protected at every stage from conception to natural death. I will fight to achieve that reality as a United States Senator. I am also well aware of the fact that
I am judged by my results, not simply my intentions. If a bill where before me that eliminated some abortions but provided exceptions I would vote for that bill because it would save lives today.
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Kansas Senate race
Jul 2, 2014
Chad Taylor:
No prosecution of Planned Parenthood for lost reports
On February 17, Chad Taylor, the Democrat District Attorney for the jurisdiction of the capital city of Kansas, issued a press release saying he'd not be filing any criminal charges concerning abortion report copies needed for felony prosecution of
Planned Parenthood. Because Taylor's declaration of "no harm, no foul" was so full of errors (including essential dates and the job of a key informant), its summary disposition of the matter settled nothing.Taylor's statement signaled the conclusion
of a sheriff's investigation begun in November after it was asserted that copies of state reports from Planned Parenthood that should have been in the Attorney General's office had been destroyed. These copies were compliance reports of late-term
abortions, that were subpoenaed under a criminal inquisition.
Kansans for Life is asking Taylor to clear up this mess. This affects the integrity of the as-yet-incomplete prosecution of Planned Parenthood for misdemeanors back in 2003.
Source: 2014 Kansas Senate debate coverage by Kansans For Life
Feb 20, 2012
Curtis Coleman:
Supports umbilical stem cell research, but not embryonic
I have consistently and strongly supported stem cell research, especially umbilical cord stem cell research, and celebrate reports that more than 70 human diseases are being treated by this technology. I oppose, however, the specific kind of
embryonic stem cell research that requires human life to be sacrificed by the destruction of a human embryo. We must be ever vigilant against allowing ourselves to rationalize our way into unjustly terminating life at any stage.
Source: Arkansas 2010 Senate campaign website, CurtisColeman.com
Nov 1, 2010
Randall Batson:
No state funding for embryonic stem cell research
Q: Do you support state funding for stem cell research?A: No.
Q: Do you support state funding for embryonic stem cell research
A:
No. While I am against embryonic stem cell research, I am not against all stem cell research. Yet I am against state funding for such.
Source: Kansas State Legislative 2010 PVS Political Courage Test
Nov 1, 2010
Joe Bellis:
Pro-life with no exceptions
Q: Do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life? A: Pro-life.
Q: Should abortion be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy?
A: No.
Q:
Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?
A: No.
Q: Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered?
A: No.
Source: Kansas Congressional Election 2010 Political Courage Test
Sep 25, 2010
Joe Bellis:
Supports federal embryonic stem cell research
Q: Do you support federal funding for embryonic stem cell research? A: Yes.
Q: Should federal subsidies be prohibited from being used for abortion procedures?
A: No.
Source: Kansas Congressional Election 2010 Political Courage Test
Sep 25, 2010
Blanche Lambert Lincoln:
Boozman's pro-life stance puts rapists over victims
LINCOLN: "Do you believe that the majority of Arkansans agree with your stance that the rights of rapists take priority over the rights of women who they've assaulted?"BOOZMAN: "I don't know particular bill you're talking about."
LINCOLN: "We've
got it in our research and I'd be glad to provide it to you."
BOOZMAN:"I don't think so."
Immediately after the debate the Lincoln campaign provided the following elaboration: "In 2005, Boozman voted against a motion to recommit legislation on
parental notification that barred fathers, who committed rape or incest against a minor that resulted in a pregnancy, from being able to sue the doctor who performed an abortion. [HR 748, Vote 143, 4/27/2005]"
Boozman responded by saying the
Lincoln camp took that vote out of context: "John Boozman supported The Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA), explicitly provided exceptions for cases where minors were the subject of sexual abuse or other physical abuse by a parent."
Source: Fox News TV-16 coverage of 2010 Arkansas Senate Debate
Sep 8, 2010
John Boozman:
Opposes transporting minors across state lines for abortion
Immediately after the debate the Lincoln campaign provided the following: "In 2005, Boozman voted against a motion to recommit legislation on parental notification that barred fathers, who committed rape or incest against a minor that resulted in a
pregnancy, from being able to sue the doctor who performed an abortion. [HR 748, Vote 143, 4/27/2005]"Boozman responded by saying the Lincoln camp took that vote out of context: "Boozman supported making it a violation to transport a minor girl across
state lines to procure an abortion, if done to evade a parental notification," the campaign says. "HR748 explicitly provided exceptions where minors were the subject of sexual abuse or other physical abuse by a parent. A pro-abortion advocate utilized a
procedural tactic designed explicitly to kill the bill. Boozman opposed this maneuver that would have killed sound, prolife legislation. Sen. Lincoln1s efforts to paint Rep. Boozman as an advocate for 'rapists rights' are preposterous and shameful."
