Kathleen Falk has dedicated much of her career to reproductive justice, supports a woman's right to full and equal health care access under the law and respects our constitutional protections.

J.B. Van Hollen is an extremist who is opposed not just to safe legal abortion access but to birth control as well.

Reproductive Health Care

Kathleen Falk strongly believes that personal, private health care decisions should be made by women and their doctors.

J.B. Van Hollen believes he is the right person to make health care decisions for women and opposes abortion access for all women: the rape victim, the breast cancer patient, and the woman with life threatening diabetes.

Birth Control

Kathleen Falk understands that access to family planning services is critical to women’s health and well-being.

J. B. Van Hollen opposes birth control as an important health care option for women and their families.

Kathleen Falk supports equity in health insurance and believes women deserve full coverage of contraceptives under prescription drug plans.

J.B. Van Hollen opposes steps that would increase access to birth control and insurance coverage of contraceptives.

Criminalizing Abortion

Kathleen Falk supports and respects laws protecting women's medical privacy and believes women have a legal right to access needed medical services.

J. B. Van Hollen is so extreme that he believes women and their doctors should go to prison for having or performing an abortion.  No exceptions.