NEW DSCC AD: Congressman Joe Heck Shares Donald Trump’s Disturbing Views on Women

V/O:  Joe Heck’s and Donald Trump’s views on women are disturbing.

GFX: Joe Heck and Donald Trump

Disturbing

V/O:  Heck voted to defund Planned Parenthood 10 times.

GFX: Congressman Joe Heck

Voted To Defund Planned Parenthood 10 times

Vote 53, 2/2/16

Vote 6, 1/6/16

Vote 568, 10/23/15

Vote 502, 9/17/15

Vote 503, 9/17/15

Vote 505, 9/18/15

Vote 525, 9/30/15

Vote 527, 9/30/15

Vote 271, 4/14/11

Vote 93, 2/18/11

HECK VOTED 10 TIMES TO DEFUND PLANNED PARENTHOOD

Heck Voted To Override President Obama’s January 8^th, 2016 Veto Of The Bill That Would Repeal Portions Of The 2010 Healthcare Law And Block Funding For Planned Parenthood For One Year. In February 2016, Heck voted for: “Passage, over President Obama’s Jan. 8 2016, veto, of the bill that would repeal portions of the 2010 health care law and block federal funding for Planned Parenthood for one year. The bill would zero-out the law’s penalties for noncompliance with the law’s requirements for most individuals to obtain health coverage and employers to offer health insurance. The bill would scrap in 2018 the law’s Medicaid expansion, as well as subsidies to help individuals buy coverage through the insurance exchanges. It also would scrap certain taxes included in the law, including the tax on certain high-value employer-sponsored health insurance plans.” The override was rejected 241-186. [CQ, 2/2/16; H.R. 3762, Vote 53, 2/2/16]

Heck Voted To Repeal Portions Of The Affordable Care Act And Block Federal Funding For Planned Parenthood For One Year. In January 2016, Heck voted for a: “Price, R-Ga., motion to concur in the Senate amendment to the bill that would repeal portions of the 2010 health care law and block federal funding for Planned Parenthood for one year. As amended, the bill would zero-out the law’s penalties for noncompliance with the law’s requirements for most individuals to obtain health coverage and employers to offer health insurance. As amended, it also would scrap in 2018 the law’s Medicaid expansion, as well as subsidies to help individuals buy coverage through the insurance exchanges. It also would scrap certain taxes included in the law, including the tax on certain high-value employer-sponsored health insurance plans.” The motion was agreed to by a 240-181 vote. [CQ, 1/6/16; H.R. 3762, Vote 6, 1/6/16]

Heck Voted To Repeal Portions Of The Affordable Care Act And Block Funding, For One Year, For Planned Parenthood While Increasing Funding For Community Health Centers. In October 2015, Heck voted for: “Passage of the bill that would repeal portions of the 2010 health care law, including: the requirements for most individuals to have health insurance and employers with more than 50 employees to offer it or face penalties, the 2.3 percent tax on the sale of medical devices, the tax on certain high-value employer-sponsored health insurance plans, and the Prevention and Public Health Fund. The measure also would block, for one year, federal funding for Planned Parenthood and would increase funding for community health centers by $235 million in both fiscal 2016 and 2017.” The bill passed by a 240-189 vote. [CQ, 10/23/15; H.R. 3762, Vote 568, 10/23/15]

Heck Voted For A Bill That Barred Federal Funding For Planned Parenthood And Its Affiliates. In September 2015, Heck voted for: “Foxx, R-N.C., motion to order the previous question (thus ending debate and possibility of amendment) on the rule (H Res 421) that would provide for floor consideration of the bill (HR 3134) that would bar, for one year, federal funding for Planned Parenthood and its affiliates unless they certify that they will not perform abortions during that period, and the bill (HR 3504) that would require health care practitioners to give the same level of care to an infant born alive during a failed abortion as they would give to any other infant born at the same gestational age, and would set criminal fines and penalties for not doing so.” The motion was agreed to 243-183. [CQ, 9/17/15; H.Res.421, Vote 502, 9/17/15]

Heck Voted For A Bill That Barred Federal Funding For Planned Parenthood And Its Affiliates. In September 2015, Heck voted for: “Adoption of the rule (H Res 421) that would provide for floor consideration of the bill (HR 3134) that would bar, for one year, federal funding for Planned Parenthood and its affiliates unless they certify that they will not perform abortions during that period, and the bill (HR 3504) that would require health care practitioners to give the same level of care to an infant born alive during a failed abortion as they would give to any other infant born at the same gestational age, and would set criminal fines and penalties for not doing so.” The rule was adopted 246-179. [CQ, 9/17/15; H.Res.421, Vote 503, 9/17/15]

September 2015: Heck Voted On A One-Year Ban Of Federal Funding For Planned Parenthood And Its Affiliates. In September 2015, Heck voted for: “Passage of the bill that would bar, for one year, federal funding for Planned Parenthood and its affiliates unless they certify that, during that period, they will not perform abortions or provide funds to other entities that perform abortions. The prohibition would apply to all federal funds, including Medicaid. The bill would provide exceptions for abortions provided in the case of rape, incest, or threat to the life of the mother. As amended, the bill would effectively redirect funds from Planned Parenthood to the community health center program; specifically, it would appropriate $235 million for community health centers, in addition to any other funds available to the program.” The bill passed by a 241-187 vote. [CQ, 9/18/15; H.R. 3134, Vote 505, 9/18/15]

