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Abortion Rights Discussed in PA Gubernatorial Debate

February 1, 2010

Author: Infield, Philadelphia Inquirer

Pennsylvania: Democratic candidates on Sunday discussed abortion rights during the first debate leading up to the May 18 primary for governor, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Candidates Joe Hoeffel, a former member of Congress and current Montgomery County, Pa., commissioner, and Chris Doherty, a three-term mayor of Scranton, both said they fully support abortion rights and would advocate against any effort to restrict abortion in the state if Roe v. Wade were overturned. Jack Wagner, Pennsylvania's auditor general, said he favored the abortion restrictions included in the state's Abortion Control Act, which has been in effect since the mid-1990s. Allegheny County, Pa., executive Dan Onorato said he would seek to retain current law. Onorato has described himself as personally against abortion. According to the Inquirer, Onorato and Wagner are the early poll leaders among Democratic candidates

Abortion Rights Discussed in PA Gubernatorial Debate

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