Pro-Choice Voter Guide: Mississippi District 04

Rep. Steven Palazzo (R) is anti-choice. He is the incumbent.

Rep. Palazzo earned a 0 percent score in NARAL Pro-Choice America's 2011 Congressional Record on Choice.
Voted twice 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 for 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 allow hospitals to refuse to provide emergency abortion care to women who could die without it.
In an op-ed in 2011, Palazzo wrote, "Abortion is wrong. It stops a beating heart and infringes on the right to life. This is a precious right that should be protected and cherished beyond all other rights."
Palazzo touts his anti-choice beliefs on his campaign website.

Michael Herrington (D) has no known position on choice.

Bob Claunch (I) has no known position on choice.

Ron Williams (L) has no known position on choice.