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VIDEO: Robinson’s WIlling Legislature Would Ban Abortion for Any Reason
“If I had all the power right now, let’s say I was the governor and had a willing legislature, we could pass a bill saying you can’t have an abortion in North Carolina for any reason.”
(Taking Care of Iredell with Rep. Jeff McNeely, 2/27/23) -
VIDEO: Robinson Wants to Punish Women Because They Aren’t “Responsible Enough to Keep [Their] Skirt Down.”
On a Facebook Live stream in 2019, Robinson said abortion laws were needed “because you weren’t responsible enough to keep your skirt down.”
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Robinson Said He’d Like to Sign a Bill Banning All Abortions
“Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson said that if he were governor, he’d like to sign a bill completely banning all abortions — mentioning no exceptions like for rape, incest or to save the life of the mother.”
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Robinson Wants to Impose “dire consequences” on Doctors Who Unlawfully Perform Abortions.
“Robinson thinks the 20-week ban doesn’t go far enough. He said he wants to make North Carolina the “most pro-life state in the Union” and impose “dire consequences” on doctors who unlawfully perform the medical procedure. “I don’t think abortion should ever happen,” he said.”
(WRAL, 9/18/22)
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Sen. Lisa Stone Barnes
Sen. Lisa Stone Barnes Lied to Voters About the Impact of Our State’s Abortion Ban
Barnes has voted a total of 15 times to restrict abortion since 2019
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Scott Lassiter
Wake County State Senate Candidate Scott Lassiter Tied to Groups That Support Mark Robinson
Lassiter supported defunding Planned Parenthood, an organization that provides cancer screenings and other basic health care.
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Ashlee Adams
North Carolinians Deserve To Know Where Ashlee Bryan Adams Stands On Protecting Reproductive Rights
The people of Senate District 18 deserve to know … Should the General Assembly choose to follow up on their “down payment” and introduce a total ban on abortion, would Adams vote with them?
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Melinda Bales
Voters Deserve To Know Where Melinda Bales Stands On Reproductive Rights
The highest-ranking Republican in the state, and current gubernatorial candidate, Lt. Governor Mark Robinson is in favor of severe abortion restrictions. Robinson has made clear that if he were governor and had a “willing” legislature, he would pass a ban on abortion with no exceptions.
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State Rep. Allen Chesser
Republican Rep. Allen Chesser Supports Extreme Policies To Restrict Personal Freedoms And Make North Carolinians Less Safe
Chesser agrees and votes in alignment with his party’s far-right platform for North Carolina. Chesser has voted in favor of numerous bills put forward by other extreme party leaders that range from education and abortion access to gun laws and taxes.
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Rep. Tricia Cotham
Rep. Tricia Cotham Hopes Voters Have Short Memories
Cotham voted for the state’s abortion ban despite years of vocal support for abortion rights. Other legislative moves enabled by Cotham include restrictions on LGBTQ rights, changes to election laws and more money funneled to private school families at the expense of North Carolina’s public schools.
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Rep. Ken Fontenot
Rep. Ken Fontenot Shares Same Views on Abortion, Education as Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson
Fontenot voted for the private school voucher scheme through funding cuts to North Carolina’s public schools. Under the expanded program, millionaires can now receive taxpayer-funded vouchers to send their children to private schools.
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Rep. Erin Pare
Wake County Right-Wing Extremist Rep. Erin Paré Helped Write NC’s Extreme Abortion Ban
Paré campaigned with Robinson and even called a speech Robinson gave – which started with Robinson shouting “abortion is murder” to the crowd – “outstanding and powerful, as usual!”
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Mike Schietzelt
Wake County NC House Candidate Mike Schietzelt Has Ties to Jan. 6 Insurrection, SCOTUS Ruling Overturning Roe v. Wade
Mike Schietzelt takes pride in the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade because he helped draft and submit an amicus brief in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health to the Supreme Court, the ruling that overturned Roe.
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Ruth Smith
House District 115 Candidate Ruth Smith Won’t Say Where She Stands on the Most Important Issues Facing NC
Smith’s positions have yet to be discovered on some of the most important issues facing our state, such as reproductive rights, public education funding, voting rights and gun safety.