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George Allen |
Chuck Robb |
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As Governor (1994-1997):
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As Senator (1989-2000):
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- Signed Parental Notification Law and strongly supported its passage in General Assembly
- Earlier, vetoed an unacceptably weak parental notification bill and used his office to promote a good bill
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- 100% Pro-Abortion Voting Record
- Opposed Ban on Partial-Birth Abortions
- Opposed Child Custody Protection Act (which would make it a federal crime to circumvent Virginia’s parental notification law)
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- Vetoed the Virginia "clinic access bill" which would have punished peaceful protesters at abortion facilities
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- Supported the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) bill applying stringent criminal and civil penalties to even non-violent abortion protestors
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- Appointed pro-life advocates to cabinet posts, e.g., Kay Coles James as Secretary of Health and Human Resources & Mike Thomas as Secretary of Administration
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- Supported nomination as Surgeon General of Dr. Henry Foster who had performed abortions during his career and was an abortion advocate.
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As 7th District Congressman (Nov 1991-92):
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- Opposed performance of client-paid abortions at US military medical facilities
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- Supported performance of client-paid abortions at US military medical facilities
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- Supported the ban on fetal tissue transplant research using fetal tissue from induced abortions
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- Supported federal funding of transplantation of tissues "harvested" from aborted babies
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- Supported prohibiting agencies receiving Legal Services Corp. funds from engaging in litigation or lobbying regarding abortion
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- Supported abortion coverage in federal employees’ health insurance plans
- Supported funding of organizations that promote abortion in foreign nations
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As Virginia Delegate (1983-91):
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- Opposed a Virginia resolution requesting Congress to propose a Constitutional Amendment affirming the right to abortion
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- Endorsed Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision on abortion
- Co-sponsored Freedom of Choice Act (to forbid states from placing any significant restrictions on abortion)
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Note that both Congressman Allen and Senator Robb voted to override President Bush’ vetoes in 1991 and 1992 of bills to reauthorize Title X of the Public Health Service Act. (The bills would have overturned the administration’s rule prohibiting abortion counseling by non-physicians at federal funded family planning clinics.)