Heck Voted To Provide Floor Consideration Of A Bill That Was The Legislative Vehicle For A Stopgap CR That Would Insert Planned Parenthood Provision Into Bill Before It Was Sent To The President. In September 2015, Heck voted for: “Adoption of the rule (H Res 448) that would provide for floor consideration of the bill (HR 719) that would require the Transportation Security Administration to classify individuals as criminal investigators eligible for law enforcement benefits, is the legislative vehicle for a stopgap continuing resolution, and the concurrent resolution (H Con Res 79) that would require the House enrolling clerk to add language to the CR defunding Planned Parenthood before it is sent to the president.” The rule passed by a 239-187 vote. [CQ, 9/30/15; H.Res. 448, Vote 525, 9/30/15]

Heck Voted For Adoption Of The Concurrent Resolution That Would Require The House Enrolling Clerk To Add Language To The CR Defunding Planned Parenthood Before It Was Sent To The President. In September 2015, Heck voted for: “Adoption of the concurrent resolution (H Con Res 79) that would require the House enrolling clerk to add language to the CR defunding Planned Parenthood before it is sent to the president.” The resolution was adopted by a 241-185 vote. [CQ, 9/30/15; H.Con.Res. 79, Vote 527, 9/30/15]

Heck Voted To Direct The House Clerk To Make A Correction In The Enrollment Of A Bill (H.R. 1473) To Provide $1.055 Trillion In Discretionary Funding For FY2011, And Insert A Section That Would Bar The Use Of Funds Made Available In The Bill To The Planned Parenthood Federation Of America Or Its Affiliates. In April 2011, Heck voted for: “Adoption of the concurrent resolution that would direct the House clerk to make a correction in the enrollment of a bill (HR 1473) to provide $1.055 trillion in discretionary funding for fiscal 2011, and insert a section that would bar the use of funds made available in the bill to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc. or its affiliates.” The resolution was adopted 241-185. [CQ, 4/14/11; H.Con. Res. 36, Vote 271, 4/14/11]

Heck Voted To Prohibit Any Funds In H.R. 1 From Being Made Available To Planned Parenthood Or Its Affiliates. In February 2011, Heck voted for a: “Pence, R-Ind., amendment that would prohibit any funds in the bill from being made available to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc. or its affiliates.” The amendment was adopted by a 240-185 vote. [CQ, 2/18/11; H.Amdt.95 to H.R. 1, Vote 93, 2/18/11]

V/O: He was even willing to shut down the government over it.

GFX: “Fight over Planned Parenthood funding could cause a government shutdown”

Newsweek, 9/18/15

Congressman Joe Heck

HECK & HOUSE REPUBLICANS WERE WILLING TO SHUT DOWN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OVER PLANNED PARENTHOOD FUNDING

Newsweek: “The Fight Over Planned Parenthood Funding Could Cause A Government Shutdown By September 30.” “The fight over Planned Parenthood funding could cause a government shutdown by September 30, the end of the fiscal year and the drop-dead date for Congress to authorize funding to keep the government running. The most recent shutdown lasted for 16 days in early October 2013, as a result of Congress failing to agree on a budget after GOP legislators began pushing to defund Obamacare. The shutdown cost the country $24 billion, and had a damaging effect on the public’s view of both political parties, Obama and Congress, although Republicans know that historically they’ve been blamed more for shutdowns, beginning with the budget stalemates of the 1990s.” [Newsweek, 9/18/15]

ABC News: House Republicans “Passed Two Bills Attacking Planned Parenthood” As Part Of A “Fight Over The Organization’s Funding That Could End In A Government Shutdown.” “House Republicans, as expected, passed two bills attacking Planned Parenthood today in an attempt by party leaders to placate conservatives angling for a fight over the organization’s funding that could end in a government shutdown. […]The first bill, from Rep. Diane Black, R-Tennessee, would freeze federal funding to Planned Parenthood for a year while Congress continues investigating the organization. It passed in a party line vote, with 241 yeas, 187 nays, and 1 present vote.” [ABC News, 9/18/15]

• Headline: “House Votes To Defund Planned Parenthood As Shutdown Looms” [ABC News, 9/18/15]

CNN: House Republicans Advanced Bills They Hoped Would Give Them “A Chance To Act On Their Opposition To Planned Parenthood Funding” Despite Having “No Plan To Avoid A Government Shutdown.” “Although House Republican leaders still have no plan to avoid a government shutdown, they moved forward Friday with a pair of votes on abortion-related legislation they hope give conservatives a chance to act on their opposition to Planned Parenthood.” [CNN, 9/18/15]

• Headline: “As Shutdown Looms, House Republicans Advance Abortion Bills” [CNN, 9/18/15]

MSNBC: House GOP Voted To Pass Government-Funding Bill That Defunded Planned Parenthood, “Setting The Stage For A Possible Government Shutdown.” “The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed on Friday the Defund Planned Parenthood Act, 248-177. The bill strips the women’s health provider of its funding for contraception, pap smears, and testing for sexually-transmitted infections, unless it stops performing abortions. President Barack Obama has vowed to veto the bill, setting the stage for a possible government shutdown. Some congressional Republicans have vowed not to vote for any budget that includes funding for the organization.” [MSNBC, 9/18/15]

• Headline: “House Votes To Defund Planned Parenthood, Shutdown Looms” [MSNBC, 9/18/15]

Facing Government Shutdown, Heck Voted Five Times To Defund Planned Parenthood:

