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|Says he is pro-life,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-politics/2012/10/24/gop-candidates-in-tight-races-disavow-indiana-candidate-s-abortion-remark|title=Candidates in tight races disavow Indiana candidate's abortion remark|author=Lauren Phillips|date=October 2012|publisher=Dallas News|accessdate=December 24, 2016}}</ref> points to pro-life votes in Congress as evidence.<ref>[http://www.ontheissues.org/Social/Jeff_Flake_Abortion.htm Jeff Flake on Abortion]. ''On The Issues''. Retrieved December 29, 2017.</ref>

|Says he is pro-life,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-politics/2012/10/24/gop-candidates-in-tight-races-disavow-indiana-candidate-s-abortion-remark|title=Candidates in tight races disavow Indiana candidate's abortion remark|author=Lauren Phillips|date=October 2012|publisher=Dallas News|accessdate=December 24, 2016}}</ref> points to pro-life votes in Congress as evidence.<ref>[http://www.ontheissues.org/Social/Jeff_Flake_Abortion.htm Jeff Flake on Abortion]. ''On The Issues''. Retrieved December 29, 2017.</ref>

|In November 2017, Flake endorsed Democrat [[Doug Jones]], who takes very left-wing positions (even by national standards) on issues such as abortion, homosexuality, religious liberty, and gun control, over [[conservative]] Judge [[Roy Moore]] for Alabama Senator.<ref>Multiple references:

|In November 2017, Flake endorsed Democrat [[Doug Jones]], who takes very left-wing positions (even by national standards) on issues such as abortion, homosexuality, religious liberty, and gun control, over [[conservative]] Judge [[Roy Moore]] for Alabama Senator.<ref>Multiple references:

*Huston, Warner Todd (November 14, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/11/14/republican-senator-jeff-flake-vote-democrat-roy-moore/ ‘Republican’ Senator Jeff Flake Would Vote for a Democrat Over Roy Moore]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 14, 2017.

*Huston, Warner Todd (November 14, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/11/14/republican-senator-jeff-flake-vote-democrat-roy-moore/ ‘Republican’ Senator Jeff Flake Would Vote for a Democrat Over Roy Moore]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 14, 2017.

*Thomsen, Jacqueline (November 13, 2017). [http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/360190-flake-ill-support-the-democrat-over-moore-in-alabama-senate-race Flake: I'll support the Democrat over Moore in Alabama Senate race]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved November 13, 2017.</ref> On December 5, 2017, Flake even wrote a check to the left-wing Democrat.<ref>Multiple references:

*Thomsen, Jacqueline (November 13, 2017). [https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/360190-flake-ill-support-the-democrat-over-moore-in-alabama-senate-race Flake: I'll support the Democrat over Moore in Alabama Senate race]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved November 13, 2017.</ref> On December 5, 2017, Flake even wrote a check to the left-wing Democrat.<ref>Multiple references:

*Anapol, Avery (December 5, 2017). [http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/363402-flake-donates-100-to-doug-jones-campaign-country-over-party Flake donates $100 to Doug Jones campaign: 'Country over Party']. ''The Hill''. Retrieved December 5, 2017.

*Anapol, Avery (December 5, 2017). [https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/363402-flake-donates-100-to-doug-jones-campaign-country-over-party Flake donates $100 to Doug Jones campaign: 'Country over Party']. ''The Hill''. Retrieved December 5, 2017.

*Mason, Ian (December 5, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/05/country-over-party-republican-jeff-flake-cuts-100-check-to-radical-democrat-doug-jones/ ‘Country Over Party’: Republican Jeff Flake Cuts $100 Check to Radical Democrat Doug Jones]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 5, 2017.

*Mason, Ian (December 5, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/05/country-over-party-republican-jeff-flake-cuts-100-check-to-radical-democrat-doug-jones/ ‘Country Over Party’: Republican Jeff Flake Cuts $100 Check to Radical Democrat Doug Jones]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 5, 2017.

*Chamberlain, Samuel (December 5, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/12/05/gop-sen-flake-donates-100-to-dem-doug-jones-in-alabama-race-country-over-party.html GOP Sen. Flake donates $100 to Dem Doug Jones in Alabama race: 'Country over party']. ''Fox News''. Retrieved December 5, 2017.</ref> Also, as of December 2017, Flake's Senate website does not even have a page describing his positions on abortion.<ref>https://www.flake.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/issues</ref>

*Chamberlain, Samuel (December 5, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/12/05/gop-sen-flake-donates-100-to-dem-doug-jones-in-alabama-race-country-over-party.html GOP Sen. Flake donates $100 to Dem Doug Jones in Alabama race: 'Country over party']. ''Fox News''. Retrieved December 5, 2017.</ref> Also, as of December 2017, Flake's Senate website does not even have a page describing his positions on abortion.<ref>https://www.flake.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/issues</ref>

|Loved by the [[mainstream media]] for his [[anti-Trump]] stances, particularly on trade and immigration.

|Loved by the [[mainstream media]] for his [[anti-Trump]] stances, particularly on trade and immigration.

