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How the 2020 Democrats Responded to an Abortion Survey - The New York Times

The New York Times asked the Democratic presidential candidates to complete a survey on abortion and contraception. Following are the full responses we received, unedited except for corrected typos and punctuation.

Five candidates — Steve Bullock, Julián Castro, John Delaney, Tulsi Gabbard and Kamala Harris — did not complete the survey. Where possible, we determined their positions from published plans, interviews, debates and forums.

We conducted the survey before Michael R. Bloomberg and Deval Patrick entered the race.

Read the candidates’ responses:

Codify Roe v. Wade? Yes

Require judicial nominees to support Roe as settled law? Yes

Repeal the Hyde Amendment? Yes

Would you sign a budget that included the Hyde Amendment? Unsure

Require private insurers to cover abortion? Yes

Require private insurers to cover contraception? Yes

Repeal the Helms Amendment? Yes

Repeal the “global gag rule”? Yes

Repeal the “domestic gag rule”? Yes

Ban state “TRAP” laws? Yes

Require preclearance for state abortion laws? Yes

Make misoprostol and mifepristone available over the counter? Yes

Make hormonal birth control available over the counter? Yes

Ban abstinence-only sex ed? Yes

Preserve Planned Parenthood funding? Yes

Consider a running mate who opposes abortion rights? No

My administration will work to ensure that state laws don’t unduly hinder access to women’s reproductive health services.

I support making misoprostol and mifepristone available over-the-counter with an optional pharmacist consultation.

As president, I will do everything in my power to remove the Hyde Amendment from any appropriations bill that I would sign.

No answer.

I will immediately reverse the Mexico City policy and Trump’s Title X restrictions.

My administration will work to codify Roe v. Wade. We will also ensure that providers who administer abortion services do not have to comply with burdensome restrictions that limit their ability to do so.

No.

Women should have safe and affordable access to the full range of family planning services and reproductive care, including oral contraception, long-acting contraceptives, and abortion.

As president, I will continue to be a leading voice in support of a woman’s right to reproductive care, including abortion.

Yes, our party is and should be an inclusive one.

Personal views are almost always part of policymaking, but they should not be the only consideration. I believe that policy concerning women’s health care should protect a woman’s fundamental right to make her own decisions.

No answer.

Codify Roe v. Wade? Yes

Require judicial nominees to support Roe as settled law? Yes

Repeal the Hyde Amendment? Yes

Would you sign a budget that included the Hyde Amendment? No answer

Require private insurers to cover abortion? No answer

Require private insurers to cover contraception? Yes

Repeal the Helms Amendment? No answer

Repeal the “global gag rule”? Yes

Repeal the “domestic gag rule”? Yes

Ban state “TRAP” laws? “Biden’s Justice Department will do everything in its power to stop the rash of state laws that so blatantly violate the constitutional right to an abortion, such as so-called TRAP laws, parental notification requirements, mandatory waiting periods and ultrasound requirements.”

Require preclearance for state abortion laws? No answer

Make misoprostol and mifepristone available over the counter? No answer

Make hormonal birth control available over the counter? No answer

Ban abstinence-only sex ed? No answer

Preserve Planned Parenthood funding? Yes

Consider a running mate who opposes abortion rights? No

A spokesman for Mr. Biden’s campaign gave the following statement in response to The Times’s survey:

Women’s health care rights are under attack all over the country — there is an all-out assault on Roe v. Wade and abortion rights, in addition to efforts to undermine and repeal Obamacare, which greatly improved and expanded women’s health care access. Historically, women and particularly women of color have been put in a position where they cannot access health care, in a more extreme way than any other part of the population. It’s a simple proposition for the vice president: Women are entitled to the exact same health care coverage as men.

Joe Biden firmly believes that women have a constitutional right to choose. Roe v. Wade is the law of the land, and should not be overturned. A core tenet of Biden’s campaign is truth over lies and science over fiction. No woman looking for information should be lied to. Period. Women must be able to make their own sensitive and personal health care decisions with their doctors.

As president, he will protect the progress we’ve made, codify Roe v. Wade and guarantee that access to quality, affordable care — including reproductive health care — is a right, not a privilege, for everyone no matter their race or ZIP code. Biden will repeal the Hyde Amendment and use executive action to on his first day in office withdraw the Mexico City “global gag rule” and Donald Trump’s Title X restrictions. And, he will build on the Obama-Biden administration’s work to fund and protect Planned Parenthood from baseless attacks.

Vice President Biden has fought for women’s right to choose throughout his career. As a senator, he fought anti-choice Supreme Court justices, including leading the fight as chairman of the Judiciary Committee to successfully block the nomination of Judge Robert Bork — one of only two potential justices to be rejected by the Senate in the last 50 years — because of concerns regarding Bork’s position on choice and access to birth control. Bork’s rejection was a pivotal win for the women’s movement that protected Roe v. Wade and paved the way for critical Supreme Court decisions, including Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt.