• USA Today: GOP Forced Several Votes On Bill To Cut Planned Parenthood Funding, Even Though The Fight “Has So Far Prevented Congress From Making Any Further Progress On Talks To Keep The Government Open.” “Republicans will force several votes on the House floor Friday to cut federal funding for Planned Parenthood and transfer that money to other women’s health services, but there does not appear to be any path to get the bills through the Senate. […]The House is voting Thursday and Friday on a bill offered by Reps. Dianne Black, R-Tenn., and Renee Ellmers, R-N.C., that would cut all federal funding to Planned Parenthood for a year and transfer the $235 million to community health centers and other qualified facilities. Republicans argue that these centers provide all the services Planned Parenthood provides — except for abortions. […] The Planned Parenthood fight has so far prevented Congress from making any further progress on talks to keep the government open.” [USA Today, 9/17/15]

• Heck Voted For A Bill That Barred Federal Funding For Planned Parenthood And Its Affiliates. In September 2015, Heck voted for: “Foxx, R-N.C., motion to order the previous question (thus ending debate and possibility of amendment) on the rule (H Res 421) that would provide for floor consideration of the bill (HR 3134) that would bar, for one year, federal funding for Planned Parenthood and its affiliates unless they certify that they will not perform abortions during that period, and the bill (HR 3504) that would require health care practitioners to give the same level of care to an infant born alive during a failed abortion as they would give to any other infant born at the same gestational age, and would set criminal fines and penalties for not doing so.” The motion was agreed to 243-183. [CQ, 9/17/15; H.Res.421, Vote 502, 9/17/15]

• Heck Voted For A Bill That Barred Federal Funding For Planned Parenthood And Its Affiliates. In September 2015, Heck voted for: “Adoption of the rule (H Res 421) that would provide for floor consideration of the bill (HR 3134) that would bar, for one year, federal funding for Planned Parenthood and its affiliates unless they certify that they will not perform abortions during that period, and the bill (HR 3504) that would require health care practitioners to give the same level of care to an infant born alive during a failed abortion as they would give to any other infant born at the same gestational age, and would set criminal fines and penalties for not doing so.” The rule was adopted 246-179. [CQ, 9/17/15; H.Res.421, Vote 503, 9/17/15]

• House Passed Bill That Would Strip Federal Funding From Planned Parenthood, But Republicans Still Threatened Government Shut Down. “The House passed two abortion-related bills Friday, including one that would strip federal health-care funding from Planned Parenthood for one year, but it remains unclear whether the votes would appease conservatives who have threatened a government shutdown over the organization. […] That’s why the move is unlikely to stave off growing fears of a government shutdown on Oct. 1. Since House conservatives know the bill to defund Planned Parenthood is unlikely to be enacted, they’re unlikely to back off their desire to attach it to a must-pass government spending measure to keep the government open. […] The other, the Defund Planned Parenthood Act, imposes a one-year moratorium on federal funding for the group, which Republicans say will allow for a thorough investigation of its practices. Any funding, supporters said, would be redirected to clinics that do not offer abortions.” [Washington Post, 9/18/15]

• September 2015: Heck Voted On A One-Year Ban Of Federal Funding For Planned Parenthood And Its Affiliates. In September 2015, Heck voted for: “Passage of the bill that would bar, for one year, federal funding for Planned Parenthood and its affiliates unless they certify that, during that period, they will not perform abortions or provide funds to other entities that perform abortions. The prohibition would apply to all federal funds, including Medicaid. The bill would provide exceptions for abortions provided in the case of rape, incest, or threat to the life of the mother. As amended, the bill would effectively redirect funds from Planned Parenthood to the community health center program; specifically, it would appropriate $235 million for community health centers, in addition to any other funds available to the program.” The bill passed by a 241-187 vote. [CQ, 9/18/15; H.R. 3134, Vote 505, 9/18/15]

• Reuters: House Voted To Defund Planned Parenthood “With The Goal Of Attaching It To A Stopgap Funding Bill To Keep Federal Agencies Operating In The Fiscal Year That Begins On Thursday.” “The U.S. House of Representatives, continuing its fight against women’s healthcare provider Planned Parenthood, on Wednesday voted to strip the organization of its funding.  In a mostly partisan vote of 241-185, House Republicans passed the measure with the goal of attaching it to a stopgap funding bill to keep federal agencies operating in the fiscal year that begins on Thursday.  But the Senate is not expected to approve the Planned Parenthood defunding, thus leaving the temporary government spending measure untouched as it moves through Congress.” [Reuters, 9/30/16]

• Heck Voted To Provide Floor Consideration Of A Bill That Was The Legislative Vehicle For A Stopgap CR That Would Insert Planned Parenthood Provision Into Bill Before It Was Sent To The President. In September 2015, Heck voted for: “Adoption of the rule (H Res 448) that would provide for floor consideration of the bill (HR 719) that would require the Transportation Security Administration to classify individuals as criminal investigators eligible for law enforcement benefits, is the legislative vehicle for a stopgap continuing resolution, and the concurrent resolution (H Con Res 79) that would require the House enrolling clerk to add language to the CR defunding Planned Parenthood before it is sent to the president.” The rule passed by a 239-187 vote. [CQ, 9/30/15; H.Res. 448, Vote 525, 9/30/15]

• Heck Voted For Adoption Of The Concurrent Resolution That Would Require The House Enrolling Clerk To Add Language To The CR Defunding Planned Parenthood Before It Was Sent To The President. In September 2015, Heck voted for: “Adoption of the concurrent resolution (H Con Res 79) that would require the House enrolling clerk to add language to the CR defunding Planned Parenthood before it is sent to the president.” The resolution was adopted by a 241-185 vote. [CQ, 9/30/15; H.Con.Res. 79, Vote 527, 9/30/15]

V/O: And they’d both outlaw abortion.

