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Abortion
Scale: Protect access ↔ Restrict access. Listed alphabetically by last name, never by party or popularity.
Andy Beshear
Vetoed HB 90, a GOP bill to clarify Kentucky's abortion ban, saying "Gaps in the law are literally a matter of life and death."
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abcnews.go.com ↗ · Mar 2025 · kentuckylantern.com ↗ Mar 2025
Pete Buttigieg
Called for restoring a federal right to abortion at a May 2025 town hall in Iowa.
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pbs.org ↗ · May 2025
Ted Cruz
Called the Dobbs ruling "a massive victory for life" and said abortion rules "will be made by state officials in Austin."
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texastribune.org ↗ · Oct 2024 · cruz.senate.gov ↗ Jun 2022
Ron DeSantis
Signed a six-week abortion limit in 2023 with exceptions for rape, incest and human trafficking up to 15 weeks.
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Kamala Harris
Said she would support ending the Senate filibuster to restore Roe v. Wade protections in federal law.
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opb.org ↗ · Sep 2024 · axios.com ↗ Sep 2024
Jo Jorgensen
Said government should stay out of abortion and that she would not spend taxpayer money on it.
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kutv.com ↗ · Oct 2020 · Older source
Mark Kelly
Said "We've got to codify Roe at the federal level" and said he would support changing filibuster rules to do it.
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azmirror.com ↗ · May 2024 · kelly.senate.gov ↗ Jan 2024
Brian Kemp
Signed Georgia's six-week abortion limit in 2019 and defended it in 2023: "There's nothing 'terrible' about standing up for life."
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Joe Kent
Backed a national ban in 2022; in 2024 said he doesn't support one and that states should decide.
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guides.vote ↗ · Oct 2024
Thomas Massie
Introduced a 2025 bill to bar U.S. foreign aid to governments or groups that subsidize or promote abortion and to codify the Mexico City Policy.
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govinfo.gov ↗ · Sep 2025
John McEntee
No clear public position found yet.
Gavin Newsom
Signed a law letting providers prescribe abortion pills anonymously; said "California stands for a woman's right to choose."
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cbsnews.com ↗ · Sep 2025
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Co-led a 2026 House letter urging the State Department to reverse a policy the members said threatens reproductive freedom abroad.
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ocasio-cortez.house.gov ↗ · Feb 2026
Jon Ossoff
Condemns Georgia's 2019 abortion law and supports federal protections for abortion rights.
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ajc.com ↗ · Sep 2026
Rand Paul
Reintroduced the Defund Planned Parenthood Act in 2025, saying "Life begins at conception."
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paul.senate.gov ↗ · Jan 2025 · washingtonexaminer.com ↗ Jan 2025
Marco Rubio
Said in 2024 that "I support any bill that protects unborn human life" but that a federal ban lacked the votes to pass.
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digital-release.thehill.com ↗ · May 2024 · yahoo.com ↗ Apr 2024
Josh Shapiro
Said he did not defend Pennsylvania's Medicaid abortion coverage ban, which a court struck down, calling it unconstitutional.
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pa.gov ↗ · Apr 2026
Jill Stein
Her 2024 platform called for codifying Roe v. Wade and advancing reproductive rights.
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jillstein2024.com ↗ · Oct 2024
James Talarico
Has consistently voted against abortion restrictions in the state legislature and backs federal legislation to codify Roe v. Wade.
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ksat.com ↗ · Jul 2026 · ontheissues.org ↗ May 2021
JD Vance
Said in 2024, "We need to let the states decide their specific abortion policy."
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cbsnews.com ↗ · Aug 2024 · nbcboston.com ↗ Aug 2024
Raphael Warnock
Co-led the Women's Health Protection Act to restore abortion access nationwide; says decisions belong to "a patient in consultation with their doctor."
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warnock.senate.gov ↗ · Jun 2025
Andrew Yang
Says of abortion that "it should completely be up to the woman and her doctor and the state should not be intervening all the way through pregnancy."
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Glenn Youngkin
Vetoed a bill that would have established a right to contraception.
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virginiamercury.com ↗ · May 2025 · ontheissues.org ↗ May 2025