{"id":88190,"date":"2016-02-29T14:43:52","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T19:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=88190"},"modified":"2016-02-29T21:27:28","modified_gmt":"2016-03-01T02:27:28","slug":"ultimate-pro-life-guide-2016-republican-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/ultimate-pro-life-guide-2016-republican-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"The ultimate pro-life guide to the 2016 Republican candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>With Republican presidential contenders vigorously <a href=\"\/news\/cruz-defies-trump-demand-pull-ad-blasts-trumps-abortion-record\/\">trading attacks<\/a> and <a href=\"\/news\/cruz-rubio-clash-records-defunding-planned-parenthood\/\">disputing each other&#8217;s<\/a> accounts of their records, it can sometimes seem overwhelming to sort out fact from bluster. Everybody says they\u2019re pro-life, everybody says they\u2019re against Planned Parenthood, and more than one of them say they\u2019re the <em>most<\/em> pro-life.<\/p>\n<p>So, in the interest of helping pro-lifers cut through the spin, we are pleased to present the following comprehensive, unbiased guide to all five remaining GOP candidates\u2019 positions and records, on every major aspect of the right to life. No matter what you want to know about the field, odds are you&#8217;ll find the answer here.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ben Carson, Retired Neurosurgeon:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Position: pro-life <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/ben-carson-clarifies-abortion-not-acceptable-after-conception-for-rape-incest-planned-parenthood-has-racist-roots-142942\/\">without<\/a> rape or incest exceptions, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/ben-carson-calls-abortion-to-save-mothers-life-a-spurious-argument-that-situation-rarely-occurs-142767\/\">says<\/a> life-of-the-mother cases must be assessed on a case-by-case basis but are \u201clargely a spurious argument\u201d thanks to medical advances<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/news\/ben-carson-want-change-laws-just-minds\/\">Was<\/a> \u201cpersonally opposed\u201d but pro-choice in 1992, <a href=\"\/news\/ben-carson-reflecting-slavery-made-pro-life\/\">says<\/a> reflecting on slavery made him pro-life. In August 2015, a campaign spokesman <a href=\"\/news\/ben-carson-want-change-laws-just-minds\/\">made<\/a> unclear statements suggesting abortion is \u201cnot a matter of legality\u201d so much a matter of \u201chearts and minds\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Voting Record: none, as Carson is not a previous officeholder<\/li>\n<li>Long-Term Solution: unknown<\/li>\n<li>Roe v. Wade: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ontheissues.org\/2016\/Ben_Carson_Abortion.htm\">supports overturning<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Judicial Nominees: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2015\/dec\/2\/ben-carson-id-look-appointing-judges-who-have-reco\/\">seeks<\/a> judges with pro-life records<\/li>\n<li>20-Week Abortion Ban: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nrlc.org\/uploads\/2016POTUScomparison.pdf\">supports<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Defunding Planned Parenthood: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nrlc.org\/uploads\/2016POTUScomparison.pdf\">supports<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/ballot-box\/presidential-races\/254258-carson-to-congress-call-obamas-bluff-on-planned\">supported<\/a> the strategy to withhold PP funds through budget resolution process<\/li>\n<li>Planned Parenthood Crimes: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/big-government\/2016\/01\/26\/2863093\/\">supports prosecution<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Parental Notification: unknown<\/li>\n<li>Ultrasounds: <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Ben_Carson_presidential_campaign,_2016\/Abortion\">supports<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Abortifacients: <a href=\"\/news\/is-ben-carson-campaign-imploding-on-life-issue\/\">supports<\/a> the morning-after pill<\/li>\n<li>Embryonic Stem Cell Research: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redstate.com\/streiff\/2015\/08\/14\/dr-ben-carson-fetal-tissue-research-dimwitted-slander\/\">opposes<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Other:\n<ul>\n<li>Known for <a href=\"\/news\/straight-talk-dr-ben-carson-war-babies\/\">scathing rhetoric<\/a> about the \u201cheathen\u201d nature of abortion<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ontheissues.org\/2016\/Ben_Carson_Abortion.htm\">Persuaded<\/a> a mother not to abort a preborn baby with hydrocephalus<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/news\/ben-carson-want-change-laws-just-minds\/\">Served<\/a> as a Baltimore Community Foundation trustee while it gave over $200,000 to Planned Parenthood<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bencarson.com\/news\/news-updates\/statement-on-justice-antonin-scalia\">Opposes<\/a> confirming a replacement for Justice Antonin Scalia until the next president is in office<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ted