MARYLAND RIGHT TO LIFE 2015 ROLL CALL VOTES How Did Your Legislators Vote on Life Issues in 2015? . SENATE VOTES , Vote = Reilly Amendment to Limit Taxpayer Elective Abortions X=Pro-Life Vote O=Pro-Abortion Vote NV=Abstention E= Not Present for Vote District Senator Vote District Senator Vote 1 George C. Edwards (R)............................................. X 2 Andrew Serafini (R) ……………………………. X 25 Ulysses Currie (D)………………………………. O 3 Ronald N. Young (D)………………………….. O 26 C. Anthony Muse (D) ……….……….…….……. X 4 Michael Hough (R) ………………….…………. X 27 Thomas V. Mike Miller (D) ….….……………….. O 5 Justin Ready (R) …………………….………..… X 28 Thomas Middleton (D)……………………..…. X 6 Johnny Salling (R)..….…………….…………… X 29 Steve Waugh (R).. ……………………..……....... X 7 J.B. Jennings (R)…..………...................................... X 30 John C. Astle (D) …..................................……...… O 8 Katherine Klausmeier (D)........................................ O 31 Bryan W. Simonaire (R) ………………………… X 9 Gail Bates (R) …..………….………………..….. X 32 James E. DeGrange (D).............................. …...…. X 10 Delores G. Kelley (D) …...................................…... 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 36 Stephen Hershey (R) ……….................................... X 14 Karen Montgomery (D) ..................................…..... O 37 Addie Eckardt (R) ……………………..….……. X 15 Brian Feldman (D) …….....................................….. O 38 James Mathias (D) ……..................................……. E 16 Susan Lee (D) ………………………..….….….. O 39 Nancy J. King (D) …….....................................…... O 17 Cheryl Kagan (D) ……………………………… O 40 Catherine E. Pugh (D) ..................................……... O 18 Richard S. Madaleno Jr. (D).................................… O 41 Lisa Gladden (D) …….....................................…… O 19 Roger Manno (D) ……..................................…....... O 42 Jim Brochin (D) ……..................................…..…... O 20 Jamie Raskin (D) ……..................................…...…. O 43 Joan Carter Conway (D) ....................................…... O 21 Jim Rosapepe (D) …......................................……... O 44 Shirley Nathan-Pulliam (D) ..................................... O 22 Paul G. Pinsky (D) ….....................................…….. 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 2015 Roll Call Votes 2015 saw several crucial pieces of legislation After several hours of testimony in both (HB118) sought to establish a presumed considered by the Maryland General chambers on the dangers of this policy both consent policy for organ donation. This Assembly. committees chose not to vote on the bill. It is would mean that your consent would be very likely to return next year. assumed to give up your organs. This was The House Health and Government concerning as there are numerous medical Operations Committee once again heard the A diverse coalition was formed including conditions discriminated against through Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act multiple disability rights groups, medical pressure to reject treatment. In such an (HB492). This bill sought to protect unborn professionals of several specialties, religious instance where one is not able to give consent, children from abortion at 20 weeks groups, and others to make the case to kill this a presumption of that patient’s desire to postfertilization and after due to their ability bill. MDRTL testified to the evidence in donate organs could result in the denial of to feel pain. As this bill was not brought to a Oregon, noting that such alleged safeguards wanted lifesaving care for the patient for the vote and passed, Maryland continues to have a also put into the Maryland bill failed to truly sake of harvesting his or her organs. policy of abortion on demand. protect patients, including instances where patients were denied wanted treatment, Other bills which would have allowed financial This session also saw bills attempting to including treatment suggested by their coercion of women into abortion (HB220/ legalize doctor-prescribed suicide (HB1021/ physician, and instead offered doctor- SB273), and one which sought to showcase SB676), an effort not seen in Maryland in 16 prescribed suicide. The mere legalization of evidence-based reductions of teen pregnancy years. The House had two committees jointly this policy would threaten the wanted while refusing to collect data on numbers of consider this legislation- the Health and healthcare of