Biden is a staunch advocate against anti-choice clinic violence — he fought to hold extremists, guilty of violence against doctors and patients, accountable for their criminal actions.

In addition to continuing the fight against clinic violence, Biden’s Justice Department will do everything in its power to stop the rash of state laws that so blatantly violate the constitutional right to an abortion, such as so-called TRAP laws, parental notification requirements, mandatory waiting periods and ultrasound requirements.

Codify Roe v. Wade? Yes

Require judicial nominees to support Roe as settled law? Yes

Repeal the Hyde Amendment? Yes

Would you sign a budget that included the Hyde Amendment? Unsure

Require private insurers to cover abortion? Yes

Require private insurers to cover contraception? Yes

Repeal the Helms Amendment? Yes

Repeal the “global gag rule”? Yes

Repeal the “domestic gag rule”? Yes

Ban state “TRAP” laws? Yes

Require preclearance for state abortion laws? Yes

Make misoprostol and mifepristone available over the counter? Yes

Make hormonal birth control available over the counter? Yes

Ban abstinence-only sex ed? Yes

Preserve Planned Parenthood funding? Yes

Consider a running mate who opposes abortion rights? No

No answer.

As president, I’ll create a White House Office of Reproductive Freedom, charged with coordinating and affirmatively advancing abortion rights and access to reproductive health care across my administration. In addition, I will fight to pass comprehensive sex education legislation based on the Real Education for Healthy Youth Act that’s inclusive of all youth and provides information on a range of topics, including preventing S.T.I.s. I would also fight to pass the MOMMIES Act into law, which would ensure that all pregnant women have full Medicaid coverage, extend Medicaid coverage for postpartum women up to a full year after giving birth, and increase access to doula care.

I have released an entire plan to advance reproductive rights through executive action that includes:

  • Creating a White House Office of Reproductive Freedom;

  • Ending the “domestic gag rule” and expanding and modernizing the Title X family planning program;

  • Guaranteeing access to employer-covered contraceptive care;

  • Undoing Trump’s refusal rules that allow people to be denied the health care they need;

  • Restoring evidence-based guidelines for the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program; and,

  • Ending the global gag rule and restoring funding for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

First and foremost, this question underscores just how important it is that we ensure not only that we put a Democrat in the White House, but also flip the Senate and hold the House in 2020. I will continue to stand with the more than seven in 10 Americans who support Roe v. Wade and push Republicans in Congress, whether they’re in the majority or not, to pass legislation that will codify Roe and protect women’s reproductive rights from what would be an extreme finding by the Court.

Abortion is health care and decisions regarding someone’s health care should be made between that person and their doctor.

I believe that abortion is health care.

Yes. And as a man, it’s even more incumbent upon me to use my voice and my platform to help reframe this debate. Women should not have to face this fight alone. Men need to take responsibility too. We need to listen, to speak out, and to take action — not because women are our mothers, sisters, wives or friends — because women are people. And all people deserve to control their own bodies.

Reproductive freedom and the right to access safe, legal abortion care is core to our values and a central tenet of who we are as a party. These far-right attacks on women’s rights must be understood as an attack on all of our rights. But we also need to understand who these attacks on reproductive freedom are designed to control, dehumanize and criminalize.

Women of color, low-income women, and women who live in rural areas in states that have restricted and sought to criminalize abortion are disproportionately affected. They are oftentimes unable to afford to travel to a different state — which could also mean missing work and arranging for child care even while enduring lengthy 72-hour waiting periods — in order to get the health care they need. They might not be able to afford to pack up and leave — and we won’t let them weather this storm alone. The restriction and attempted criminalization of abortion doesn’t just violate a woman’s rights while she is pregnant, they strip her of the right to plan for her and her family’s future.

Democrats must be the party that leads with our values and demonstrate better leadership. It has never been more important to stand in solidarity and join the fight to ensure that all women have access to reproductive health care and abortion rights. James Baldwin once wrote in a letter to Angela Davis, “If they take you in the morning, they will be coming for us that night.” These far-right attacks on women’s rights must be understood as an attack on all of our rights.

Our First Amendment is clear — while all people have the right to exercise the religious beliefs of their choice, nobody should be allowed to impose their religious beliefs onto others. We should not be legislating personal religious beliefs onto others.

I stand with those leading the fight for reproductive freedom and will continue to fight to protect the constitutional right to abortion and ensure that everyone has real access to reproductive health care.

Codify Roe v. Wade? Yes

Require judicial nominees to support Roe as settled law? Yes

Repeal the Hyde Amendment? Yes

Would you sign a budget that included the Hyde Amendment? Unclear

Require private insurers to cover abortion? Unclear

Require private insurers to cover contraception? Yes

Repeal the Helms Amendment? Unclear

Repeal the “global gag rule”? Yes

Repeal the “domestic gag rule”? Yes

Ban state “TRAP” laws? Unclear

Require preclearance for state abortion laws? Unclear

Make misoprostol and mifepristone available over the counter? Unclear

Make hormonal birth control available over the counter? Unclear

Ban abstinence-only sex ed? Unclear

Preserve Planned Parenthood funding? Yes

Consider a running mate who opposes abortion rights? Unclear

Mr. Bullock did not complete the survey.

