Women's Health
Clearly, modern medicine and technology have created new options and raised questions about "when life begins" that did not exist when the Bill of Rights was adopted. However, I consider Roe v. Wade to be settled law.
I regard the choice to have children … or to prevent a pregnancy … to be a private matter between any couple who are mutually responsible for their actions. When the partners are not mutually responsible (such as in cases of rape or incest) and decisions must be made, I believe the privacy is exclusively the mother's prerogative.
No State should have the power to compel a mother to undergo procedures or act in any way that denies her right to consult with her doctor, religious counselor or family. The state should never block or deny health or family planning services to parents, including educational programs in public schools to prevent unwanted youth pregnancy. The health and well-being of any children is a burden that should only fall upon a state in the absence of both of the child's parents.
Clearly, modern medicine and technology have created new options and raised questions about "when life begins" that did not exist when the Bill of Rights was adopted. However, I consider Roe v. Wade to be settled law.
I regard the choice to have children … or to prevent a pregnancy … to be a private matter between any couple who are mutually responsible for their actions. When the partners are not mutually responsible (such as in cases of rape or incest) and decisions must be made, I believe the privacy is exclusively the mother's prerogative.
No State should have the power to compel a mother to undergo procedures or act in any way that denies her right to consult with her doctor, religious counselor or family. The state should never block or deny health or family planning services to parents, including educational programs in public schools to prevent unwanted youth pregnancy. The health and well-being of any children is a burden that should only fall upon a state in the absence of both of the child's parents.