MARYLAND RIGHT TO LIFE 2016 ROLL CALL VOTES
How Did Your Legislators Vote on Life Issues in 2016? . SENATE VOTES , Vote 1 = Cassilly Amendment to Limit Taxpayer Elective Abortions Sponsorship 1 = Sponsorship of SB418- Doctor-Prescribed Suicide X=Pro-Life Action O=Anti-Life Action NV=Abstention E= Not Present for Vote District Senator Vote 1/Sponsorship 1 District Senator Vote 1/Sponsorship 1 1 George C. Edwards (R)...... X 2 Andrew Serafini (R) …………………………. X 25 Ulysses Currie (D)……………………………… O/O 3 Ronald N. Young (D)……………………….. O/O 26 C. Anthony Muse (D) ……….……….…….…… NV 4 Michael Hough (R) ………………….………. X 27 Thomas V. Mike Miller (D) ….….………………. O 5 Justin Ready (R) …………………….……….. X 28 Thomas Middleton (D)……………………..….O 6 Johnny Salling (R)..….…………….………… X 29 Steve Waugh (R).. ……………………..……...... X 7 J.B. Jennings (R)…..………...... X 30 John C. Astle (D) …...... ……..… O/O 8 Katherine Klausmeier (D)...... E 31 Bryan W. Simonaire (R) ……………………..… X 9 Gail Bates (R) …..………….…………………X 32 James E. DeGrange (D)...... …..…. X 10 Delores G. Kelley (D) …...... …... O/O 33 Edward R. Reilly (R) …...... …... X 11 Bobby A. Zirkin (D) …..…...... O 34 Robert Cassilly (R) ..…….………………..…… X 12 Edward J. Kasemeyer (D)...... …. O 35 Wayne Norman (R) …...... …… X 13 Guy Guzzone (D) …………………………... O/O 36 Stephen Hershey (R) ………...... X 14 Craig Zucker (D) ………………….……..….. O/O 37 Addie Eckardt (R) ……………………….……. X 15 Brian Feldman (D) ……...... ….. O/O 38 James Mathias (D) ……...... ……. O 16 Susan Lee (D) ……………………………….. O 39 Nancy J. King (D) ……...... …... O/O 17 Cheryl Kagan (D) …………………………… O/O 40 Catherine E. Pugh (D) ...... ……... E 18 Richard S. Madaleno Jr. (D)...... … O/O 41 Lisa Gladden (D) ……...... …… E/O 19 Roger Manno (D) ……...... O/O 42 Jim Brochin (D) ……...... …..…... O 20 Jamie Raskin (D) ……...... …. O/O 43 Joan Carter Conway (D) ...... …... O 21 Jim Rosapepe (D) …...... …... O 44 Shirley Nathan-Pulliam (D) ...... O 22 Paul G. Pinsky (D) …...... ….. O/O 45 Nathaniel J. McFadden (D)...... …. O 23 Douglas J.J. Peters (D) ...... ….. X 46 William Ferguson IV (D) ……………………….O 24 Joanne Benson (D) .…….….……………..….. O 47 Victor Ramirez (D) ……...... …. O
About the 2016 Roll Call Votes
2016 saw dramatic battles over life-altering Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee many horror stories from states who have legislation in the Maryland General Assembly. considered the legislation in the Senate. legalized this policy.