Codify Roe v. Wade? Yes

Require judicial nominees to support Roe as settled law? Yes

Repeal the Hyde Amendment? Yes

Would you sign a budget that included the Hyde Amendment? Yes

Require private insurers to cover abortion? Yes

Require private insurers to cover contraception? Yes

Repeal the Helms Amendment? Yes

Repeal the “global gag rule”? Yes

Repeal the “domestic gag rule”? Yes

Ban state “TRAP” laws? Yes

Require preclearance for state abortion laws? Yes

Make misoprostol and mifepristone available over the counter? Yes

Make hormonal birth control available over the counter? Yes

Ban abstinence-only sex ed? Yes

Preserve Planned Parenthood funding? Yes

Consider a running mate who opposes abortion rights? No

Hyde Amendment and budget: As president, I will first try to repeal the Hyde Amendment. I am firmly in favor of repealing the Hyde Amendment and ensuring reproductive health care for every woman, no matter the state where she lives and works, her insurance status, race, ethnicity or place of birth. It should not be used as a bargaining chip for the federal budget. I will holistically evaluate every federal budget and my responsibility to govern in the context of all of my priorities, especially my commitment to upholding reproductive rights and ending discriminatory health care.

Over-the-counter (O.T.C.) misoprostol and mifepristone: Medication abortion is known to be safe and effective and could expand abortion access, especially for those who live in remote areas, or in states where routine, private and nonjudgmental abortion care is limited. While I support the spirit of this policy suggestion and efforts to expand the availability and accessibility of abortion for all, there are a few major barriers we must overcome before misoprostol and mifepristone can be sold O.T.C.

First, a self-administered abortion is illegal in some states, so making it available over-the-counter could have the unintended consequence of setting people up for a criminal investigation or even jail. We must first work on decriminalization efforts. Second, there are currently several regulatory constraints limiting mifepristone’s distribution and prescription. To overcome these, we will have to work closely with regulatory bodies such as the F.D.A. to lift these restrictions.

The O.T.C. approach holds great promise, but we also need more research into the pros and cons and unintended consequences of its use in the context of the United States. Steps we can take in the interim to improve access to abortion include expanding access to abortion via telehealth, eliminating the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) warning that ignores decades of evidence indicating that these medications are safe, and expanding the types of medical professionals able to prescribe them.

Planned Parenthood funding level: While there is no line item in the federal budget for Planned Parenthood, they provide critical health care services for people in Medicaid and other federal health care programs. I support increasing funding to provide affordable and accessible family planning and reproductive health care services through Medicaid and Title X, which Planned Parenthood participates in.

No answer.

I will use executive action to immediately reverse the damage done by the current administration to limit access to reproductive health care services, including:

  • Reverse the Trump administration’s domestic and global gag rules regarding abortion services and the refusal of care rules.

  • Ensure that Title X family planning funds only go to grantees that provide comprehensive and evidence-based family services and offer the full range of comprehensive methods.

It is critical to acknowledge that a president alone cannot secure the constitutional right to privacy affirmed by Roe v. Wade. The vast majority of Americans support upholding Roe v. Wade, and the principle that people should have the right to make deeply personal health care decisions with their doctor. Protecting this fundamental freedom through legislative action will require that senators and members of Congress share a respect for personal dignity and autonomy in health care.

If we do not have the majorities necessary in the United States Congress to strengthen Roe v. Wade and abortion access at the federal level, I will use the power and influence of the presidency to work with state legislators.

The fact is that less than 1 percent of abortions take place after 24 weeks of pregnancy. They often involve heartbreaking circumstances in which a person’s health or life is at risk, or when the fetus has a congenital condition that is incompatible with life. As I have said before, people and families in these circumstances are receiving the most devastating news of their lifetime, and the decisions that are made about medical care in these moments are not made better, medically or morally, by government dictating how these decisions are made. I trust people and their families to make these decisions with the guidance of their medical providers, who understand the complications and factors that are unique to every pregnancy.

Abortion should be safe. Abortion is and should continue to be legal. And abortion should be available to any person, if they so choose, as part of a comprehensive health and pregnancy care plan. My administration will ensure that people permanently have access to safe, affordable and legal abortion, and guarantee access to the full range of family planning options — through Medicare for All Who Want It — to prevent unintended pregnancies.

Abortion has been safe and legal in this country for 40 years, despite continuous efforts to limit access. What we know about the states where abortion access is restricted is that it doesn’t make abortion more rare, but it makes it less safe and also significantly limits access to the very preventive reproductive health care that allows people and families to plan whether or not to become pregnant. The lowest unintended pregnancy and abortion rates have coincided with wider, easier access to preventive care associated with the Affordable Care Act and making contraception available without cost sharing.

