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Compare the Candidates for Governor
Issues
Relating to Reproductive Choice &
Health
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 "I
am a firm supporter of a woman's right to make her own reproductive
health decisions in consultation with her doctor. As Governor, I
will veto any legislation that impinges on that right."
--Governor Jim Doyle
Governor Jim Doyle
Pro-Choice: 100%
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 "With a pro-life governor and a pro-life legislature, imagine what it is that we could do."
--Congressman Mark Green at Wisconsin Right to Life Convention, April 8, 2006
Mark Green
Pro-Choice: 0%
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Reproductive Health Care
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| Supports funding for early cervical and breast cancer screening. |
Opposes health care for mothers and children.
(2001 HR 1646, 2003 HR 1950) |
| Vetoed extreme legislation to protect access to infertility treatments and life-saving stem cell therapies. (2003 AB 67, 2005 AB 207) |
Opposed public funding for stem cell research. (2005 HR 810) |
| Supports compassionate care for rape victims,
including access to emergency contraception to prevent pregnancy
after an assault. |
Failed
to support compassionate care for rape victims and access to
emergency contraception to prevent pregnancy after an assault. (2005 HR 2928) |
| Birth Control |
| Vetoed legislation to allow health care providers to deny women access to birth control and health care. (2003 AB 67, 2005 AB 207) |
Co-authored legislation to allow health care providers to deny women access to birth control and health care. (1997 AB 953) |
| Opposes allowing pharmacists to refuse to fill prescriptions for birth control. |
Supports allowing pharmacists to refuse to fill prescriptions for birth control. (1997 AB 953) |
| Supports insurance coverage of birth control. |
Opposes insurance coverage of birth control. (1993 AB 1160, 1999 HR 2490) |
| Right to Choice and Privacy |
| Supports a woman's right to safe legal abortion according to the principles established in Roe v. Wade. |
Opposes a woman's right to safe legal abortion, even in cases of rape and incest.
(Wis. Law 940.04, 2005 HR 552) |
| Opposes criminalizing abortion and putting women and their doctors in prison for having or performing an abortion. |
Supports criminalizing abortion and putting
women and their doctors in prison for having or performing an abortion,
even to preserve a woman's health and in cases of rape and incest. (Wis. Law 940.04) |
| Opposes a constitutional
amendment that threatens the right to privacy and endangers legal protections for all unmarried couples. |
Supports a constitutional
amendment that threatens the right to privacy and endangers legal protections for all unmarried couples. (2006 AJR 67) |
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