The House Health and Government After several hours of testimony in both Other notable bills were supported by Operations Committee and Senate Finance chambers on the dangers of this policy, the MDRTL and never brought to a vote included Committee once again heard the Pain-Capable Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee was efforts to require collection of abortion Unborn Child Protection Act (HB603/ poised to vote down the bill. The lead statistics to know the pregnancy rate (SB793), SB749). This bill sought to protect unborn sponsor withdrew the bill rather than face an to prohibit by statute areas of taxpayer children from abortion at 20 weeks inevitable defeat. Seeing this, the House chose funding of abortion (HB1357), a resolution postfertilization and after due to their ability not to vote. recognizing the science of conception and the to feel pain. As this bill was not brought to a false reasoning of Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton vote and passed, Maryland continues to have a A diverse coalition was formed including (HJ7), and efforts to prohibit common areas policy of abortion on demand. many groups united to make the case to kill of discrimination in access to lifesaving care this bill. MDRTL testified to the evidence in (HB644 and SB691). This session saw the return of bills attempting Oregon, noting that such alleged safeguards to legalize doctor-prescribed suicide (HB404/ also put into the Maryland bill failed to truly SB593 and HB646 sought to remove custody SB418). Multi-million dollar organizations protect patients, including instances where rights of a rapist when the rape results in the made Maryland a priority state to pass this patients were denied wanted treatment, conception of a child. Such bill could help dangerous legislation. The House had two including treatment suggested by their remove unnecessary harassment of rape committees jointly consider this legislation- physician, and instead offered doctor- victims who are pregnant and empower them the Health and Government Operations prescribed suicide. The mere legalization of to choose life. Unfortunately, session ended Committee and the Judiciary Committee. The this policy would threaten the wanted before the bill’s language was agreed upon. healthcare of everyone in society, as proven by Continued on the reverse side ➜ . HOUSE VOTES , Vote 1 = Reilly Amendment to Limit Taxpayer Funding of Abortion-on-demand Sponsorship 1 = Sponsorship of HB404- Doctor-Prescribed Suicide X= Pro-Life Action O=Anti-Life Action NV=Abstention E=Not Present for Vote District Delegate Vote 1/Sponsorship 1 District Delegate Vote 1/Sponsorship 1 District Delegate Vote 1/Sponsorship 1 1A Wendell R. Beitzel (R) …….… X 17 Kumar Barve (D) ……..…. O/O 1B Jason Buckel (R)……………. X 17 James W. Gilchrist (D)...... O/O 33 Michael Malone (R) ...... X 1C Mike McKay (R) ……….…… X 17 Andrew Platt (D) …………O/O 33 Tony McConkey (R) ...... X 2A Neil Parrott (R) …………….. X 18 Alfred C. Carr Jr. (D)….. …O/O 33 Sid Saab (R). …….……..….. X 2A William Wivell (R) ………….. X 18 Ana Sol Gutierrez (D) ……E/O 34A Glenn Glass (R) ...... X 2B Brett Wilson (R) ……………. X 18 Jeff Waldstreicher (D) ...... O/O 34A Mary Ann Lisanti (D)…….. O 3A Carol Krimm (D)... ………… O 19 Bonnie Cullison (D) ...... O/O 34B Susan McComas (R) ……… X 3A Karen Lewis Young (D) ……. O/O 19 Benjamin Kramer (D) …… O/O 35A Kevin Hornberger (R) ...... X 3B Bill Folden (R) ……………… X 19 Marice Morales (D) ..……. O/O 35B Andrew Cassilly (R) ...... X 4 Kathy Afzali (R) ……………. X 20 Sheila E. Hixson (D) ...... O/O 35B Teresa Reilly (R)…….….… X 4 Barrie Ciliberti (R) ………….. X 20 David Moon (D)...... O/O 36 Jefferson Ghrist (R)………. X 4 David Vogt III (R)………….. X 20 Will Smith (D) …….