THE ONLY CANDIDATE IN THE RACE WHO SUPPORTS Women's Rights..
Let's look at the record....
Comparing the incumbent's voting record on women's reproductive rights with Kathleen's stances
Kathleen supports 16-year-olds deciding for themselves about their rights
Do you support young women's choice?
Timilty disagrees, and voted to require parental consent.
Kathleen supports funding for family planning clinics.
Do you support choice for those unable to pay?
Timilty disagrees, and voted to cut their funding.
Kathleen supports safe access to reproductive health care facilities.
Do you support protecting women from extremists?
Timilty disagrees, and opposed "buffer zones" at clinics.
Kathleen is pro-choice. Timilty called himself "pro-life" in a 2016 article
Are you pro-choice too?
Kathleen is endorsed by Massachusetts pro-choice organizations
Timilty is not endorsed by pro-choice groups
Endorsed by Planned Parenthood Action Fund of Massachusetts (PPAF)
https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/planned-parenthood-advocacy-fund-massachusetts-inc/elections
Voting record
Some key votes on women's reproductive issues where Kathleen would have voted in opposition to the incumbent and in support of women's reproductive rights:
ROE Act
Timilty opposed our state's most important pro-choice legislation of the decade
Bill# S4 - Rollcall vote #291 11/18/2020 - Vote was on an amendment to increase equitable access to abortion by expanding access to abortion after 24 weeks of pregnancy in cases of a lethal fetal diagnosis; allowing 16 and 17 year olds to make their own decisions about abortion care without having to go before a judge; and codifying a right to non-interference in access to reproductive health care. Kathleen would have voted YES; Timilty voted NO. Reference: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S4
Expands State Abortion Access
Timilty opposed choice after 24 weeks
Bill #H 5179-Rollcall #372 12/29/20-Override a veto of a bill that expands abortion access. Kathleen would have voted YES; Timilty voted NO which supports these restrictions:
- Prohibits an abortion if the pregnancy has lasted for longer than 24 weeks
- Requires parental written consent for an abortion for a pregnant individual who is less than 16 years old and not married
Reference: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/29542/76442/18998/expands-state-abortion-access#76442
Family Planning
Timilty opposed state funding for reproductive clinics
Bill# H3638 - Rollcall vote # 20 3/28/2019 - Vote was on making up to $8 million available for family planning clinics in Massachusetts at risk of losing federal funding under a new Trump administration rule that cuts support for providers that offer abortion services. Kathleen would have voted YES; Timilty voted NO. Reference: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3638
Explanation of this "Title X" vote:
https://reproequitynow.org/2019-2020-reproductive-equity-scorecard
Authorizes Withdrawal Orders around Reproductive Health Care Facilities
Timilty opposed police helping women enter clinics
Bill# S 2283 - Rollcall vote # 438 July 23, 2014 - Vote to pass a bill that authorizes law enforcement officers to order the withdrawal of individuals impeding access to a reproductive health care facility. Kathleen would have voted YES; Timilty voted NO. Reference: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/18769/49681/18998/authorizes-withdrawal-orders-around-reproductive-health-care-facilities#49681
Reproductive Health Clinic Buffer Zones
Timilty opposed protecting women from anti-choice extremists
Bill# S 1353 - Rollcall vote # 207 Nov. 1, 2007 - Vote to pass a bill that establishes a 35-foot buffer zone surrounding reproductive health care clinics where no one is allowed to remain. Does not apply to persons entering or leaving the facility, employees of the facility, or municipal employees. Kathleen would have voted YES; Timilty voted NO. Reference: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/5808/16373/18998/reproductive-health-clinic-buffer-zones#16373
Kathleen has a lifelong history of supporting women's reproductive rights.
Timilty has a career-long history of opposing women's reproductive rights.
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