Pro-Choice Voter Guide: Ohio District 16
Rep. Jim Renacci
Rep. Jim Renacci (R) is anti-choice. He is the incumbent.
Rep. Renacci 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.
Rep. Renacci touts his anti-choice beliefs on his campaign website.
Rep. Renacci received a 100 percent rating from the National Right to Life Committee in 2011.
Rep. Betty Sutton
Rep. Betty Sutton (D) is pro-choice. She is the incumbent.
NARAL Pro-Choice America PAC has endorsed Rep. Sutton.
Rep. Sutton 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. Sutton touts her pro-choice beliefs on her campaign website.