…….. O/O 36 Jay Jacobs (R) ...... X 5 Susan Krebs (R) ……………. X 21 Benjamin Barnes (D)……. O/O 36 Stephen Arentz (R) ...... X 5 April Rose (R) ……………… X 21 Barbara Frush (D) ………. O/O 37A Sheree Sample-Hughes (D).. O 5 Haven Shoemaker (R) ………. X 21 Joseline Peña-Melnyk (D)... O/O 37B Christopher Adams (R) ...... X 6 Robin Grammer (R)………… X 22 Tawanna P. Gaines (D)...... O 37B Johnny Mautz (R) …… ……. X 6 Bob Long (R) ………………. X 22 Anne Healey (D) ……..….. NV 38A Charles Otto (R) ...... X 6 Ric Metzgar (R)…… ……….. X 22 Alonzo Washington (D) ...... O 38B Carl Anderton, Jr. (R)…….. X 7 Rick Impallaria (R) ………….. X 2 3 A Geraldine Valentino-Smith (D).. X 38C Mary Beth Carozza (R) ...... X 7 Pat McDonough (R).……….. X 23B Marvin E. Holmes (D)….. O 39 Charles Barkley (D) ...... O 7 Kathy Szeliga (R) ………..…. X 23B Joseph Vallario (D) ….….. X 39 Kirill Reznik (D) ...... O/O 8 Eric Bromwell (D)…………. O 24 Erek Barron (D)…………..O 39 Shane Robinson (D) ...... O/O 8 John Cluster (R) …………….. X 24 Carolyn J.B. Howard (D) .... O 40 Frank M. Conaway Jr. (D)… O 8 Christian Miele (R) ………….. X 24 Michael L. Vaughn (D)...... O 40 Antonio Hayes (D) …….….. O 9A Trent Kittleman (R)………… NV 25 Angela Angel (D)……..… O/O 40 Barbara A. Robinson (D) ...... O 9A Warren Miller (R) …………… X 25 Darryl Barnes (D)……….. O 41 Jill P. Carter (D) ...... O/O 9B Bob Flanagan (R) …………… X 25 Dereck E. Davis (D)…..….O 41 Nathaniel Oaks (D) ...... O/O 10 Benjamin Brooks (D) ……….. O 26 Tony Knotts (D) …….……O 41 Samuel I. Rosenberg (D) ...... O/O 10 Jay Jalisi (D)………..……….. O 26 Kris Valderrama (D) ..…… O 42A Stephen W. Lafferty (D)...... O/O 10 Adrienne Jones (D)………… O 26 Jay Walker (D) ...... O 42B Susan L. Aumann (R)……… X 11 Shelly Hettleman (D)……….. O/O 27A Susie Proctor (D) …………O 42B Chris West (R) ……….….…. X/O 11 Dan K. Morhaim (D) ……….. E 27B Michael Jackson (D)…….. O 43 Curt Anderson (D)…..……. O/O 11 Dana M. Stein (D)………….. O 2 7 C Mark N. Fisher (R)...... X 43 Maggie McIntosh (D) ...... O/O 12 Eric Ebersole (D) ……………O/O 28 Sally Jameson (D) ……..… O 43 Mary Washington (D) ...... O/O 12 Terri Hill (D)….. ……………. O 28 Edith Patterson (D)...... O 4 4 A Keith E. Haynes (D) ...... O 12 Clarence Lam (D) ……………O/O 28 C.T. Wilson (D) …..…….. O 44B Charles Sydnor III (D) ...... O 13 Vanessa Atterbeary (D)…..… O/O 29A Matt Morgan (R) ………… X 44B Pat Young (D) ……….……. O 13 Shane E. Pendergrass (D) ….. O/O 29B Deb Rey (R) ……..…….… X 45 Talmadge Branch (D) …….. O 13 Frank S. Turner (D) ………… O 29C Anthony J. O'Donnell (R) . X 45 Cheryl D. Glenn (D) ...... O 14 Anne R. Kaiser (D)…………. O/O 3 0 A Michael E. Busch (D) ...... O 45 Cory McCray (D) ...... O 14 Eric Luedtke (D) ….…..…….. O 30A Herb McMillan (R) ……… X 46 Luke Clippinger (D) ...... O 14 Pam Queen (D)….………..… O 30B Seth Howard (R)………… X 46 Peter A. Hammen (D) ...... O/O 15 Kathleen Dumais (D)….…… O/O 31A Ned Carey (D) …….…..… X 46 Brooke Lierman (D) ...... O 15 David Frasier-Hidalgo(D)……O/O 31B Nicholaus Kipke (R)…….. X 47A Diana Fennell (D) ………… O 15 Aruna Miller (D) ……….…… O/O 31B Meagan Simonaire (R) ...... X 47A Jimmy Tarlau (D).. ………… O/O 16 C. William Frick (D) …..…….. O/O 32 Pamela G. Beidle (D) ……. X 47B Carlo Sanchez (D).…………. O 16 Ariana Kelly (D) ……..……… NV/O 32 Mark Chang (D) …..…….. X 16 Marc Korman (D)…..………. O/O 32 Ted Sophocleus (D) ………X About the 2016 Roll Call Votes The above votes on budget amendments are key pro-life votes. The The Sponsorships of HB404 and SB418 score sponsorship of doctor- Cassilly and Reilly Amendments removed taxpayer funding for elective prescribed suicide. Scores can only be anti-life if scored. This accounts abortion-on-demand. Sadly, each amendment was rejected- the Cassilly for amendments submitted by legislators to add or remove their Amendment: 16-27-1 with 3 senators absent and the Reilly Amendment: sponsorship and for legislators who switched chambers during session. 55-81-3 with 2 delegates absent. 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