This framing is outrageous and completely misleading. It vilifies people during what could be the most vulnerable time of their lives, when they have to make excruciatingly difficult decisions. Such harsh, divisive and patently false language does not have a place in my campaign, nor in our politics or in our country. I will use language that brings people together, and offer compassion and support for people facing trying times.

What makes the Democratic Party strong is its unity around its shared values for working families and protecting the rights of all people, including women. Democrats believe every person has the right to make decisions about their own reproductive health and about their body.

Reproductive rights are essential to freedom in this country. I’m from a conservative state where many people I love and respect view the issue differently than I do as a pro-choice person. While some people of faith have different views, I believe that at the end of the day, this decision needs to be left to the person who is facing it. I trust them to make the right decision, and I don’t think the government imposing an answer on her is going to make that decision any better, medically or morally.

No answer.

Codify Roe v. Wade? Yes

Require judicial nominees to support Roe as settled law? Yes

Repeal the Hyde Amendment? Yes

Would you sign a budget that included the Hyde Amendment? Unclear

Require private insurers to cover abortion? Unclear

Require private insurers to cover contraception? Unclear

Repeal the Helms Amendment? Yes

Repeal the “global gag rule”? Yes

Repeal the “domestic gag rule”? Yes

Ban state “TRAP” laws? Unclear

Require preclearance for state abortion laws? Unclear

Make misoprostol and mifepristone available over the counter? Unclear

Make hormonal birth control available over the counter? Unclear

Ban abstinence-only sex ed? Unclear

Preserve Planned Parenthood funding? Yes

Consider a running mate who opposes abortion rights? No

Mr. Castro did not complete the survey.

Codify Roe v. Wade? Yes

Require judicial nominees to support Roe as settled law? Unclear

Repeal the Hyde Amendment? Yes

Would you sign a budget that included the Hyde Amendment? Unclear

Require private insurers to cover abortion? Unclear

Require private insurers to cover contraception? Yes

Repeal the Helms Amendment? Unclear

Repeal the “global gag rule”? Yes

Repeal the “domestic gag rule”? Yes

Ban state “TRAP” laws? Unclear

Require preclearance for state abortion laws? Unclear

Make misoprostol and mifepristone available over the counter? Unclear

Make hormonal birth control available over the counter? Unclear

Ban abstinence-only sex ed? Unclear

Preserve Planned Parenthood funding? Yes

Consider a running mate who opposes abortion rights? Unclear

Mr. Delaney did not complete the survey.

Codify Roe v. Wade? Yes

Require judicial nominees to support Roe as settled law? Unclear

Repeal the Hyde Amendment? Yes

Would you sign a budget that included the Hyde Amendment? Unclear

Require private insurers to cover abortion? Unclear

Require private insurers to cover contraception? Unclear

Repeal the Helms Amendment? Unclear

Repeal the “global gag rule”? Unclear

Repeal the “domestic gag rule”? Yes

Ban state “TRAP” laws? Unclear

Require preclearance for state abortion laws? Unclear

Make misoprostol and mifepristone available over the counter? Unclear

Make hormonal birth control available over the counter? Unclear

Ban abstinence-only sex ed? Unclear

Preserve Planned Parenthood funding? Yes

Consider a running mate who opposes abortion rights? Unclear

Ms. Gabbard did not complete the survey.

Codify Roe v. Wade? Yes

Require judicial nominees to support Roe as settled law? Yes

Repeal the Hyde Amendment? Yes

Would you sign a budget that included the Hyde Amendment? Unclear

Require private insurers to cover abortion? Yes

Require private insurers to cover contraception? Yes

Repeal the Helms Amendment? Yes

Repeal the “global gag rule”? Yes

Repeal the “domestic gag rule”? Yes

Ban state “TRAP” laws? Yes

Require preclearance for state abortion laws? Yes

Make misoprostol and mifepristone available over the counter? Unclear

Make hormonal birth control available over the counter? Yes

Ban abstinence-only sex ed? Yes

Preserve Planned Parenthood funding? Yes

Consider a running mate who opposes abortion rights? No

Ms. Harris did not complete the survey.

Codify Roe v. Wade? Yes

Require judicial nominees to support Roe as settled law? Yes

Repeal the Hyde Amendment? Yes

Would you sign a budget that included the Hyde Amendment? Unsure

Require private insurers to cover abortion? Unsure

Require private insurers to cover contraception? Yes

Repeal the Helms Amendment? Yes

Repeal the “global gag rule”? Yes

Repeal the “domestic gag rule”? Yes

Ban state “TRAP” laws? Yes

Require preclearance for state abortion laws? Yes

Make misoprostol and mifepristone available over the counter? Unsure

Make hormonal birth control available over the counter? Yes

Ban abstinence-only sex ed? Unsure

Preserve Planned Parenthood funding? Yes

Consider a running mate who opposes abortion rights? No

The responses below are from Carlie Waibel, a spokeswoman for Ms. Klobuchar.