TRUMP OPPOSED ABORTIONS & WOULD APPOINT JUSTICES TO OVERTURN ROE V WADE

Trump: Roe V. Wade Was “Very Wrongly Decided But It Can Be Changed.” David Brody:  “But beyond judges, do you believe Roe V. Wade was wrongly decided back in the day, back in 1973?” Donald Trump: ‘Well I do. It’s been very strongly decided but it can be changed. Things are put there and they’re passed but they can be unpassed with time but it’s going to take time because you have a lot of judges to go.” [Life News, 2/18/16]

• Life News: “Trump Said He Would Appoint ‘Very Good Judges’ Who Would Ultimately ‘Change’” Roe V. Wade. “In the second part of an interview with David Brody of CBN, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he thinks the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court case that ushered in an era of 48 million abortions was ‘wrongly decided.’ Trump said he would appoint ‘very good judges’ who would ultimately ‘change it’ but he opposed Roe without specifically saying it should be overturned.” [Life News, 2/18/16]

• Headline: “Donald Trump: Roe V. Wade Was ‘Wrongly Decided,’ I Will Appoint Justices To Change It” [Life News, 2/18/16]

Huffington Post: On Women’s Healthcare And His Views On Planned Parenthood, Trump Said, “I Am Against Abortion… And That Is A Tremendous Amount Of Work They Do.”   “Trump also spoke about his commitment to women’s healthcare, which prompted host Joy Behar to ask about his views on Planned Parenthood.   ‘I am against abortion… and that is a tremendous amount of the work they do,’ he said in regards to whether or not he is against defunding Planned Parenthood.” [Huffington Post, 9/10/15]

New York Times: Trump Said That Women Who Seek Abortions Should Be Subject To “Some Form Of Punishment” If The Procedure Was Outlawed In The U.S. “Donald J. Trump said on Wednesday that women who seek abortions should be subject to ‘some form of punishment’ if the procedure is banned in the United States, further elevating Republican concerns that his explosive remarks about women could doom the party in the fall. The comment, which Mr. Trump later recanted, attracted instant, bipartisan criticism — the latest in a series of high-profile episodes that have shined a light on Mr. Trump’s feeble approval ratings among women nationally.”  [New York Times, 3/30/16]

When Asked If His Supreme Court Appointees Would Overturn Roe V. Wade, Trump Refused To Rule It Out And Said “We Will See.” “O’REILLY: Alright, so let me just get this straight so Diane’s question is answered. Your specific thing to protect the sanctity of life would be appointing a Supreme Court justice that would overturn Roe V. Wade. Do I have it? TRUMP: “Well, they will be pro-life, and we will see about overturning. But I will appoint judges that will be pro-life, yes.”

[Fox News, The O’Reilly Factor, 5/10/16; Media Matters for America, 5/10/16]

In Response To A Question About How He Would Protect The Sanctity Of Life, Trump Said He Would Protect It By Appointing Anti-Choice Justices To The Supreme Court. “Despite his wildly fluctuating stance on abortion rights over the years, presidential hopeful Donald Trump said on Tuesday that if elected, he would appoint Supreme Court justices who would likely overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that legalized abortion in America. Asked on Fox News what one thing he would do to ‘protect the sanctity of life,’ Trump told host Bill O’Reilly, ‘I will protect it, and the biggest way you can protect it is through the Supreme Court and putting people on the court. Actually, the biggest way you can protect it, I guess, is by electing me president.’” [Huffington Post, 5/11/16]

• Headline: “Donald Trump Promises To Appoint Anti-Abortion Justice To Supreme Court” [Huffington Post, 5/11/16]

• Headline: “After Prodding By O’Reilly, Trump Floats ‘Overturning’ Roe V. Wade” [Media Matters for America, 5/10/16]

Trump Said He Would Appoint Supreme Court Justice To Replace Scalia Who Would “Be A Person Of Similar Views And Principles.” “Full text: Donald Trump 2016 RNC draft speech transcript […] The politicians have talked about it, I’m going to do it. We are also going to appoint justices to the United States Supreme Court who will uphold our laws and our Constitution. The replacement for Justice Scalia will be a person of similar views and principles. This will be one of the most important issues decided by this election.” [Politico, 7/21/16]

• Anti-Abortion Group Said Scalia “Was One Of The Strongest Critics On The Court Of The 1973 Decision In Roe V. Wade, As Unconstitutional And Illegitimate.” “Anti-abortion groups know they are going to miss Justice Antonin Scalia’s strong voice as the Supreme Court hears arguments on March 2 about what is expected to be a landmark abortion case, and they issued statements lamenting his death.  […] Americans United for Life, another anti-abortion group, also issued a statement praising Justice Scalia’s support for the decisions of state governments, not the assessments of courts, in adopting stringent abortion regulations.  ‘Justice Antonin Scalia was a longstanding and consistent voice on the court for allowing the American people, through the democratic process, to protect human beings from abortion or assisted suicide,’ the statement said. ‘He was one of the strongest critics on the court of the 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade, as unconstitutional and illegitimate.’” [New York Times, 2/13/16]

HECK OPPOSED ROE V. WADE

HECK HAD AN “ANTI-CHOICE AGENDA” AND WAS “A PRO-LIFE GUY” AND A “CONSISTENT PRO-LIFE ADVOCATE”

