Anti-Choice Extremist

Parnell Was Vehemently Anti-Choice

Parnell Was Anti-Choice

Parnell Was Anti-Choice. According to the Butler Eagle, “Challenger Sean Parnell, a Republican and Allegheny County resident, is a former Army Ranger, and he is a New York Times best-selling author for his book “Outlaw Platoon.” Parnell is the co-founder of the American Warrior Initiative, an organization that benefits veterans. In addition to veteran services, Parnell is focused on protecting the Second Amendment, stopping illegal immigration, and supporting law enforcement. He strongly opposes abortion and other stances on the left.” [Butler Eagle, 10/21/20]

Parnell: “I’m Pro-Life, And I Will Vote That Way.” According to Sean Parnell for Senate’s issue page, “I’m pro-life, and I will vote that way and support Presidential candidates who will pick pro-life judges for our courts. I believe that judges should apply the rule of law to the born and unborn alike. And I oppose the idea of packing the court with liberal justices that will legislate on issues such as life from the bench.” [Parnell for Senate, Accessed 6/10/21]

Parnell Supported And Advocated For ANti-Choice Policies

Parnell Supported The Born Alive Act

Parnell Supported The Born Alive Act And Supported The Mexico City Policy. According to Parnell’s Senate campaign website, “I will strongly support pieces of legislation like the Born Alive Act, and believe Joe Biden’s decision to revoke the Mexico City policy undermines our moral leadership worldwide.” [Sean Parnell For Senate – Issues, Viewed 9/1/21]

Parnell Criticized Lamb For Voting Against The Born Alive Act Twice

[VIDEO] Parnell Criticized Lamb For Voting Against The Born Alive Act. “PARNELL: This guy says one thing in district and votes another way in Washington, said he's pro-life, but he voted against the Born Alive Act not once but twice. Now, voting against the Born Alive Act paves the way for this evil to happen. This is a guy that said he was going to be pro-gun but is now for an assault weapons ban. This is a guy that accepted police union endorsement but then marched with deep on the police radicals. This is a guy that said he's for American energy independence but then voted to put us back in the Paris climate accord. The guy is is a pandering hack liar. And he just entered the Senate race here in the state of Pennsylvania.” [Bannon’s War Room 8/6/21] 210806_PH_2212_B

The Born Alive Act Required Doctors To Provide Care To Infrants Who “Survive An Abortion Or An Attempted Abortion

The Born Alive Act Required Doctors To Provide Care To Infrants Who “Survive An Abortion Or An Attempted Abortion.” According to CBS News, “The legislation -- which fell seven votes short of the 60 it needed to move forward -- would have required doctors to provide care to infants who "survive an abortion or attempted abortion." [CBS News, 2/27/19]

A Similar Bill Was Passed In 2002, However, This Version Imposed Fines And A Potential Jail Sentence For Doctors Who Did Not Provide Care. According to CBS News, “A similar bill passed in 2002, but the most recent one was different in a key way: It would have imposed fines and potential jail time for doctors who didn't provide care.” [CBS News, 2/27/19]

Critics Argued That The Legislation Was Based On Lies And Misinformation Regarding Abortion

Senior State Issues Manager At Guttmacher Institute: “When You’re Providing Abortion Care, This Isn’t Something That Happens.” According to CBS News, “Abortion rights advocates rebuked the legislation and the rhetoric surrounding it, saying that the situation described in the bill -- infants surviving abortions -- is an extreme rarity, only occurring in instances of abnormalities so severe that the fetus has been deemed unviable. "When you're providing abortion care, this isn't something that happens," Elizabeth Nash, a senior state issues manager at the Guttmacher Institute, said in a telephone interview with CBS News Monday.” [CBS News, 2/27/19]

Planned Parenthood President Leana Wen: “This Legislation Is Based On Lies And A Misinformation Campaign.” According to CBS News, "This legislation is based on lies and a misinformation campaign, aimed at shaming women and criminalizing doctors for a practice that doesn't exist in medicine or reality," Planned Parenthood Federation of America President, Leana Wen, wrote in an email to CBS News.” [CBS News, 2/27/19]

