Pro-Choice Voter Guide: Tennessee District 07

Rep. Marsha Blackburn

Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R) is anti-choice. She is the incumbent.

• Rep. Blackburn 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. Blackburn received a 100-percent rating from the National Right to Life Committee in 2011.

• Rep. Blackburn touts her strong anti-choice beliefs on her campaign website.

• Endorsed by the anti-choice Susan B. Anthony List PAC.

William Akin

William Akin (I) has no known position on choice.

Lenny Ladner

Lenny Ladner (I) has no known position on choice.