Steve Sebelius: Heck Was “A Pro-Life Guy.” In a column for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Steve Sebelius wrote, “The last time Rep. Joe Heck was accused of being uncaring toward rape victims, there wasn’t any proof to back up the charge.   It was 2012, and former Assembly Speaker John Oceguera was airing an ad in which a rape-victim advocate accused Heck of voting to restrict victims’ access to abortion. But the bill in question had a specific exception for rape and incest.   Heck insisted, then and now, that his position is clear: He’s a pro-life guy who thinks federal funds shouldn’t pay for abortions, except in cases of rape, incest or to save the life of a pregnant woman.” [Las Vegas Review-Journal, Steve Sebelius, 8/28/13]

Glamour News: Heck Professed An “Anti-Choice, Agenda.” “Thus far, the two Republicans who have already announced their desire to win the primary to compete for Reid’s senate seat include Rep. Joe Heck and Eddie ‘Trumblican’ Hamilton, a Nevada businessman who has built his campaign around his support for Donald Trump’s bid for the presidency. He is anti-choice, anti-immigration, and anti-gun safety. Heck, meanwhile, professes a more conventional, though equally anti-choice, agenda.” [Glamour News, 1/16/16]

Anti-Abortion Group Susan B. Anthony List Endorsed Heck For Congress Calling Him A “Consistent Pro-Life Advocate.” “Today the Susan B. Anthony List Candidate Fund, a national pro-life political action committee, announced its endorsement of Joe Heck, candidate for U.S. Representative in Nevada’s 3rd congressional district. ‘SBA List is proud to support Joe Heck for Nevada’s 3rd District. Heck has expressed a strong commitment to representing a physician’s voice in Congress and to rescinding taxpayer-funded abortion in the federal health care legislation. Ironically, he represents women’s real views and needs on the issue of abortion far better than does his female opponent,’ said Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of SBA List Candidate Fund. […] Also a consistent pro-life advocate, Heck served as State Senator for Nevada’s 5th District from 2004 to 2008.” [SBA List, Press Release, 7/21/10]

HECK WANTED A SUPREME COURT JUSTICE SIMILAR TO SCALIA, WHO THOUGHT ROE V. WADE WAS “UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND ILLEGITIMATE”

Heck Said That Next Supreme Court Justice Should Be “Someone Who Is Similar To Justice Scalia In His View.” HECK: “Well I personally believe that the replacement for Justice Scalia should be someone who is similar to Justice Scalia in his view of the original theory concept behind the Constitution. And that is the Constitution was written to apply at the time at which is written. And that legislators, uh judges should not be legislating from the bench and I think that Justice Scalia kept that first and foremost whenever he was involved in deliberating an important case.” [Kevin Wall Show, KKFT, 6/3/16]

• Anti-Abortion Group Said Scalia “Was One Of The Strongest Critics On The Court Of The 1973 Decision In Roe V. Wade, As Unconstitutional And Illegitimate.” “Anti-abortion groups know they are going to miss Justice Antonin Scalia’s strong voice as the Supreme Court hears arguments on March 2 about what is expected to be a landmark abortion case, and they issued statements lamenting his death.  […] Americans United for Life, another anti-abortion group, also issued a statement praising Justice Scalia’s support for the decisions of state governments, not the assessments of courts, in adopting stringent abortion regulations.  ‘Justice Antonin Scalia was a longstanding and consistent voice on the court for allowing the American people, through the democratic process, to protect human beings from abortion or assisted suicide,’ the statement said. ‘He was one of the strongest critics on the court of the 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade, as unconstitutional and illegitimate.’” [New York Times, 2/13/16]

HECK VOTED FOR BILLS DESIGNED TO UNDERMINE ROE V. WADE DECISION & OVERTURN IT

Heck Voted For Bill To Prohibit Abortions After 20 Weeks With Exceptions That Included Criminal Penalties For Doctors Who Violate It.  In May 2015, Heck voted for: “Passage of the bill that would prohibit abortions in cases where the probable age of the fetus is 20 weeks or later and would impose criminal penalties on doctors who violate the ban. It would provide exceptions for cases in which the woman’s life is in danger as well as for pregnancies that are a result of rape if, as amended, for pregnancies that are a result of rape against an adult woman, the woman received counseling or medical treatment for the rape at least 48 hours prior to the abortion. An exception would be provided for pregnancies resulting from rape or incest against a minor if the rape or incest had been previously reported to law enforcement or another government agency authorized to act on reports of child abuse. As amended, the bill would require a second doctor trained in neonatal resuscitation to be present for abortions where the fetus has the ‘potential’ to survive outside the womb, and, if the fetus is born alive, the bill would require that the infant be provided medical care and immediately be transported and admitted to a hospital. As amended, women wishing to have abortions under the bill’s exceptions would need to sign (along with the doctor and a witness) an informed consent authorization form detailing the age of the fetus and stating that, if born alive, would be given medical assistance and transported to a hospital.” The bill passed by a vote of 242-184. [CQ, 5/13/15; H.R. 36, Vote 223, 5/13/15]

• Las Vegas Review-Journal: Heck Voted For Bill That “Was A Direct Challenge To The Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe V. Wade.” “The House approved a bill that would prohibit most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy except in cases of rape, incest or a threat to the mother’s life. While it’s unlikely to pass the Senate and reach President Obama’s desk, Republicans say they are playing a long game.  Opponents said the bill was a direct challenge to the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that made abortions legal before viability, which is generally considered around 24 weeks of pregnancy. They also argued that the bill imposed new limits on the rape exemption by requiring that any woman seeking an abortion after 20 weeks prove that she either reported the rape to the authorities or sought counseling services. […] The bill passed 242-184. Amodei, Hardy and Heck voted for it. Titus opposed it.” [Las Vegas Review-Journal, 5/16/15]