Senator Klobuchar is a co-sponsor of legislation that prevents states from interfering in private insurers’ decision to cover abortion.

Senator Klobuchar is an original co-sponsor of the bill to get rid of the Hyde Amendment, and she will continue to push for this legislation as president.

No answer.

During the first 100 days of her presidency, Senator Klobuchar will reverse the Trump administration’s decision to change the Title X program to ban health providers like Planned Parenthood from receiving funding under Title X. She will also end the global and domestic gag rules.

Senator Klobuchar supports pushing for legislation that codifies Roe v. Wade.

Senator Klobuchar believes any restrictions must be consistent with Roe v. Wade.

Senator Klobuchar stands with the 77 percent of Americans who say they don’t want to see Roe v. Wade overturned, as well as the 96 percent of Americans who support women’s access to contraception. She believes that one way to reduce abortions is making contraception available and ensuring funding for Planned Parenthood.

As president, Senator Klobuchar would push to correct the public record. She believes that the attacks on women’s reproductive rights that are happening across the country are coordinated, calculated and dangerous. For Senator Klobuchar, this is a matter of civil rights, women’s health, and she supports the Supreme Court precedent set in Roe v. Wade.

Senator Klobuchar believes that members can have different personal views on reproductive health and still be members and candidates of the Democratic Party.

Senator Klobuchar believes in a woman’s right to make her own decisions about her health care.

No answer.

Codify Roe v. Wade? Yes

Require judicial nominees to support Roe as settled law? Yes

Repeal the Hyde Amendment? Yes

Would you sign a budget that included the Hyde Amendment? Unsure

Require private insurers to cover abortion? Yes

Require private insurers to cover contraception? Yes

Repeal the Helms Amendment? Yes

Repeal the “global gag rule”? Yes

Repeal the “domestic gag rule”? Yes

Ban state “TRAP” laws? Yes

Require preclearance for state abortion laws? Yes

Make misoprostol and mifepristone available over the counter? No answer

Make hormonal birth control available over the counter? Yes

Ban abstinence-only sex ed? Yes

Preserve Planned Parenthood funding? Yes

Consider a running mate who opposes abortion rights? No

The responses below are from an aide to Mr. Sanders.

  • Regarding the availability of new over-the-counter medication: Bernie is open to discussing ways to lower barriers of access for women to receive comprehensive reproductive care.

  • PP funding: Planned Parenthood has provided competent and compassionate care for over 100 years. More than one in five women will visit Planned Parenthood during their lifetime, and many in rural and underserved areas rely on Planned Parenthood for care. Bernie strongly supports Planned Parenthood. Under Medicare for All, the Hyde Amendment will be repealed and all reproductive and abortion services will be provided free at the point of service. In order to ensure everyone can receive the reproductive health care they need under Medicare for All, Bernie will increase funding for Planned Parenthood, Title X and other initiatives that protect women’s health, access to contraception, and the availability of a safe and legal abortion.

Bernie believes abortion is a constitutional right, period. Under Medicare for All, the Hyde Amendment will be repealed and all reproductive and abortion services will be provided free at the point of service. Contraception will also be covered and free.

As president, Bernie will use executive authority to undo all the damage Trump has done to women’s reproductive freedom. This includes but is not limited to:

  • Undoing the Trump administration’s rule which allows providers to refuse care to and discriminate against their patients seeking reproductive health care.

  • Reversing the Trump administration’s domestic gag rule, which is a disgraceful assault on women’s rights and an assault on millions of Americans’ ability to get the health care they need.

  • Reversing the Trump administration’s global gag rule.

  • Restoring U.N.F.P.A. funding.

The vast majority of Americans support Roe v. Wade. In the event the Supreme Court decides to deeply undermine its own legitimacy by overturning longstanding settled law, Bernie will use the full extent of his executive authority to protect a woman’s right to abortion. Further, we will build the grass-roots movement necessary to win back full control of Congress, and we will codify Roe v. Wade into law and pass Medicare for All, which will guarantee reproductive care, including abortions, free at the point of service. It is clear that the vast majority of Americans support passing Medicare for All, and we will work with the millions of people across America to ensure this legislation is passed.

Bernie believes that women should control their own bodies, period.

Abortion should be safe, legal and accessible to every person who chooses it. This is a decision that should be made by women. Right now, women’s rights are under attack, including by fake health clinics funded by national right-wing groups, so our focus should be on protecting those rights.

Yes. Abortion is a constitutional right. Yet right now, women in America are facing a well-financed attack on their rights by far-right groups at the federal, state and local level. This is unacceptable, and these attacks don’t just hurt women, they hurt everyone. Bernie will work with grass-roots organizations to fight back against these attacks. And as president, Bernie will pass Medicare for All and guarantee comprehensive reproductive and abortion care to every person in this nation. We will repeal the Hyde Amendment, and we will fight the unprecedented attack against women’s rights that we are seeing today.