Source: Fox News TV-16 coverage of 2010 Arkansas Senate Debate
Sep 8, 2010
Bruce Westerman:
Pro-life; no exceptions for incest or rape
Q: Do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life?A: Pro-life.
Q: Should abortion be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy?
A: No.
Q: Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?
A: No.
Q:
Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered?
A: Yes.
Q: Do you support requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor?
A: Yes.
Q: Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion
is performed on a minor?
A: Yes.
Q: Do you support sexual education programs that include information on abstinence, contraceptives, and HIV/STD prevention methods?
A: No.
Q: Do you support abstinence-only sexual education programs?
A: Yes.
Westerman adds, "If the woman's life is in imminent danger and both the mother and child are likely to perish then all medical procedures should be available to medical staff to save both or either life."
Source: Arkansas Congressional 2008 Political Courage Test
Nov 1, 2008
Bruce Westerman:
Stem cell research ok, but not embryonic stem cell research
Q: Do you support state funding for stem cell research?A: Yes.
Q: Do you support state funding for embryonic stem cell research?
A: No.
Q: Do you support eliminating the state lottery?
A: Yes.
Source: Arkansas Congressional 2008 Political Courage Test
Nov 1, 2008
Jim Slattery:
Record in US Congress in support of abortion rights
On the issue of abortion, Jim Slattery, who professes to be a Catholic, has a well-documented record as a U.S. Congressman in support of abortion rights and deregulating the abortion industry.
Pat Roberts, on the other hand, has a 100% voting record from the National Right to Life which applauds his staunch stance as an advocate for life and families.
Source: 2008 Kansas Senate Debate in The Kansas Republican
Apr 24, 2008
Pat Roberts:
Staunch stance as an advocate for life and families
On the issue of abortion, Jim Slattery, who professes to be a Catholic, has a well-documented record as a U.S. Congressman in support of abortion rights and deregulating the abortion industry.
Pat Roberts, on the other hand, has a 100% voting record from the National Right to Life which applauds his staunch stance as an advocate for life and families.
Source: 2008 Kansas Senate Debate in The Kansas Republican
Apr 24, 2008
Blanche Lambert Lincoln:
Take objective approach to judicial confirmation process
HOLT: During questioning from a panel of reporters, Holt, who served one term in the state House before being elected to the state Senate, said he opposes abortion and would not support any judicial candidate who supported abortion rights.
LINCOLN: Lincoln said she tries to take an objective approach to the judicial confirmation process and doesn’t want a judicial candidate “who interprets the laws based on their personal views and political views.”
Source: [Xref Holt] AR Senate Debate in Arkansas News Bureau
Oct 29, 2004
Jim Holt:
Would not support any pro-choice judicial candidate
HOLT: During questioning from a panel of reporters, Holt, who served one term in the state House before being elected to the state Senate, said he opposes abortion and would not support any judicial candidate who supported abortion rights.
LINCOLN: Lincoln said she tries to take an objective approach to the judicial confirmation process and doesn’t want a judicial candidate “who interprets the laws based on their personal views and political views.”
Source: AR Senate Debate in Arkansas News Bureau
Oct 29, 2004
Mike Huckabee:
Supports woman’s right-to-know legislation
[We should] provide for every person who’s contemplating the termination of her child during pregnancy that she has information, knowing fully and completely the procedure that is taking place and what it will mean.
Commonly called the woman’s right-to-know legislation, it really goes back to school, back to educating people.
Source: 2001 State of the State address to the Arkansas legislature
Jan 9, 2001
Mike Huckabee:
Pro-life, but respects choice as mandated law
I’m pro life, but I know not everyone agrees with me on that particular topic, and I respect that. I’ll probably never change my conviction on that, and some of you won’t change yours.
But in this day in which we talk about choice and the importance of it, surely we can agree that if under the Supreme Court choice is mandated, that choice should be as educated a choice as is humanly possible.
Source: 2001 State of the State address to the Arkansas legislature
Jan 9, 2001
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