everyone in society. abortions (HB437) were also defeated. Government Operations Committee and the Sponsors of the first bill have now agreed to Judiciary Committee. The Senate Judicial Several other bills were considered by the accept amendments to ensure women could Proceedings Committee considered the General Assembly, including multiple bills not be coerced into abortion against their will. legislation in the Senate. which MDRTL helped defeat. One such bill Continued on the reverse side ➜ . HOUSE VOTES , Vote 1= Rey Amendment to Limit Taxpayer Funding of Abortion-on-demand Vote 2= O’Donnell Amendment to Limit Taxpayer Funding of Abortion in Third Trimester X= Pro-Life Vote O=Pro-Abortion Vote NV=Abstention E=Not Present for Vote District Delegate Vote 1/Vote 2 District Delegate Vote 1/Vote 2 District Delegate Vote 1/Vote 2 1A Wendell R. Beitzel (R) …….… X/X 17 Kumar Barve (D) ……..…. O/O 1B Jason Buckel (R)……………. X/X 17 James W. Gilchrist (D)........ O/O 33 Michael Malone (R) ................ X/X 1C Mike McKay (R) ……….…… X/X 17 Andrew Platt (D) …………O/O 33 Tony McConkey (R) ............... X/X 2A Neil Parrott (R) …………….. X/X 18 Alfred C. Carr Jr. (D)….. …O/O 33 Sid Saab (R). …….……..….. X/X 2A William Wivell (R) ………….. X/X 18 Ana Sol Gutierrez (D) …… O/O 34A Glenn Glass (R) ...................... X/X 2B Brett Wilson (R) ……………. X/X 18 Jeff Waldstreicher (D) ......... O/O 34A Mary Ann Lisanti (D)…….. O/O 3A Carol Krimm (D)... ………… O/O 19 Bonnie Cullison (D) .............O/O 34B Susan McComas (R) ……… X/X 3A Karen Lewis Young (D) ……. O/O 19 Benjamin Kramer (D) …… O/O 35A Kevin Hornberger (R) .......... X/X 3B Bill Folden (R) ……………… X/X 19 Marice Morales (D) ..……. O/O 35B Andrew Cassilly (R) ............... X/X 4 Kathy Afzali (R) ……………. X/X 20 Sheila E. Hixson (D) ........... O/O 35B Teresa Reilly (R)…….….… X/X 4 Barrie Ciliberti (R) ………….. X/X 20 David Moon (D).................. O/O 36 Jefferson Ghrist (R)………. X/X 4 David Vogt III (R)………….. X/X 20 Will Smith (D) …….…….. O/O 36 Jay Jacobs (R) ........................... X/X 5 Susan Krebs (R) ……………. X/X 21 Benjamin Barnes (D)……. O/O 36 Stephen Arentz (R) ................. X/X 5 April Rose (R) ……………… X/X 21 Barbara Frush (D) ………. O/O 37A Sheree Sample-Hughes (D).. O/O 5 Haven Shoemaker (R) ………. X/X 21 Joseline Peña-Melnyk (D)... O/O 37B Christopher Adams (R) ......... X/X 6 Robin Grammer (R)………… X/X 22 Tawanna P. Gaines (D)....... O/O 37B Johnny Mautz (R) …… ……. X/X 6 Bob Long (R) ………………. X/X 22 Anne Healey (D) ……..….. X/X 38A Charles Otto (R) ..................... X/X 6 Ric Metzgar (R)…… ……….. X/X 22 Alonzo Washington (D) ...... O/O 38B Carl Anderton, Jr. (R)…….. X/X 7 Rick Impallaria (R) ………….. X/X 2 3 A Geraldine Valentino-Smith (D).. X/X 38C Mary Beth Carozza (R) .......... X/X 7 Pat McDonough (R).……….. X/X 23B Marvin E. Holmes (D)….. O/O 39 Charles Barkley (D) ................ O/O 7 Kathy Szeliga (R) ………..…. X/X 23B Joseph Vallario (D) ….….. NV/O 39 Kirill Reznik (D) ..................... O/O 8 Eric Bromwell (D)…………. O/O 24 Erek Barron (D)………….. O/O 39 Shane Robinson (D) .............. O/O 8 John Cluster (R) …………….. X/X 24 Carolyn J.B. Howard (D) .... O/O 40 Frank M. Conaway Jr. (D)… O/O 8 Christian Miele (R) ………….. X/X 24 Michael L. Vaughn (D)....... O/O 40 Antonio Hayes (D) …….….. O/O 9A Trent Kittleman (R)………… X/X 25 Angela Angel (D)……..… O/O 40 Barbara A. Robinson (D) ...... O/O 9A Warren Miller (R) …………… X/X 25 Darryl Barnes (D)……….. O/O 41 Jill P. Carter (D) ...................... O/O 9B Bob Flanagan (R) …………… O/X 25 Dereck E. Davis (D)…..….O/O 41 Nathaniel Oaks (D) ................ O/O 10 Benjamin Brooks (D) ……….. O/O 26 Tony Knotts (D) …….……O/O 41 Samuel I. Rosenberg (D) ....... O/O 10 Jay Jalisi (D)………..……….. O/O 26 Kris Valderrama (D) ..…… O/O 42 Stephen W. Lafferty (D)......... O/O 10 Adrienne Jones (D)………… O/O 26 Jay Walker (D) ....................... O/O 42 Susan L. Aumann (R)……… X/X 11 Shelly Hettleman (D)……….. O/O 27A James E. Proctor (D) ........... E/E 42 Chris West (R) ……….….…. X/X 11 Dan K. Morhaim (D) ……….. O/O 27B Michael Jackson (D)…….. O/O 43 Curt Anderson (D)…..……. O/O 11 Dana M. Stein (D)………….. O/O 2 7 C Mark N. Fisher (R).............. X/X 43 Maggie McIntosh (D) ............ O/O 12 Eric Ebersole (D) …………… O/O 28 Sally Jameson (D) ……..… O/O 43 Mary Washington (D) ............ O/O 12 Terri Hill (D)….. ……………. O/O 28 Edith Patterson (D)............ O/O 4 4 A Keith E. Haynes (D) .............. O/O 12 Clarence Lam (D) ……………O/O 28 C.T. Wilson (D) …..…….. NV/NV 44B Charles Sydnor III (D) .........