People are welcome to their personal views as long as they do not use the government to restrict the rights of others. The Democratic Party has a moral responsibility to protect a woman’s right to abortion. Furthermore, any person Bernie nominates to the Supreme Court must fundamentally understand the need to protect the rights of everyone, not just a select few. That means a promise to defend Roe v. Wade and the constitutional right to an abortion.

None. A woman has a right to make decisions regarding her own body.

Despite major advances in civil and political rights, our country still has a long way to go in addressing the issues of gender inequality and reproductive freedom. Right now, extreme forces on the right are launching political attacks and passing draconian laws at both the state and national level with the goal of ending a woman’s right to choose. We must fight back together, and defend a woman’s right to control her own body.

Codify Roe v. Wade? Yes

Require judicial nominees to support Roe as settled law? Yes

Repeal the Hyde Amendment? Yes

Would you sign a budget that included the Hyde Amendment? Unsure

Require private insurers to cover abortion? No

Require private insurers to cover contraception? No

Repeal the Helms Amendment? Yes

Repeal the “global gag rule”? Yes

Repeal the “domestic gag rule”? Yes

Ban state “TRAP” laws? Yes

Require preclearance for state abortion laws? No

Make misoprostol and mifepristone available over the counter? Unsure

Make hormonal birth control available over the counter? Yes

Ban abstinence-only sex ed? Yes

Preserve Planned Parenthood funding? Yes

Consider a running mate who opposes abortion rights? No

I would expand funding for Planned Parenthood and other critical frontline medical providers that serve poor Americans.

No answer.

I strongly prefer a president governing through legislation rather than executive action. When a president’s decisions can be simply and easily undone by the next president, what is the point? However, there may be instances in which certain policies must be addressed through executive action when no consensus is achievable.

I will take whatever actions are necessary — and likely to hold up in court — to protect the right to choose. I don’t want to telegraph exactly what that means right now, but I will not allow women to lose their reproductive rights.

This is a very difficult question. While I am loath to ever get between a woman and her doctor — for I believe that is not a proper place for government — I do believe that after the point of viability abortion should only be performed when there is a threat to the life or health of the mother, or in cases when it is determined that the developing fetus will not be able to survive outside the womb.

Yes. Abortion is a legal medical procedure, so of course it should be safe. I believe it should be rare because we should have a society in which contraception is readily available, women have personal freedom and autonomy, and all people receive adequate sex education. While I am glad that abortion is legal and I believe it should be socially acceptable, from my discussions with women about their deeply personal experiences, it’s clear to me that abortion can be a traumatic experience for some women. That is why I believe aiming for it to be “rare” is good.

Yes, I believe that is a proper role for a president. If I am elected, I will frequently make the point that the government should not be putting itself between a woman and her doctor. Women’s bodies are their own, and women must always be the decision makers when it comes to medical decisions about their bodies. No man — nor any woman — in government should assert power over American women and their bodies.

In some cases, I think it is appropriate for the Democratic Party to welcome candidates who oppose abortion rights. Such cases could include candidates running in places where a Democrat who supports abortion rights would be unable to win, or cases in which the elected official will have little to no power over issues related to abortion.

As with other issues, I believe the Constitution and the law should be the most important considerations. Personal views obviously matter, but elected officials’ first duty is to uphold the Constitution and follow the law.

No answer.

Codify Roe v. Wade? Yes

Require judicial nominees to support Roe as settled law? Yes

Repeal the Hyde Amendment? Yes

Would you sign a budget that included the Hyde Amendment? No

Require private insurers to cover abortion? Yes

Require private insurers to cover contraception? Yes

Repeal the Helms Amendment? Yes

Repeal the “global gag rule”? Yes

Repeal the “domestic gag rule”? Yes

Ban state “TRAP” laws? Yes

Require preclearance for state abortion laws? Yes

Make misoprostol and mifepristone available over the counter? Yes

Make hormonal birth control available over the counter? Yes

Ban abstinence-only sex ed? Yes

Preserve Planned Parenthood funding? Yes

Consider a running mate who opposes or holds mixed views on abortion rights? No

No answer.

No answer.

I believe health care is a right, including reproductive health care, and I will make health care a top priority in my administration. Medicaid and the Indian Health Service are extremely important institutions that open up access to reproductive health care. In my administration, I would fight tirelessly to support funding for and direct oversight over both — which provide critical services. I would also incentivize the 19 states that have not expanded Medicaid to do so, to cover reproductive health services for a greater number of people, and I would encourage all states to limit work requirements as a condition for coverage or care.

Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans unilaterally changed the Supreme Court’s composition, stole an appointment, and helped Donald Trump fill court openings with some of the most extreme justices to ever sit on the bench. Their actions could set back generations of Americans, which is why I support expanding the number of justices who sit on the high court. The judicial nominees I will appoint will support reproductive rights.

