Ben Cardin on Abortion

• Keep federal funding for family planning clinics. (Mar 2017)
• Access safe, legal abortion without restrictions. (Jan 2015)
• Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services. (Nov 2013)
• Let military perform abortions in cases of rape or incest. (Jun 2011)
• Voted NO on restricting UN funding for population control policies. (Mar 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)
• Provide emergency contraception at military facilities. (Apr 2007)
• Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Apr 2007)
• Ensure access to and funding for contraception. (Feb 2007)
• Rated 0% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-choice stance. (Dec 2006)
• Embryonic research holds promise for reversing diseases. (Oct 2006)
• Make sure there is no human cloning. (Oct 2006)
• Parents should be notified on abortion choices in most cases. (Oct 2006)
• Support the expansion of embryonic stem cell research. (Oct 2006)
• Voted YES on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)
• Voted NO on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)
• Voted NO on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime. (Feb 2004)
• Rated 100% by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Voted NO on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother’s life. (Oct 2003)
• Voted NO on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother�s life. (Oct 2003)
• Voted NO on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. (Feb 2003)
• Voted NO on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info. (Sep 2002)
• Voted NO on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
• Voted NO on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 2001)
• Voted NO on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
• Voted NO on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)
• Protect the reproductive rights of women. (Jan 1993)
• Expand federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. ()