¶ Reproductive Rights
¶ Opposes Exceptions For Rape And Incest
Woolford Was Endorsed By Right To Life Of Michigan. [Right to Life of Michigan, accessed 6/30/22]
- Right To Life Of Michigan Required Endorsed Candidates To Oppose Exceptions For Rape And Incest. According to Right To Life Of Michigan, “What are the RLM-PAC Endorsement Criteria? RLM-PAC endorsements are non-partisan, and based solely on RLM-PAC bylaws and the criteria listed below. Prolife – A candidate must be prolife with no exceptions other than life of the mother. A candidate must also complete a questionnaire based on the office the candidate is seeking.” [Right To Life Of Michigan, accessed 6/30/22]
¶ Reaction to Dobbs
Jason Woolford Reposted Ralph Rebandt’s Comments Thanking Trump For Appointing Pro-Life Justices To SCOTUS. According to Woolford’s Facebook, quote Ralph Rebandt for Governor 6/25/22: “ROE v. WADE OVERTURNED THANK YOU PRESIDENT TRUMP - President Trump kept his word to the American people by appointing Supreme Court Justices who know the law and are brave enough to interpret the law. [Facebook, Jason Woolford State Representative 48th District, 6/26/22]
¶ Abortion, Generally
Woolford Said He Will Defend “Innocent Lives At All Costs.” According to Woolford’s Facebook,
[Facebook, Jason Woolford State Representative 48th District, 4/2/22]
Woolford Said He Was “Proud To Be Endorsed By Right To Life.” According to Woolford’s Facebook, “I am prolife and Endorsed by Right to Life.”
[Facebook, Jason Woolford State Representative 48th District, 6/10/22]
Woolford Said That He And His Wife “Were Told To Abort Their Pregnancy At Seven Months” And Refused Because Abortion Is Against “The Spoken Word Of God.” According to Woolford’s website, “the Woolfords were told to abort their pregnancy at seven months because she would be born disfigured and have other problems. As a mother and father, they understood the power of the spoken word of God, and never allowed the last thing to be spoken over their children something contrary to what the word of God says… [Their] daughter was born healthy having since earned the title United States Marine.” [JasonWoolford.com, viewed 6/21/22]