Every woman should have the right to control her own body.

I believe abortion is health care, and everyone should be afforded a right to health care.

The president should speak out forcefully in defense of women’s basic rights and push back against those who would dishonestly attack the basic right to bodily autonomy. These are my values and I am not willing to compromise them, regardless of the political cost.

We should be unequivocal: The Democratic Party stands for women’s basic rights. There is no room in the Democratic Party for candidates or officials who deny women their right to choose. Every voter, however, should be free to register however they see fit.

Politicians’ personal views should not dictate the decisions that a woman makes for herself and family.

No answer.

Codify Roe v. Wade? Yes

Require judicial nominees to support Roe as settled law? Yes

Repeal the Hyde Amendment? Yes

Would you sign a budget that included the Hyde Amendment? Unsure

Require private insurers to cover abortion? Yes

Require private insurers to cover contraception? Yes

Repeal the Helms Amendment? Yes

Repeal the “global gag rule”? Yes

Repeal the “domestic gag rule”? Yes

Ban state “TRAP” laws? Yes

Require preclearance for state abortion laws? Yes

Make misoprostol and mifepristone available over the counter? Yes

Make hormonal birth control available over the counter? Yes

Ban abstinence-only sex ed? Yes

Preserve Planned Parenthood funding? Yes

Consider a running mate who opposes abortion rights? No

Reproductive health care helps level the economic playing field. When people have control over their bodies, they have the opportunity to go to school, get jobs, create businesses and grow our economy. They can more reliably plan their economic futures. Reproductive health care should be available to every person who needs it at a price they can afford. In the transition to Medicare for All, it is essential that all forms of private and public health insurance cover this care. Once implemented, Medicare for All will cover comprehensive reproductive care, including birth control and abortion.

No answer.

I would reverse the global and domestic gag rules through executive action. I would also eliminate Trump administration rules that allow some employers to deny women coverage for birth control and allow providers to discriminate against L.G.B.T.Q.+ individuals (which often happens with regard to reproductive care) in the transition to Medicare for All.

The overwhelming majority of Americans, including a majority of Republicans, support Roe v. Wade. I would call on congressional Republicans to do their job and represent their constituents. I would use the bully pulpit of the White House to push for reproductive rights and justice. We should also repeal the filibuster so Republicans like Mitch McConnell can’t continue to block the will of the people. I will push to pass federal legislation that protects access to reproductive care.

Only 1.3 percent of abortions take place at 21 weeks or later, and the reasons are heartbreaking. 20-week abortion bans are dangerous and cruel. They would force women to carry an unviable fetus to term or force women with severe health complications to stay pregnant with their lives on the line. The decision whether or not to carry a pregnancy to term is one of the most personal decisions anyone can make. We must not allow politicians to make this decision for parents and families just so they can score cheap political points.

The right to a safe and legal abortion is a fundamental, constitutional right, and we must pass legislation to ensure that Roe v. Wade remains the law of the land.

Yes. Infanticide is illegal everywhere in America — and this narrative pushed by right-wing, anti-abortion politicians is intentionally deceptive and not rooted in reality. It is a fact that only 1.3 percent of abortions take place at 21 weeks or later. And the reasons are often heartbreaking, like the mother’s life is in danger or there is a fetal anomaly and the pregnancy is not viable. Politicians making claims of infanticide ought to talk to the people whose lives are on the line and the doctors who care for them instead of inserting themselves into personal decisions and treating health care like political theater.

Abortion is health care, and health care is a human right. That means everyone should be able to get the health care they need. Even if Republicans manage to overturn Roe v. Wade, wealthy women will still get abortions. And it will be hardworking women, poor women, women of color, who will get crushed. The right to choose is fundamentally about the right to access health care — and every candidate for president must stand up and defend that right.

Lawmakers in positions of power, regardless of party affiliation, should stand shoulder to shoulder to protect the fundamental, constitutional right to a safe and legal abortion. We should stand up to any politician who tramples on a personal decision that has health and economic security consequences for women, their future and their families.

I lived in a world where abortion was illegal and all I can say is some women got lucky, some women didn’t, but they all went through hell. We’re not going back. Not now and not ever. There are decisions women should make for themselves. The government should not make these decisions for them.

No answer.

Codify Roe v. Wade? Yes

Require judicial nominees to support Roe as settled law? Yes

Repeal the Hyde Amendment? Yes

Would you sign a budget that included the Hyde Amendment? Unsure

Require private insurers to cover abortion? Yes

Require private insurers to cover contraception? Yes

Repeal the Helms Amendment? Yes

Repeal the “global gag rule”? Yes

Repeal the “domestic gag rule”? Yes

Ban state “TRAP” laws? Yes

Require preclearance for state abortion laws? Yes

Make misoprostol and mifepristone available over the counter? Yes

Make hormonal birth control available over the counter? Yes

Ban abstinence-only sex ed? Yes

Preserve Planned Parenthood funding? Yes

Consider a running mate who opposes abortion rights? No

Adding context to two answers:

Q: “If you want to repeal the Hyde Amendment, would it be a budget dealbreaker? In other words, if Congress passed a budget that included Hyde but was otherwise agreeable to you, what would you do?”