|U.S. Senator (WV)

|U.S. Senator (WV)

|Says that he is pro-life.

|Says that he is pro-life.

|On March 30, 2017, Manchin voted against eliminating an Obama-era regulation that would have prohibited states from blocking Planned Parenthood funds.<ref>Dinan, Stephen (March 30, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/mar/30/senate-passes-bill-let-states-strip-funding-pp/ Senate passes bill to let states strip funding from Planned Parenthood]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved April 23, 2017.</ref> In April 2017, he endorsed [[Planned Parenthood]], which funds abortions, the legalized murder of the [[unborn]], by holding up a sign with a Planned Parenthood official stating "I stand with Planned Parenthood."<ref>Berry, Susan (April 22, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/22/pro-life-sen-joe-manchin-poses-support-planned-parenthood/ ‘Pro-Life’ Sen. Joe Manchin Poses in Support of Planned Parenthood]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 23, 2017.</ref><ref>Swan, Jonathan (May 8, 2017). [https://www.axios.com/joe-manchins-tightrope-on-planned-parenthood-2398587475.html Joe Manchin's tightrope on Planned Parenthood]. ''Axios''. Retrieved May 16, 2017.</ref><ref>Ertelt, Steve (April 24, 2017). [http://www.lifenews.com/2017/04/24/pro-life-democrat-senator-joe-manchin-caught-holding-i-stand-with-planned-parenthood-sign/ “Pro-Life” Democrat Senator Joe Manchin Caught Holding “I Stand With Planned Parenthood” Sign]. ''LifeNews.com''. Retrieved May 16, 2017.</ref><ref>Ross, Chuck (May 9, 2017). [http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/09/photos-show-sen-joe-manchin-is-a-planned-parenthood-poseur/ Photos Show Sen. Joe Manchin Is A Planned Parenthood Poseur]. ''The Daily Caller''. Retrieved May 16, 2017.</ref><ref>Schor, Elana (May 14, 2017). [http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/14/abortion-politics-senate-2018-238331 Abortion politics hound senators from both parties]. ''Politico''. Retrieved May 16, 2017.</ref> In June 2018, Manchin warned President Trump against nominating a Supreme Court justice opposed to the ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'' ruling that legalized abortion federally.<ref>Carney, Jordain (June 29, 2018). [http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/394933-manchin-warns-trump-against-picking-court-nominee-who-will-overturn-roe-v Manchin warns Trump against picking court nominee who will overturn Roe v. Wade]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved June 30, 2018.</ref>

|On March 30, 2017, Manchin voted against eliminating an Obama-era regulation that would have prohibited states from blocking Planned Parenthood funds.<ref>Dinan, Stephen (March 30, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/mar/30/senate-passes-bill-let-states-strip-funding-pp/ Senate passes bill to let states strip funding from Planned Parenthood]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved April 23, 2017.</ref> In April 2017, he endorsed [[Planned Parenthood]], which funds abortions, the legalized murder of the [[unborn]], by holding up a sign with a Planned Parenthood official stating "I stand with Planned Parenthood."<ref>Berry, Susan (April 22, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/22/pro-life-sen-joe-manchin-poses-support-planned-parenthood/ ‘Pro-Life’ Sen. Joe Manchin Poses in Support of Planned Parenthood]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 23, 2017.</ref><ref>Swan, Jonathan (May 8, 2017). [https://www.axios.com/joe-manchins-tightrope-on-planned-parenthood-2398587475.html Joe Manchin's tightrope on Planned Parenthood]. ''Axios''. Retrieved May 16, 2017.</ref><ref>Ertelt, Steve (April 24, 2017). [https://www.lifenews.com/2017/04/24/pro-life-democrat-senator-joe-manchin-caught-holding-i-stand-with-planned-parenthood-sign/ “Pro-Life” Democrat Senator Joe Manchin Caught Holding “I Stand With Planned Parenthood” Sign]. ''LifeNews.com''. Retrieved May 16, 2017.</ref><ref>Ross, Chuck (May 9, 2017). [https://dailycaller.com/2017/05/09/photos-show-sen-joe-manchin-is-a-planned-parenthood-poseur/ Photos Show Sen. Joe Manchin Is A Planned Parenthood Poseur]. ''The Daily Caller''. Retrieved May 16, 2017.</ref><ref>Schor, Elana (May 14, 2017). [https://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/14/abortion-politics-senate-2018-238331 Abortion politics hound senators from both parties]. ''Politico''. Retrieved May 16, 2017.</ref> In June 2018, Manchin warned President Trump against nominating a Supreme Court justice opposed to the ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'' ruling that legalized abortion federally.<ref>Carney, Jordain (June 29, 2018). [https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/394933-manchin-warns-trump-against-picking-court-nominee-who-will-overturn-roe-v Manchin warns Trump against picking court nominee who will overturn Roe v. Wade]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved June 30, 2018.</ref>

|Considered by the [[establishment]] as a relatively "conservative" Democrat, but he stands with the far-left Democrat leadership unless voting a different way does not hurt the Democrat agenda.

|Considered by the [[establishment]] as a relatively "conservative" Democrat, but he stands with the far-left Democrat leadership unless voting a different way does not hurt the Democrat agenda.

