Franken’s voting record: No limits on abortion
Since taking office in 2009, comedian-turned-U.S. Senator Al Franken has compiled a zero percent pro-life voting record, according to the National Right to Life Committee. He is running for a second term this fall.
Defender of Obamacare
Franken’s position on abortion was clear during his last
campaign; his record in office has only confirmed it. In
2009 Franken vocally opposed and voted against an
amendment to remove abortion subsidies from the
Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
This was a vote in favor of using federal tax dollars to pay for health plans that cover elective abortion.
In 2011 Franken denounced legislation in the House that would have stopped federal funding of abortion. And he continues to defend and advocate for Obamacare—even though it includes provisions that expand abortion access and will likely lead to the rationing of lifesaving medical care.
Franken: Abortion until birth
In 2011 Franken spoke out and voted against a measure to
deny federal funding to Planned Parenthood, the nation’s
leading performer and promoter of abortion. Planned
Parenthood receives hundreds of millions of taxpayer
dollars each year—while performing hundreds of thousands
of abortions.
In 2013 Franken voted against the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act, a bill designed to curb the transport of minor girls across state lines, without parental involvement, to undergo abortions.
He also spoke at a July 2013 Planned Parenthood rally in opposition to the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which would protect unborn children at the point (20 weeks) when they can experience pain. Franken favors the status quo: legal abortion until birth.
“You have my promise to keep fighting. Thank you, Planned Parenthood,” he told the crowd.
Election in November
Franken, whose campaign website boasts that he is “a
fierce defender of a woman’s right to choose,” is up for
reelection in November. His Republican opponents include
businessman Mike McFadden (GOP endorsed), State Rep. Jim
Abeler, small business owner and U.S. Marine sergeant
(ret.) David Carlson, and Patrick Munro, a small
business owner and retired master sergeant in the U.S.
Army Reserve.
All hold a pro-life position.
Dayton pledges to veto all pro-life legislation
As governor of Minnesota, Mark Dayton has shown himself to be an absolutist regarding abortion. No moderation, no reasonable limits, no common-sense protections are permissible.
Dayton’s only acceptable position is abortion on demand, funded by taxpayers whenever possible, with no regard for the unborn child or the mother’s safety.
Dismal Senate record
Prior to becoming governor, Dayton had a poor record in
the U.S. Senate, where he voted against the ban on
brutal
partial-birth abortions—twice.
He voted against legislation to empower older Americans to avoid involuntary denial of life-saving treatment. He also voted in favor of taxpayer funding of abortion. Dayton earned a “Hero of the Month” rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America
Opposes informed consent
In a 2010 pro-abortion candidate questionnaire, Dayton
said he was “appalled” at Minnesota’s
Woman’s Right to
Know law, promising to oppose further attempts to
provide
women with factual, informed-consent information
prior to undergoing an abortion procedure. He also
expressed disdain for pregnancy care centers, accusing
them of attempting to “scare” and “trick women” with
biased information.
Dayton opposes parental notification prior to an
abortion being performed on a minor. He is a Planned
Parenthood donor, and his running mate is a former
Planned Parenthood vice-president.
Dayton was elected governor in 2010 by a margin of 0.42 percent. Within a few weeks of taking office in 2011, he addressed abortion activists gathered at the Capitol for “Pro-Choice Lobby Day”—the first-ever governor to do so. He pledged to prevent any and every pro-life bill from becoming law: “It will not happen here in Minnesota.”
Dayton pledges pro-life opposition
Dayton made good on that pledge in the 2011 legislative
session with vetoes of four pro-life bills approved by
the Minnesota House and Senate. They included the
following:
Fetal pain:
The Pain Capable Unborn
Child Protection Act would prohibit abortions after the
point in pregnancy at which an
unborn child can feel
pain; a wealth of medical evidence shows that the unborn
child can feel pain at least by 20 weeks from
conception. This legislation is based on the landmark
Nebraska law that passed in 2010.
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