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FAST FACTS ABOUT ANTI-CHOICE ISSUES:

FAST FACTS ABOUT PRO-CHOICE ISSUES:

Who Decides?
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Key Findings: Political Findings

Choice Positions of Executives

Federal Government

  • President Barack Obama is pro-choice.
  • Vice President Joe Biden is mixed-choice.

Click to enlarge graphic - Choice Positions of GovernorsGovernors

  • 17 governors are pro-choice: CT, IL, IA, KS, ME, MD, MA, MI, MT, NH, NM, NY, NC, OR, PA, WA, WI.
  • 12 governors are mixed-choice: AR, CA, CO, DE, HI, KY, MO, OH, OK, TN, VT, WY.
  • 21 governors are anti-choice: AL, AZ, AK, FL, GA, ID, IN, LA, MN, MS, NE, NV, NJ, ND, RI, SC, SD, TX, UT, VA, WV.
  • The choice position of the mayor of the District of Columbia is unknown.

Choice Positions of Legislatures

U.S. Congress

  • The choice composition of the U.S. Senate is:
    • 41 pro-choice senators
    • 19 mixed-choice senators
    • 40 anti-choice senators
  • The choice composition of the U.S. House is:
    • 185 pro-choice members
    • 47 mixed-choice members
    • 203 anti-choice members

Choice Positions in the States
  Pro-Choice Mixed-Choice Anti-Choice
Governor 17 12 21
Senate 14* 16 20
House 12 17 20
* and the District of Columbia
State Legislatures1

  • Legislatures that are solidly anti-choice still outnumber solidly pro-choice legislatures:
    • 10 states and the District of Columbia have pro-choice legislatures (both the house and senate are pro-choice): CA, CO, DC (Council), HI, ME, MA, NH, NJ, OR, VT, WA.
    • 16 states have anti-choice legislatures (both the house and senate are anti-choice): AL, AZ, ID, KY, LA, MI, MS, MO, MT, NE, ND, OK, SD, TN, TX, UT.
  • Choice composition of state senates:
    • 14 states have a pro-choice senate (and the District of Columbia Council is pro-choice): CA, CO, DE, DC, HI, IA, ME, MA, MN, NH, NJ, OR, VT, WA, WI.
    • 16 states have a mixed-choice senate: AK, AR, CT, FL, GA, IL, KS, MD, NV, NM, NY, NC, PA, SC, VA, WV.
    • 20 states have an anti-choice senate: AL, AZ, ID, IN, KY, LA, MI, MS, MO, MT, NE, ND, OH, OK, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, WY.
  • Choice composition of state houses:
    • 12 states have a pro-choice house: CA, CO, HI, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, OR, VT, WA.
    • 17 states have a mixed-choice house: AR, CT, DE, IL, IN, IA, MN, NV, NM, NC, OH, PA, RI, SC, WV, WI, WY.
    • 20 states have an anti-choice house: AL, AK, AZ, FL, GA, ID, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MO, MT, ND, OK, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA.

Choice Positions of State Governments

  • There are five states with pro-choice governments (both a majority of the legislature and the governor are pro-choice): ME, MA, NH, OR, WA.
  • There are 10 states with anti-choice governments (both a majority of the legislature and the governor are anti-choice): AL, AZ, ID, LA, MS, NE, ND, SD, TX, UT.

Click to enlarge graphic - Pro-Choice and Anti-Choice State Governments


1 The terms "house" and "senate" include the equivalent bodies in states that have different titles for their state legislative bodies. Nebraska has a unicameral body that is counted as a senate. Back
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