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|Congressman (WV)

|Congressman (WV)

|Claimed to be [[pro-life]] for decades, serving in House of Representatives beginning 1983 and even winning at least one big pro-life award

|Claimed to be [[pro-life]] for decades, serving in House of Representatives beginning 1983 and even winning at least one big pro-life award

|On the last day did a "retreat from his pro-life stance in the final hours of the health care debate,"<ref>http://www.lifenews.com/state5062.html</ref> voting for passage of [[Obamacare]] which will increase [[abortions]]

|On the last day did a "retreat from his pro-life stance in the final hours of the health care debate,"<ref>https://www.lifenews.com/state5062.html</ref> voting for passage of [[Obamacare]] which will increase [[abortions]]

|Defeated on May 11, 2010, by a stunning 56-44% margin in his own Democrat primary, for a seat his family has held since 1968<ref>http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10132/1057532-473.stm</ref>

|Defeated on May 11, 2010, by a stunning 56-44% margin in his own Democrat primary, for a seat his family has held since 1968<ref>http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10132/1057532-473.stm</ref>

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|Republican

|Republican

|Supreme Court Justice

|Supreme Court Justice

|When [[Ronald Reagan]] nominated her for the [[Supreme Court]], O'Connor would tell him that ''"she was personally opposed to abortions."'' <ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0707.html On This Day, New York Times]</ref> It was known she sided with a 1973 bill permitting Arizona state agencies to participate in family planning. Her coy response to the White House was "she opposed the anti-abortion measure only because it was not germane to the legislation to which it was attached."

|When [[Ronald Reagan]] nominated her for the [[Supreme Court]], O'Connor would tell him that ''"she was personally opposed to abortions."'' <ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0707.html On This Day, New York Times]</ref> It was known she sided with a 1973 bill permitting Arizona state agencies to participate in family planning. Her coy response to the White House was "she opposed the anti-abortion measure only because it was not germane to the legislation to which it was attached."

|She called the infamous ''Roe v. Wade'' decision "a rule of law and a component of liberty we cannot renounce," and "Our obligation is to define the liberty of all. We reaffirm the constitutionally protected liberty of women to obtain an abortion." In addition, she also cast the deciding vote in the 2000 court case that overturned a Nebraska ban on [[Partial birth abortion]]s.  

|She called the infamous ''Roe v. Wade'' decision "a rule of law and a component of liberty we cannot renounce," and "Our obligation is to define the liberty of all. We reaffirm the constitutionally protected liberty of women to obtain an abortion." In addition, she also cast the deciding vote in the 2000 court case that overturned a Nebraska ban on [[Partial birth abortion]]s.  

|Per the National Abortion Federation, ''"O'Connor's single vote in support of a woman's right to choose ensured the survival of Roe v. Wade."''

|Per the National Abortion Federation, ''"O'Connor's single vote in support of a woman's right to choose ensured the survival of Roe v. Wade."''

|Democrat

|Democrat

|Senate Majority Leader (NV)

|Senate Majority Leader (NV)

|Reid was known as a Pro-life Democrat. In 1998, Reid took a survey suggesting abortion should only be legal in cases of [[rape]], incest and when the mother’s life in danger. He voted to ban partial-birth abortion.<ref>[http://dailycaller.com/2015/03/27/harry-reid-retired-from-being-pro-life-long-before-retiring-from-the-senate/ Harry Reid Retired From Being Pro-LIfe Long Before Retiring From The Senate, DailyCaller.com, March 27, 2015]</ref>

|Reid was known as a Pro-life Democrat. In 1998, Reid took a survey suggesting abortion should only be legal in cases of [[rape]], incest and when the mother’s life in danger. He voted to ban partial-birth abortion.<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2015/03/27/harry-reid-retired-from-being-pro-life-long-before-retiring-from-the-senate/ Harry Reid Retired From Being Pro-LIfe Long Before Retiring From The Senate, DailyCaller.com, March 27, 2015]</ref>

|Reid never voted with the National Right to Life Committee more than 66 percent of the time. Reid went from voting with [[NARAL]] Pro-Choice America 29 percent of the time in 2003 to 100 percent of the time in 2007. Reid’s former spokesman called him "strongly pro-life" the same year he received zero from National Right to Life.  

|Reid never voted with the National Right to Life Committee more than 66 percent of the time. Reid went from voting with [[NARAL]] Pro-Choice America 29 percent of the time in 2003 to 100 percent of the time in 2007. Reid’s former spokesman called him "strongly pro-life" the same year he received zero from National Right to Life.  

|Harry Reid announced his retirement in 2015. He’s leaving as someone who will block legislation dealing with the trafficking of human beings because of abortion.

|Harry Reid announced his retirement in 2015. He’s leaving as someone who will block legislation dealing with the trafficking of human beings because of abortion.