Cruz, Texas Senator:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Position: pro-life <a href=\"\/news\/ted-cruz-releases-video-defending-right-to-life-will-make-american-great-again\/\">without<\/a> rape or incest exceptions, with life-of-the-mother exception<\/li>\n<li>Voting Record: <a href=\"https:\/\/votesmart.org\/candidate\/evaluations\/135705\/ted-cruz\">100% pro-life<\/a> with National Right to Life Committee, 0% pro-choice with Planned Parenthood &amp; NARAL<\/li>\n<li>Long-Term Solution: <a href=\"\/news\/cruz-congress-can-end-abortion-without-the-supreme-court\/\">supports<\/a> Congressional action to extend 14<sup>th<\/sup> Amendment protection to preborn babies, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christiannewswire.com\/news\/822076498.html\">as well as<\/a> a personhood amendment to the US Constitution<\/li>\n<li>Roe v. Wade: <a href=\"http:\/\/theresurgent.com\/today-we-honor-rev-king-a-sojourner-of-justice\/\">supports overturning<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Judicial Nominees: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/politics\/articles\/2015-12-02\/ted-cruz-vows-to-put-hard-core-conservatives-on-the-supreme-court\">seeks<\/a> \u201crock-ribbed conservatives\u201d with \u201clong paper trail[s] as principled conservative jurists\u201d<\/li>\n<li>20-Week Abortion Ban: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nrlc.org\/uploads\/2016POTUScomparison.pdf\">supports<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Defunding Planned Parenthood: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nrlc.org\/uploads\/2016POTUScomparison.pdf\">supports<\/a>, and was a <a href=\"\/news\/senate-republicans-oppose-ted-cruz-mike-lees-move-defund-planned-parenthood\/\">leading advocate<\/a> of the strategy to withhold PP funds through budget resolution process<\/li>\n<li>Planned Parenthood Crimes: <a href=\"\/news\/cruz-campaign-airs-tv-ad-ted-cruz-will-prosecute-and-defund-planned-parenthood\/\">supports<\/a> prosecution<\/li>\n<li>Parental Notification: <a href=\"https:\/\/caffeinatedthoughts.com\/2015\/12\/clarifying-ted-cruz-pro-life-record\/\">supports<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ultrasounds: unknown, but <a href=\"\/news\/ted-cruz-releases-video-defending-right-to-life-will-make-american-great-again\/\">pledges<\/a> to \u201csign any legislation put on my desk to defend the least of these\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Abortifacients: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2013\/10\/11\/ted-cruz-birth-control_n_4084857.html\">opposes<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Embryonic Stem Cell Research: <a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/blog-briefing-room\/news\/216025-ted-cruz-says-he-supports-als-research-that-respects-human-life\">opposes<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Other:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tedcruz.org\/issues\/life-marriage-and-family\/\">Defended<\/a> various pro-life laws from lawsuits as Texas Solicitor General<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/article\/420409\/ted-cruz-supreme-court-constitutional-amendment\">Proposes<\/a> judicial retention elections as a check against judicial activism<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.weeklystandard.com\/cruz-absolutely-will-filibuster-obama-nominee\/article\/2001096\">Pledges<\/a> to filibuster any Obama nominee to replace Justice Antonin Scalia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>John Kasich, Ohio Governor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Position: pro-life <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/content\/stories\/local\/2015\/08\/17\/kasich-against-abortion-with-exceptions.html\">with<\/a> rape, incest, and life-of-the-mother exceptions<\/li>\n<li>Voting Record: <a href=\"https:\/\/votesmart.org\/candidate\/evaluations\/27017\/john-kasich\">100% pro-life<\/a> with National Right to Life Committee, 0% pro-choice with Planned Parenthood &amp; NARAL, and his <a href=\"\/news\/four-governors-join-presidential-field-stand-life\/\">actions as governor<\/a> have been consistently pro-life<\/li>\n<li>Long-Term Solution: unknown<\/li>\n<li>Roe v. Wade: <a href=\"\/news\/john-kasich-roe-v-wade-live-law-land\/\">says<\/a> it\u2019s \u201cthe law of the land now and we live with the law of the land\u201d; a campaign spokesman refused to clarify whether he wants Roe overturned<\/li>\n<li>Judicial Nominees: <a href=\"\/news\/john-kasich-roe-v-wade-live-law-land\/\">seeks<\/a> nominees who practice \u201cjudicial restraint\u201d and who could <a href=\"\/news\/life-judges-planned-parenthood-latest-gop-debate\/\">receive<\/a> bipartisan support<\/li>\n<li>20-Week Abortion Ban: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nrlc.org\/uploads\/2016POTUScomparison.pdf\">supports<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Defunding Planned Parenthood: <a href=\"\/news\/ohio-gov-john-kasich-vows-to-defund-planned-parenthood\/\">supports<\/a>, but <a href=\"\/news\/john-kasichs-hypocritical-case-shutdown-planned-parenthood\/\">opposed<\/a> the strategy to withhold PP funds through budget resolution process<\/li>\n<li>Planned Parenthood