Tom Carper on Abortion

• Keep federal funding for family planning clinics. (Mar 2017)
• Fund Planned Parenthood; contraception reduces abortion. (Oct 2012)
• Voted NO on restricting UN funding for population control policies. (Mar 2009)
• Focus on preventing pregnancy, plus emergency contraception. (Jan 2009)
• Voted NO on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP. (Mar 2008)
• Voted NO on prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortion. (Mar 2008)
• Voted NO on barring HHS grants to organizations that perform abortions. (Oct 2007)
• Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Apr 2007)
• Ensure access to and funding for contraception. (Feb 2007)
• Rated 25% by the NRLC, indicating a mixed record on abortion. (Dec 2006)
• Voted YES on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions. (Jul 2006)
• Voted YES on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives. (Mar 2005)
• Expand embryonic stem cell research. (Jun 2004)
• Voted YES on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime. (Mar 2004)
• Rated 50% by NARAL, indicating a mixed voting record on abortion. (Dec 2003)
• Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life. (Mar 2003)