Here's where all the 2020 Democratic candidates stand on abortion rights

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They overwhelmingly support repealing the Hyde Amendment and codifying Roe v. Wade into law.

By Anna North and Li Zhou Jun 22, 2019, 7:10am EDT

With near-total bans on abortion passing in state after state — and others responding by loosening restrictions on the procedure — the right to terminate a pregnancy is emerging as a major election issue in 2020.

When CNN pollsters asked Iowa Democratic voters earlier this month what issues were must-haves in a presidential candidate, support for abortion rights came out on top, with 79 percent of in-person caucus-goers listing it as crucial. And on Saturday, voters will get to hear 20 of the 24 Democratic presidential candidates speak on abortion and broader issues of reproductive justice — including maternal mortality and contraceptive access — at a forum convened by Planned Parenthood.

While many candidates condemned the restrictive anti-abortion laws passing in Alabama and elsewhere earlier this year, fewer put forth specific policies for defending reproductive rights. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, and Cory Booker stood out from the field by issuing detailed plans for safeguarding abortion access.

Since then, more candidates have made policy statements — like expressing support for the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would enshrine in federal statute the right to an abortion guaranteed by Roe v. Wade. But Vox wanted to take a holistic look at the abortion-rights policies of all 24 candidates in the race. So we asked all of them what their positions were on abortion rights and access, and what policies they’d support to make this a reality.

While not every candidate responded to Vox’s direct inquiry, all 24 have discussed their position on abortion rights in some capacity in the past. For the candidates who did not respond to our request, we examined statements they’ve made in interviews, town halls, and reports in other publications including BuzzFeed, ThinkProgress and HuffPost.

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https://www.vox.com/2019/6/22/18693279/abortion-rights-2020-democrats-hyde-amendment-roe

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1. Beto has an official plan on reproductive rights

https://betoorourke.com/choice/