A: Unsure. It depends on the situation. I have an ambitious agenda — a Green New Deal, a Whole Health plan, wealth equality — and want to build support for enacting my agenda. At the same time, reproductive rights are a top priority and I would work vigorously to defend the right to abortion.

Q: “Would you preserve federal funding for Planned Parenthood?”

A: Yes, but also increase. Better funding for Planned Parenthood would help prevent unwanted pregnancies, increase access to reproductive health for women and men, and provide screening for breast cancer.

No answer.

I could issue an executive order reversing the Hyde Amendment provisions of Executive Order 13535 signed by President Barack Obama in 2010 committing to retain the Hyde Amendment (done to win support of the A.C.A. from anti-choice legislators).

I would expand the Women’s Health Protection Act as already sponsored by 42 senators. The Women’s Health Protection Act would block states from banning abortion or holding providers to excessive medical standards, like requiring abortion providers to be able to admit patients at nearby hospitals.

Late abortions are done infrequently and for medical reasons. This decision should be up to the woman and her doctor, not the government.

Yes.

Yes, I would like to reframe the debate. To me, abortion is a moral issue, but an issue of private morality. I do not believe the government has any right to dictate private moral decisions. Moreover, I trust the moral decision making of the American women. A woman alone can know the dictates of her own conscience.

The Democratic Party has always been a “big tent” of people with different views. There should not be a purity test or a litmus test for the Democratic Party. Anyone who wishes to be a Democrat can choose to be Democrat. The only exception should be the exclusion of someone who is an avowed purveyor of hate, such as a Nazi or white nationalist.

What matters is what lawmakers do in their official capacity. I believe strongly that the decision about abortion should be solely that of the woman. Governments should have no say in what we do in our bedrooms and have no say in what we do with our bodies.

No answer.

Codify Roe v. Wade? Yes

Require judicial nominees to support Roe as settled law? Yes

Repeal the Hyde Amendment? Yes

Would you sign a budget that included the Hyde Amendment? No

Require private insurers to cover abortion? Yes

Require private insurers to cover contraception? Yes

Repeal the Helms Amendment? Yes

Repeal the “global gag rule”? Yes

Repeal the “domestic gag rule”? Yes

Ban state “TRAP” laws? Yes

Require preclearance for state abortion laws? No

Make misoprostol and mifepristone available over the counter? Yes

Make hormonal birth control available over the counter? Yes

Ban abstinence-only sex ed? Yes

Preserve Planned Parenthood funding? Yes

Consider a running mate who opposes abortion rights? No

The responses below are from Hilary Kinney, a spokeswoman for Mr. Yang.

No answer.

No answer.

Andrew would consider executive actions that enabled the protection of women’s reproductive rights.

Nowhere in our Constitution does it state a required number of Supreme Court justices. Throughout our history, we’ve had varying sizes serving on the bench. Andrew would increase the number of Supreme Court justices if necessary to protect women’s rights. He would also push for 18-year term limits to be added to the Constitution so we don’t run into partisan squabbles every time we pick a new justice. By setting it so that each president would nominate two justices during their term, we could make the nominating process more fair.

In the U.S. in 2015, 1.3 percent of abortions take place after the 21st week, and less than 1 percent take place after the 24th week. If abortions happen at this late of a stage in a pregnancy, it is almost always because of extreme circumstances, medical or otherwise. In these cases, Andrew believes the decision should lie between a woman and her doctor, not the government.

In a perfect world, only those who are ready for and desire a child would become pregnant. But that’s not the world we live in. Everyone has a right to bodily integrity, and more needs to be done to ensure that women have and maintain that right. Additionally, Andrew believes we should be ensuring that everyone is secure, through programs such as the Freedom Dividend, to ensure that no one is making these decisions because of economic insecurity.

As president, Andrew would work to reframe the debate over personal autonomy. Instead of using inaccurate and loaded terms to discuss what is an intensely personal medical decision, Andrew would focus on bringing facts and truth back to the conversation.

Andrew believes that litmus tests are unhelpful for a big-tent party like the Democratic Party.

In Andrew’s view, it is solely up to the woman to make this personal decision. As a society, we should support mothers in big and small ways if they do decide to have children. Andrew respects the feelings that many Americans have on this issue, and appreciates the values one brings to bear. However, it should always be up to the woman to choose what is best. Andrew appreciates lawmakers who can distinguish between their own views and their responsibility as legislators and policymakers.

Andrew believes that, when the conversation arises, men should leave the room and let women determine their own reproductive rights.

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