• The Hill: Bill Was “An Attack On Roe V. Wade.”  “Republicans are ramping up their attack on Roe v. Wade with a House vote Wednesday on a bill banning late-term abortions. […] They hope that, over time, support for prohibiting most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy will become widespread. Anti-abortion groups compare the issue to the fight over legislation halting partial-birth abortions, which was a victory for conservatives. […] Susan B. Anthony List launched a campaign earlier this year to make the 20-week ban into a litmus test for Republican hopefuls.” [The Hill, 5/13/15]

Heck Voted To Create A Nationwide Ban On Abortions Performed At 20 Weeks Or Later. In June 2013, Heck voted for: “Passage of the bill that would create a nationwide ban on abortions performed at 20 weeks or later, except in cases where the life of the woman is in danger. It would provide exceptions to the ban in cases of pregnancy resulting from rape or incest against a minor, if it has been reported to law enforcement or a government agency authorized to act on reports of child abuse. It also would impose criminal penalties on physicians who violate the ban and subject violators to a maximum five-year jail sentence, fines or both.” The bill passed by a 228-196 vote. [CQ, 6/18/13; H.R. 1797, Vote 251, 6/18/13]

• TIME: “The House Effort Is Meant To Add Federal Firepower To The Slow And Steady Quest To Challenge And Eventually Overturn The 40-Year-Old Roe V. Wade Supreme Court Ruling.” “The House effort is meant to add federal firepower to the slow and steady quest to challenge and eventually overturn the 40-year-old Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling, which held that abortion should be legal until a fetus is viable, generally understood to be around 24 weeks. […] Not all Republicans endorsed the idea of bringing the 20-week abortion ban to a floor vote. Rep. Charlie Dent of Pennsylvania, told the New York Times that doing so was a ‘stupid idea’ that risks alienating voters with more moderate views on abortion at a time of economic uncertainty. The measure attracted six Democratic votes; six Republicans voted against the bill.” [Time, 6/18/13]

HECK WAS ENDORSED BY ANTI-ABORTION GROUP WHOSE GOAL WAS TO DISMANTLE ROE V. WADE ENTIRELY WITH BILLS THAT HECK VOTED FOR

Anti-Abortion Group Susan B. Anthony List Endorsed Heck For Congress Calling Him A “Consistent Pro-Life Advocate.” “Today the Susan B. Anthony List Candidate Fund, a national pro-life political action committee, announced its endorsement of Joe Heck, candidate for U.S. Representative in Nevada’s 3rd congressional district. ‘SBA List is proud to support Joe Heck for Nevada’s 3rd District. Heck has expressed a strong commitment to representing a physician’s voice in Congress and to rescinding taxpayer-funded abortion in the federal health care legislation. Ironically, he represents women’s real views and needs on the issue of abortion far better than does his female opponent,’ said Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of SBA List Candidate Fund. […] Also a consistent pro-life advocate, Heck served as State Senator for Nevada’s 5th District from 2004 to 2008.” [SBA List, Press Release, 7/21/10]

U.S. News & World Report: Susan B. Anthony “Endgame” Was To “To Dismantle Roe V. Wade Entirely With Test Laws Like The 20-Week Ban.” “Even if the Susan B. Anthony List hopes its current campaign will be viewed by voters to be moderate, it’s endgame – to dismantle Roe v. Wade entirely with test laws like the 20-week ban, which undercuts the Supreme Court decision’s premise that abortion rights should be protected before the point of viability at 24 weeks – is much more ambitious. ‘For the first time since Roe v. Wade, we are very close to protecting even just one class of children before they are born,’ Dannenfelser said. ‘Not because we are regulating around the child – but because the fact that the child is a child.” [U.S. News & World Report, 4/17/15]

• Heck Voted For Bill To Prohibit Abortions After 20 Weeks With Exceptions That Included Criminal Penalties For Doctors Who Violate It.  In May 2015, Heck voted for: “Passage of the bill that would prohibit abortions in cases where the probable age of the fetus is 20 weeks or later and would impose criminal penalties on doctors who violate the ban. It would provide exceptions for cases in which the woman’s life is in danger as well as for pregnancies that are a result of rape if, as amended, for pregnancies that are a result of rape against an adult woman, the woman received counseling or medical treatment for the rape at least 48 hours prior to the abortion. An exception would be provided for pregnancies resulting from rape or incest against a minor if the rape or incest had been previously reported to law enforcement or another government agency authorized to act on reports of child abuse. As amended, the bill would require a second doctor trained in neonatal resuscitation to be present for abortions where the fetus has the ‘potential’ to survive outside the womb, and, if the fetus is born alive, the bill would require that the infant be provided medical care and immediately be transported and admitted to a hospital. As amended, women wishing to have abortions under the bill’s exceptions would need to sign (along with the doctor and a witness) an informed consent authorization form detailing the age of the fetus and stating that, if born alive, would be given medical assistance and transported to a hospital.” The bill passed by a vote of 242-184. [CQ, 5/13/15; H.R. 36, Vote 223, 5/13/15]

