Pro-Choice Voter Guide: Maine District 01
Rep. Chellie Pingree
Rep. Chellie Pingree (D) is pro-choice. She is the incumbent.
NARAL Pro-Choice America PAC has endorsed Rep. Pingree.
Rep. Pingree earned a 100-percent score in NARAL Pro-Choice America's 2011 Congressional Record on Choice.
Voted twice against the proposal to block Planned Parenthood from receiving any federal funds, which would have denied millions of Americans access to contraception, cancer screenings, and other basic medical care.
Voted against H.R.3, a bill that would ban abortion coverage in state health-insurance exchanges; impose tax penalties on small businesses and many individuals who purchase private health plans that include abortion coverage; and make permanent several restrictions that block many women from accessing abortion care.
Voted to ensure that hospitals must provide emergency abortion care to women who could die without it.
Rep. Pingree reaffirms her pro-choice stance on her campaign website.
State Sen. Jon Courtney
State Sen. Jon Courtney (R) is anti-choice.
Marked himself as "pro-life" on the 2010 Project Vote Smart Political Courage Test.
Received a 100-percent score from Maine Right to Life in 2003 and 0-percent from Planned Parenthood of Northern New England in 2006.
