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Barr is the idol of the gun-toting, abortion-fighting, IRS-hating hard right wing of American politics.
"There are a lot of pro-life Libertarians, and they look at it in much the same way that Libertarians generally do, as one of the tenets of the philosophy is that the use of force to take a life should not be countenanced. If there is one thing that should be illegal it is the taking of a life by force without justification. The same applies to the unborn fetus which is a human being, the same as it does to somebody who is 59 years old."
While in Congress, Barr consistently supported all legislation restricting abortion, and most legislation restricting birth control access. He opposes Roe v. Wade, and has argued that abortion should be banned nationwide.
While in Congress, Barr consistently supported all legislation restricting abortion, and most legislation restricting birth control access. He opposes Roe v. Wade, and has argued that abortion should be banned nationwide.
Voted YES on the Contraceptive Amendment, which sought to prohibit title X funding to a family planning provider that knowingly provides contraceptives to a minor without the consent of a parent or legal guardian.
Bill Number: HR 4274, 10/08/98
Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions, in HR 3660 which strove to ban doctors from performing the abortion procedure called "dilation and extraction" [also known as “partial-birth” abortion]. The measure would allow the procedure only if the life of the woman is at risk.
Bill sponsored by Canady, R-FL; Bill HR 3660 ; vote number 2000-104 on Apr 5, 2000
"The details of abortion and its availability should be determined by individual states."
Campaign Response (9/2/08)
"The details of abortion and its availability should be determined by individual states."
Campaign Response (9/2/08)
"The decision last week by a school in Portland, Maine, to provide students as young as 11 years old with the most invasive types of birth control, including pills, patches and even implants, has rekindled the debate over 'sex education' in public schools. The good news is that this debate has been turned up a notch or two by publicity surrounding Portland's decision. The bad news is that, like most controversies in modern America, it will capture the public's attention only until another scandal or natural disaster pushes it off the front page. That's unfortunate."
While in Congress, Barr consistently supported all legislation restricting abortion, and most legislation restricting birth control access.
Voted NO on the Abortion Funding Amendment, which sought to strike language from the bill that prohibits using any of the funds it distributes to pay for abortions or the administrative expenses connected to any federal health plan that provides benefits or coverage for abortions.
Bill Number: HR 4871, 7/20/2000
Voted NO on the Family Planning Assistance Funding amendment, which sought to delete language which concerned population planning funds. It was a vote to adopt an amendment that would strike language from the bill that prohibits giving United States funds to any organization working overseas that uses its own funds to provide abortion services or engage in advocacy related to abortion services.
Bill Number: HR 4811, 7/20/2000
Voted NO on the Non-Federally Funded Abortions Amendment, which attempted to identify that that the prohibition against use of funds for abortions in the bill be applicable to federal funds only. This was essentially a vote to adopt an amendment that allows non-federal funds to be used for abortions in the District of Columbia.
Bill Number: HR 3845, 7/22/1996
"The federal government should have no role in determining or supporting any specific curriculum of a public school. This decision should be made at the local level. As president, such an issue would be outside of what I view as proper federal jurisdiction."
Campaign Response (9/2/08)
"The federal government should have no role in determining or supporting any specific curriculum of a public school. This decision should be made at the local level. As president, such an issue would be outside of what I view as proper federal jurisdiction."
Campaign Response (9/2/08)