Parnell Supported The Mexico City Policy

The Mexico City Policy Required Foreign NGOs To Certify They Would Not Perform Or Promote Abortion In ORder To REceive Funding From The U.S. Government

The Mexico City Policy Required Foreign NGOs To Certify They Will Not ‘Perform Or Actively Promote Abortion As A Method Of Family Planning’ In Order To Receive U.S. Government Global Family Planning Assistance. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, “First announced in 1984 by the Reagan administration, the policy has been rescinded and reinstated by subsequent administrations along party lines and has now been in effect for 19 of the past 34 years. The policy requires foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to certify that they will not ‘perform or actively promote abortion as a method of family planning’ using funds with any source (including non-U.S. funds) as a condition for receiving U.S. government global family planning assistance and, as of Jan. 23, 2017, most other U.S. global health assistance.” [Kaiser Family Foundation, 8/15/19]

The Mexico City Policy Was Also Referred To As The ‘Global Gag Rule.’ According to Human Rights Watch, “This policy is also widely known as the ‘Global Gag Rule’ due to the restrictions it places on how organizations use their own non-US government funds, including through limiting conversations that health providers can have with their patients and preventing them from pressing for legal change in their own countries.” [Human Rights Watch, 2/14/18]

2017: Trump Implemented A Plan To Expand The Global Gag Rule On Abortion

Trump Implemented A Plan To Expand The Global Gag Rule On Abortion. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, “The Administration’s more recent extension of the policy to include any financial support (health or otherwise) provided by foreign NGOs for any purpose to other foreign NGOs that perform or actively promote abortion as a method of family planning4 is likely to encompass significant additional funding.” [Kaiser Family Foundation, 8/15/19]

The Rule Expanded To Ban Aid To Foreign Groups That Support Other Foreign Groups That Promote Or Provide Abortions

The Global Gag Rule Expanded To Ban Aid To Foreign Groups That Support Other Foreign Groups That Promote Or Provide Abortions. According to NBC News, “The Trump administration is expanding a ban on U.S. aid to foreign groups that promote or provide abortions to include those who support others who do, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Tuesday. ‘We will enforce a strict prohibition on back-door funding schemes and end runs around our policy,’ Pompeo said. ‘American taxpayer dollars will not be used to underwrite abortions’ […] Pompeo said the ban will now extend to those foreign NGOs that provide financial support to other groups who provide abortion services or counseling.” [NBC News, 3/26/19]

The New Terms Of The Global Gag Rule Applied To $8.8. Billion In Foreign Aid. According to the Guardian, “The Trump administration on Monday significantly expanded a Reagan-era policy banning foreign aid to international healthcare providers who discuss abortion or advocate for abortion rights, in a move critics fear will jeopardize efforts to fight diseases such as malaria, HIV/Aids, and the Zika virus. The new terms of the ban will apply to $8.8bn in existing foreign aid provided by the state department, USAid, and the Department of Defense – dwarfing the $600m in programming that fell under the ban during previous administrations.” [The Guardian, 5/15/17]

Critics Argued That The Broader Policy Would Significantly Cut Aid To Groups Combatting Public Health Crises

Critics Argued That The Expanded Mexico City Policy Would Significantly Cut Aid To Groups Combatting Public Health Crises. According to the Guardian, “Critics feared the broader policy could significantly cut aid to groups combating the types of infectious diseases that have plagued poorer countries. ‘There is no indication that the Trump administration has conducted any assessment of the impact of the expanded global gag rule,’ said Serra Sippel, the president of the Center for Health and Gender Equity. ‘For example, how will this expansion impact prevention of the spread of HIV or Zika, especially given the role of contraceptives in prevention efforts?’” [The Guardian, 5/15/17]

2021: Biden Rescinded The Mexico City Policy

2021: Biden Rescinded The Mexico City Policy. According to the Wall Street Journal, “Mr. Biden on Thursday issued a ‘presidential memorandum to protect and expand access to comprehensive reproductive health care,’ as part of a series of health-care-related actions. Among its effects will be to reverse a rule known as the ‘Mexico City policy”—or, to critics, the “global gag rule.’” [Wall Street Journal, 1/28/21]