 George W Bush |
Al Gore |
| Partial-Birth Abortion
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| George W Bush supports the bill to ban partial-birth abortion.
| Al Gore opposes the bill to ban partial-birth abortion.
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| Abortion on Demand
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| George W Bush opposes the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion on demand and supports legal protection for unborn children.
| Al Gore supports the 1973 Supreme Court Roe v Wade decision that legalized abortion on demand. He has stated, "As president, I would do nothing to undermine
the Roe v Wade decision."
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| Government Funding of Abortion
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| George W Bush opposes using tax dollars to pay for abortion.
| Al Gore supports using tax dollars to pay for abortion.
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| Record
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| George W Bush supported and signed a parental notice law in Texas
requiring a parent to be notified before a minor child could undergo an abortion.
Bush also supported and signed a law protecting access to life-saving
medical care for vulnerable patients.
| Al Gore voted 31 out of 33 times with the pro-abortion/pro-choice side during
his 8 years in the Senate. Gore voted repeatedly against requiring that
organizations that receive federal funds notify one parent before performing
an abortion on a minor child. Gore also voted to require military facilities
to provide abortion on demand.
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| Supreme Court Appointments
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| George W Bush will appoint judicial conservatives to the Supreme Court who will strictly interpret the Constitution according to its text and history.
| Al Gore stated, "... rest assured that a Supreme Court majority appointed in a Gore administration would support a woman's right to choose."
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