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    "ocrText": "NOV- 5-9* THU 16:45 NARAL\nP.06\nGovernor Bill Clinton (D)\n\"The government simply has no right to interfere with decisions that must be made by women in consultation with their\npartners, doctors, friends, and clergy. I trust the women of America to make the right choice. A Clinton Administration\nwill oppose any attempts to weaken that fundamental right.\"\nSupports Roe v. Wade\nSupports the Freedom of Choice Act\nOpposes Constitutional amendment outlawing abortion\nSupports reversal of edict banning abortions at overseas military facilities\nSupports overturn of the \"Gag Rule\"\nMedicaid funding: \"It is clear to me that the Hyde Amendment should be repealed to ensure that, at least in the\ncase of rape, incest, or danger to the health of the mother, women will be able to receive federal funding to pay for\nan abortion. Although I have supported certain limited restrictions upon government funding for abortion I\nwould not veto any bill requiring Medicaid funding that passed Congress.\"\nMandatory parental notification/consent: \"I signed a parental notice law in Arkansas because I believe,\nwhenever possible, parents should help their children work through the decision on abortion and its consequences.\nThe Arkansas law is a notice, not a parental consent law, and has a workable judicial bypass provision which is\nessential to any parental notice legislation.\"\nSenator Tom Harkin (D)\n\"The fundamental rights of women are under attack by the Bush Administration. I am a proud cosponsor of the Freedom of\nChoice Act and have led the fight to guarantee a woman's right to choose. As Chair of the Labor, HHS Appropriations\nSubcommittee, I included language to overturn the gag rule; to increase funding for family planning clinics under Title X;\nand to fund Medicaid abortions in the case of rape and incest. I have gone toe-to-toe with George Bush to fight for women's\nrights; as President, I will fight to ensure the right to choose for all women.\"\nSupports Roc v. Wade\nSupports the Freedom of Choice Act\nOpposes Constitutional amendment outlawing abortion\nSupports reversal of edict banning abortions at overseas military facilities\nSupports overturn of the \"Gag Rule\"\nSupports Medicaid funding\nMandatory parental notification/conser \"I oppose mandatory parental consent/notification legislation. I do\nnot believe these laws are a realistic approach for a young woman addressing an unplanned pregnancy... And the\nfact is, it's the young woman who has the most at stake not her parents. If parental consent/notification\nlegislation were to be passed then I would insist it contain u bypass that would take into consideration the physical\nand mental welfare of the young women. This bypass would allow for adult counseling.\""
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