• Las Vegas Review-Journal: Heck Voted For Bill That “Was A Direct Challenge To The Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe V. Wade.” “The House approved a bill that would prohibit most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy except in cases of rape, incest or a threat to the mother’s life. While it’s unlikely to pass the Senate and reach President Obama’s desk, Republicans say they are playing a long game.  Opponents said the bill was a direct challenge to the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that made abortions legal before viability, which is generally considered around 24 weeks of pregnancy. They also argued that the bill imposed new limits on the rape exemption by requiring that any woman seeking an abortion after 20 weeks prove that she either reported the rape to the authorities or sought counseling services. […] The bill passed 242-184. Amodei, Hardy and Heck voted for it. Titus opposed it.” [Las Vegas Review-Journal,5/16/15]

• The Hill: Bill Was “An Attack On Roe V. Wade.”  “Republicans are ramping up their attack on Roe v. Wade with a House vote Wednesday on a bill banning late-term abortions. […] They hope that, over time, support for prohibiting most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy will become widespread. Anti-abortion groups compare the issue to the fight over legislation halting partial-birth abortions, which was a victory for conservatives. Susan B. Anthony List launched a campaign earlier this year to make the 20-week ban into a litmus test for Republican hopefuls.” [The Hill, 5/13/15]

HECK VOTED FOR BILLS THAT WOULD CRIMINALIZE ABORTIONS

Heck Voted To Prohibit Abortions In D.C. After 20 Weeks Of Pregnancy, With Violators Subject To Fines Or 2 Years In Jail. In July 2012, Heck voted for a: “Franks, R-Ariz., motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill that would prohibit abortions in the District of Columbia after 20 weeks of pregnancy, except when the woman’s life is endangered. The bill would impose reporting requirements for any abortions performed prior to the 20-week threshold. Violators would be subject to fines or imprisonment, with a maximum two-year sentence. The measure would prohibit the prosecution of the woman obtaining the abortion.” The bill was rejected 220-154. [CQ, 7/31/12, H.R. 3803, Vote 539, 7/31/12]

• The Hill: Bill Would Have “Be Fined Or Imprisoned For Up To Two Years” Doctors Who Performed Abortions.  “H.R. 3803 would criminalize abortions in D.C. after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Republicans say some research suggests fetuses feel pain at that point, though the science is inconclusive. D.C. physicians who disobey the law would be fined or imprisoned for up to two years.” [The Hill, 7/27/12]

Heck Voted To Create A Nationwide Ban On Abortions Performed At 20 Weeks Or Later That Imposed Criminal Penalties On Physicians Who Violated The Ban And Subjected Them To Fines Or 5 Years In Jail. In June 2013, Heck voted for: “Passage of the bill that would create a nationwide ban on abortions performed at 20 weeks or later, except in cases where the life of the woman is in danger. It would provide exceptions to the ban in cases of pregnancy resulting from rape or incest against a minor, if it has been reported to law enforcement or a government agency authorized to act on reports of child abuse. It also would impose criminal penalties on physicians who violate the ban and subject violators to a maximum five-year jail sentence, fines or both.” The bill passed by a 228-196 vote. [CQ, 6/18/13; H.R. 1797, Vote 251, 6/18/13]

• Politico: The Bill Was The “Most Far-Reaching Abortion Legislation In The House In A Decade.” “The House Tuesday passed a bill that would ban most abortions nationwide after 20 weeks. The most far-reaching abortion legislation in the House in a decade, it was passed 228-196, mostly along party lines.” [Politico, 6/18/13]

Heck Voted To Prohibit Abortions After 20 Weeks With That Included Criminal Penalties For Doctors Who Violate It.  In May 2015, Heck voted for: “Passage of the bill that would prohibit abortions in cases where the probable age of the fetus is 20 weeks or later and would impose criminal penalties on doctors who violate the ban. It would provide exceptions for cases in which the woman’s life is in danger as well as for pregnancies that are a result of rape if, as amended, for pregnancies that are a result of rape against an adult woman, the woman received counseling or medical treatment for the rape at least 48 hours prior to the abortion. An exception would be provided for pregnancies resulting from rape or incest against a minor if the rape or incest had been previously reported to law enforcement or another government agency authorized to act on reports of child abuse. As amended, the bill would require a second doctor trained in neonatal resuscitation to be present for abortions where the fetus has the ‘potential’ to survive outside the womb, and, if the fetus is born alive, the bill would require that the infant be provided medical care and immediately be transported and admitted to a hospital. As amended, women wishing to have abortions under the bill’s exceptions would need to sign (along with the doctor and a witness) an informed consent authorization form detailing the age of the fetus and stating that, if born alive, would be given medical assistance and transported to a hospital.” The bill passed by a vote of 242-184. [CQ, 5/13/15; H.R. 36, Vote 223, 5/13/15]

• 20-Week Abortion Ban Bill Would Impose Criminal Penalties On Medical Providers Who Performed Abortions. “House Republicans today passed a nationwide ban on abortion in cases where the probable age of the fetus is 20 weeks or later, imposing criminal penalties on medical providers who violate the law. U.S. Rep. Richard Hanna, a congressman from Oneida County, stood out as one of only four Republicans to break ranks with the party and vote against the bill. The final vote split along party lines, 242 to 184.  The federal legislation, titled the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, would supersede the New York state law that allows abortions up to 24 weeks.” [Syracuse Post-Standard, 5/13/15]

