Documentation of Candidate Positions on Abortion

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Candidates identified as Supporting Abortion on Demand -

1. Endorsement by one or more pro-abortion advocacy groups including

a. Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin, http://www.ppawi.org/elections/electioninformation/2008endorsements.aspx

b. NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin, http://www.prochoicewisconsin.org/assets/files/2008voterguide.pdf

c. Progressive Majority Wisconsin, http://progressivemajoritywisconsin.org/index.php/candidate/action/list/

2. Responses to the Political Courage Test by Project Vote Smart http://www.votesmart.org/election_current.php

3. Responses to the National Right to Life Committee 2008 Congressional Candidate Questionnaire

4. Responses to Wisconsin Right to Life candidate questionnaires

5. Co-sponsorship of the federal Freedom of Choice Act of 2007 (S. 1173, H.R. 1964)

6. Voting records on legislation to repeal Wisconsin’s abortion ban (1989 AB 500 or SA 25 to 1991 AB 180)

Candidates identified as Supporting Partial-Birth Abortion -

1. Voting records on the federal Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, including votes for a health exception

2. Voting records on Wisconsin legislation to ban partial-birth abortion (1997 AB 220 or 2007 AB 710), including votes for a health exception

Candidates identified as Supporting Taxpayer Funding of Abortion -

1. Responses to the National Right to Life Committee 2008 Congressional Candidate Questionnaire

2. Responses to Wisconsin Right to Life candidate questionnaires

3. Voting record on the federal 2008 State-Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill (H.R. 2764) to undermine the right-to-life “Mexico City Policy”

4. Voting records on a Wisconsin health care reform bill that failed to protect taxpayers from paying for abortions (1993 AB 1160), legislation to prohibit taxpayer funding of abortion-related activities (2001 AB 831), or legislation creating the “Healthy Wisconsin” universal health plan with abortion coverage (SA 1 to SSA 1 to 2007 SB 40)

Candidates identified as Opposing Abortion on Demand -

1. Responses to the National Right to Life Committee 2008 Congressional Candidate Questionnaire

2. Responses to Wisconsin Right to Life candidate questionnaires

3. Voting records on legislation to repeal Wisconsin’s abortion ban (1989 AB 500 or SA 25 to 1991 AB 180)

Candidates identified as Opposing Partial-Birth Abortion -

1. Responses to Wisconsin Right to Life candidate questionnaires

2. Voting records on the federal Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, including votes against a health exception

3. Voting records on Wisconsin legislation to ban partial-birth abortion (1997 AB 220 or 2007 AB 710), including votes against a health exception

4. Opposition to Abortion on Demand

Candidates identified as Opposing Taxpayer Funding of Abortion -

1. Responses to the National Right to Life Committee 2008 Congressional Candidate Questionnaire

2. Responses to Wisconsin Right to Life candidate questionnaires

3. Voting record on the federal 2008 State-Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill (H.R. 2764) to maintain the right-to-life “Mexico City Policy”

4. Voting records on a Wisconsin health care reform bill that failed to protect taxpayers from paying for abortions (1993 AB 1160), legislation to prohibit taxpayer funding of abortion-related activities (2001 AB 831), or legislation creating the “Healthy Wisconsin” universal health plan with abortion coverage (SA 1 to SSA 1 to 2007 SB 40)

Candidates identified as Unknown on Abortion on Demand, Partial-Birth Abortion or Taxpayer Abortion Funding –

1. No documentation is available

2. The overall voting record of the incumbent, or a prior legislator, is inconsistent

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