Crimes: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifenews.com\/2016\/02\/11\/planned-parenthood-calls-john-kasich-an-extreme-anti-abortion-governor-his-response-is-priceless\/\">supports<\/a> investigation, but has not called for prosecution<\/li>\n<li>Parental Notification: <a href=\"http:\/\/winteryknight.com\/2011\/11\/06\/john-kasich-signs-pro-life-parental-consent-bill\/\">supports<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ultrasounds: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/post-politics\/wp\/2013\/07\/01\/ohio-gov-john-kasich-signs-new-abortion-restrictions-into-law\">supports<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Abortifacients: unknown<\/li>\n<li>Embryonic Stem Cell Research: <a href=\"https:\/\/votesmart.org\/candidate\/key-votes\/27017\/john-kasich\/77\/stem-cell-research\">opposes<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Other:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/news\/kasich-abortion-important-focus-much\/\">Says<\/a> abortion is \u201can important issue\u201d but \u201cwe focus too much\u201d on it<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/open\/index.ssf\/2016\/02\/john_kasich_doesnt_want_obama.html\">Says<\/a> it would be preferable if Obama left replacing Justice Antonin Scalia to the next president, but has not said what should be done if he doesn\u2019t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Marco Rubio, Florida Senator:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Position: pro-life <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/content\/stories\/local\/2015\/08\/17\/kasich-against-abortion-with-exceptions.html\">without<\/a> rape or incest exceptions, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/politics\/first-draft\/2016\/02\/04\/chris-christie-faults-marco-rubios-abortion-position-and-misrepresents-it\/\">with<\/a> life-of-the-mother exception<\/li>\n<li>Voting Record: <a href=\"https:\/\/votesmart.org\/candidate\/evaluations\/1601\/marco-rubio\">100% pro-life<\/a> with National Right to Life Committee, 0% pro-choice with Planned Parenthood &amp; NARAL<\/li>\n<li>Long-Term Solution: <a href=\"http:\/\/time.com\/3988276\/republican-debate-primetime-transcript-full-text\/\">says<\/a> the Constitution already guarantees legal protection for the preborn, but has not specified a means of implementing it<\/li>\n<li>Roe v. Wade: <a href=\"http:\/\/www1.cbn.com\/thebrodyfile\/archive\/2015\/12\/05\/brody-file-exclusive-marco-rubio-would-reverse-obamas-gender\">supports overturning<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Judicial Nominees: <a href=\"http:\/\/www1.cbn.com\/thebrodyfile\/archive\/2015\/12\/05\/brody-file-exclusive-marco-rubio-would-reverse-obamas-gender\">seeks<\/a> judges who understand Roe was wrongly decided<\/li>\n<li>20-Week Abortion Ban: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nrlc.org\/uploads\/2016POTUScomparison.pdf\">supports<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Defunding Planned Parenthood: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nrlc.org\/uploads\/2016POTUScomparison.pdf\">supports<\/a>, but <a href=\"\/news\/cruz-rubio-clash-records-defunding-planned-parenthood\/\">did not support<\/a> the strategy to withhold PP funds through budget resolution process<\/li>\n<li>Planned Parenthood Crimes: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifenews.com\/2016\/01\/26\/marco-rubio-and-mike-huckabee-charge-planned-parenthood-not-pro-life-investigators\/\">supports<\/a> prosecution<\/li>\n<li>Parental Notification: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ontheissues.org\/2016\/Marco_Rubio_Abortion.htm\">supports<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ultrasounds: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ontheissues.org\/2016\/Marco_Rubio_Abortion.htm\">supports<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Abortifacients: <a href=\"\/news\/reminder-rubio-gop-candidates-touting-morning-pill-wont-change-pro-aborts-narrative\/\">supports<\/a> the morning-after pill<\/li>\n<li>Embryonic Stem Cell Research: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ontheissues.org\/2016\/Marco_Rubio_Abortion.htm\">opposes<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Other:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ontheissues.org\/2016\/Marco_Rubio_Abortion.htm\">Says<\/a> future generations will \u201ccall us barbarians for murdering millions of babies\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marcorubio.com\/videos\/marco-rubio-pick-supeme-court-judges\/\">Supports<\/a> term limits for federal judges as a check against judicial activism (unknown if that includes Supreme Court)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marcorubio.com\/videos\/marco-rubio-pick-supeme-court-judges\/\">Opposes<\/a> confirming a replacement for Justice Antonin Scalia until the next president is in office<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Donald Trump, Real Estate Mogul:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Position: pro-life <a href=\"\/news\/trump-pledges-pro-life-support-editorial\/\">with<\/a> rape, incest, and life-of-the-mother exceptions<\/li>\n<li>Trump <a href=\"\/news\/donald-trump-abortion-muddle\/\">was<\/a> \u201cvery