Rep. Joe Walsh

Rep. Joe Walsh is the Republican candidate in the House of Representatives race in Illinois Congressional District 08. He is the incumbent.

Rep. Walsh is anti-choice.

• Rep. Walsh 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. Walsh touts his anti-choice beliefs on his campaign website.

• Endorsed by the Illinois Federation Right to Life PAC in 2012.

Candidate choice positions are determined by NARAL Pro-Choice America using current research. Choice positions are subject to change.