• Republican Senator Susan Collins: Bill Would Mean “A Doctor Who Performs Such An Abortion After 20 Weeks To Prevent Grievous Physical Injury To The Pregnant Woman Would Be Subject To Criminal Penalties Of Up To Five Years In Prison.” “With just over a week until government funding is set to expire, Senate Democrats blocked a bill that would ban abortions from being conducted on fetuses after 20-weeks of gestation, a time at which supporters of the bill say a fetus can feel pain. […]The House passed the bill in May by a vote of 242-184, with four Democrats joining the vast majority of Republicans to support the measure. […] But opponents of the bills on both sides of the aisle said the bill amounted to an attack on a woman’s right to choose, and that language included in the bill was too vague when discussing exceptions of the ban for victims of rape and incest.  ‘Under this bill, Mr. President, a doctor who performs such an abortion after 20 weeks to prevent grievous physical injury to the pregnant woman would be subject to criminal penalties of up to five years in prison,’ Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said on the Senate floor, ‘Do we really want to make a criminal out of a physician who is trying to prevent a woman with preeclampsia from suffering damage to her kidneys or liver or having a stroke or seizures?’” [NBC News, 9/22/15]

MATTHEWS: Do you believe in punishment for abortion?

GFX: “Do you believe in punishment for abortion?”

TRUMP: The answer is that there has to be some form of punishment.

GFX: “There has to be some form of punishment”

TRUMP SAID IN AN INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS MATTHEWS THAT “THERE HAS TO BE SOME FORM OF PUNISHMENT”

Chris Matthews Asked Trump If He Believed In Punishment For Abortion, Trump Said “The Answer Is There Has To Be Some Form Of Punishment.” MATTHEWS: “The churches make their moral judgments, but you’re running for President of the United States to become Chief Executive of the United States. Do you believe in punishment for abortion, yes or no, as a principle?” TRUMP: “The answer is there has to be some form of punishment.” MATTHEWS: “For the woman?” TRUMP: “Yes.” MATTHEWS: “10 cents, 10 years, what?” TRUMP: “I don’t know. That I don’t know.” [MSNBC, 3/20/16]

V/O: While Heck co-sponsored legislation to criminalize abortion – even in cases of rape.

GFX: Congressman Joe Heck

Co-sponsored legislation to criminalize abortion even in cases of rape.

H.R. 3803

MR. HECK

HECK CO-SPONSORED & VOTED FOR BILL THAT WOULD BAN ABORTIONS AFTER 20 WEEKS IN D.C. THAT DID NOT HAVE EXCEPTIONS FOR RAPE

Heck Voted To Prohibit Abortions In D.C. After 20 Weeks Of Pregnancy, Except When Woman’s Life Was Endangered. In July 2012, Heck voted for a: “Franks, R-Ariz., motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill that would prohibit abortions in the District of Columbia after 20 weeks of pregnancy, except when the woman’s life is endangered. The bill would impose reporting requirements for maximum any abortions performed prior to the 20-week threshold. Violators would be subject to fines or imprisonment, with a two-year sentence. The measure would prohibit the prosecution of the woman obtaining the abortion.” The bill was rejected 220-154. [CQ, 7/31/12, H.R. 3803, Vote 539, 7/31/12]

• LVRJ’s Steve Sebelius: Heck Co-Sponsored And Voted For Bill That Outlawed All Abortions in Washington D.C. After 20 Weeks With “No Exception In The Bill For Rape Or Incest.” In a column for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Steve Sebelius wrote, “But back in 2012, Heck voted for another bill, one that didn’t contain those exceptions. […] At issue is HR 3803, the District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. The bill — which failed to muster a two-thirds vote to overcome a procedural hurdle in July 2012 — would have outlawed all abortions in Washington, D.C., after 20 weeks, except those to save a pregnant woman’s life. There is no exception in the bill for rape or incest. And Heck not only voted for it (along with fellow Republican Rep. Mark Amodei), but was a co-sponsor.” [Las Vegas Review-Journal, Steve Sebelius, 8/28/13]

• D.C. 20 Week Abortion Ban “Included An Exception To Protect The Life Of The Mother But No Exceptions To Account For Fetal Abnormalities, The Health Of The Mother Or Cases Of Rape Or Incest.” “A bill that would ban abortions in the District of Columbia after 20 weeks of pregnancy failed to pass the House on Tuesday, but anti-abortion activists hailed the vote as a sign that their efforts ultimately would succeed. […] The vote in favor of the bill was 220-154, with 17 Democrats joining 203 Republicans to support it. But because it was considered under special rules requiring a two-thirds vote for passage, the bill won’t proceed to the Democratic-controlled Senate, where it was unlikely to come up for a vote. […] The bill included an exception to protect the life of the mother but no exceptions to account for fetal abnormalities, the health of the mother or cases of rape or incest.” [Associated Press, 7/31/12]

Heck Co-Sponsored District Of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Act. In April 2012, Heck co-sponsored, “A bill to amend Title 18, U.S. Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.” [CQ, 8/11/12, H.R.3803, Introduced 1/23/12, Co-Sponsored, 4/17/12]

• Huffington Post: Bill Did Not Have “Exceptions For Rape, Incest Or The Health Of The Mother. “Republicans in the House Judiciary Committee advanced a bill on Wednesday that bans abortions after 20 weeks of gestation in the District of Columbia without exceptions for rape, incest or health of the mother.  Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), the sponsor of the bill, said the 20-week ban is based on medical evidence that fetuses can feel pain at that point. ‘This is a bill to protect children from being torturously dismembered while they are fully capable of feeling pain,’ he told his colleagues during a mark-up of the bill on Wednesday.” [Huffington Post, 7/18/12]

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