pro-choice\u201d including partial-birth abortion in 1999, &amp; was unable to clearly state if abortion was murder in January 2015. <a href=\"http:\/\/www1.cbn.com\/thebrodyfile\/archive\/2011\/04\/08\/brody-file-exclusive-donald-trump-explains-pro-life-conversion\">Became<\/a> pro-life sometime prior to 2011, citing the birth of a friend\u2019s child<\/li>\n<li>Voting Record: none, as Trump is not a previous officeholder<\/li>\n<li>Long-Term Solution: unknown<\/li>\n<li>Roe v. Wade: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/donald-trump-op-ed-my-vision-for-a-culture-of-life\/article\/2581271\">supports overturning<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Judicial Nominees: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifenews.com\/2016\/02\/13\/donald-trump-antonin-scalia-was-one-of-the-best-of-all-time-didnt-legislate-from-the-bench\/\">seeks<\/a> judges who do not \u201clegislate from the bench\u201d and are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.donaldjtrump.com\/press-releases\/trump-responds-to-senator-cruz-lies-and-warns-of-legal-action\">conservative<\/a><\/li>\n<li>However, <a href=\"\/news\/trump-i-was-joking-about-putting-pro-abortion-sister-on-supreme-court\/\">specific names<\/a> he\u2019s suggested are mixed\u201411<sup>th<\/sup> Circuit Judge Bill Pryor is staunchly pro-life, but 7<sup>th<\/sup> Circuit Judge Diane Sykes struck down Indiana\u2019s defunding of Planned Parenthood, and 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Circuit Judge Maryanne Trump Barry, his sister, upheld partial birth abortion (Trump later claimed he was joking about his sister)<\/li>\n<li>20-Week Abortion Ban: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nrlc.org\/uploads\/2016POTUScomparison.pdf\">supports<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Defunding Planned Parenthood: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nrlc.org\/uploads\/2016POTUScomparison.pdf\">supports<\/a>, and <a href=\"\/news\/cruz-trump-shut-government-defund-planned-parenthood\/\">supported<\/a> the strategy to withhold PP funds through budget resolution process.<\/li>\n<li>However, has made <a href=\"\/news\/trump-endorses-defunding-planned-parenthood-denies-past-waffling\/\">inconsistent<\/a> past <a href=\"\/news\/donald-trump-planned-parenthood-does-do-wonderful-things\/\">statements<\/a> about PP retaining partial funding for non-abortion services<\/li>\n<li>Planned Parenthood Crimes: unknown<\/li>\n<li>Parental Notification: unknown<\/li>\n<li>Ultrasounds: unknown<\/li>\n<li>Abortifacients: unknown<\/li>\n<li>Embryonic Stem Cell Research: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifenews.com\/2011\/04\/25\/trump-opposes-most-abortions-undecided-on-embryonic-research\/\">undecided<\/a> in 2011<\/li>\n<li>Other:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/donald-trump-pro-life-women-oppose-billionaire-real-estate-mogul-president-bid-156293\/\">Considered<\/a> pro-abortion former Sen. Scott Brown as running mate<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2015\/06\/03\/donald-trump-donated-heavily-to-democrats-especially-during-election-which-put-reid-and-pelosi-in-power\/\">Donated<\/a> heavily to pro-abortion Democrat candidates in the past<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/the-fix\/wp\/2016\/02\/13\/the-cbs-republican-debate-transcript-annotated\/\">Opposes<\/a> confirming a replacement for Justice Antonin Scalia until a new president is in office<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See also: <a href=\"\/news\/essential-pro-life-questions-next-gop-debates\/\">Essential Pro-Life Questions for the Next GOP Debate<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abortionprocedures.com\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-88733\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liveactionnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/levatino-ad-LAN-1.jpg\" alt=\"levatino-ad-LAN\" width=\"600\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/levatino-ad-LAN-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/levatino-ad-LAN-1-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Republican presidential contenders vigorously trading attacks and disputing each other&#8217;s accounts of their records, it can sometimes seem overwhelming to sort out fact from bluster. Everybody says they\u2019re pro-life, everybody says they\u2019re against Planned Parenthood, and more than one of them say they\u2019re the most pro-life. So, in the interest of helping pro-lifers cut [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":74272,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[11],"tags":[3581,19,4162,3885,131,3865,4594,4165,14,615,3908],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The ultimate pro-life guide to the 2016 Republican candidates<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"No matter what you want to know about the Republican field&#039;s stances on life issues, odds are good you&#039;ll find the answer here.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/ultimate-pro-life-guide-2016-republican-candidates\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" 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