Social Issues
Duncan Hunter is pro-life and has said that if Roe v. Wade were overturned it would be a "good day" for America. Hunter received a 100 percent approval rating from the National Right to Life Committee. Hunter received a zero percent rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America. He voted in support of a bill making it a crime to harm a fetus and supported the 2003 Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act.
I would amend the U.S. Constitution and provide blanket protection to all unborn children from the moment of conception by prohibiting any state or federal law that denies the personhood of the unborn. Likewise, I have also introduced the Right to Life Act, which would legally define “personhood” as the moment of conception and, therefore, guarantee all constitutional rights and protections, including life, to the unborn without utilizing a constitutional amendment.
Hunter is opposed to embryonic stem cell research voting "no" in May 2005 for governmental funding. However, Hunter does support Adult stem cell research.
Hunter is opposed to same-sex marriage and civil unions. In 1999, he supported a bill to prohibit gay adoptions in Washington, D.C. He voted in favor of amending the U.S. Constitution to prohibit same-sex marriage in July 2006.
Hunter opposes recreational drug use and supports pursuing the war on drugs. In September 2001 he voted in favor of military border patrols to stop the movement of terrorists and drugs. He voted "yes" in October 1999 to prohibit medicinal marijuana use in Washington D.C. He supports random drug tests to Federal employees voting in favor of a bill providing this in 1998.
Hunter was rated 100 percent by the Christian Coalition of America. He supported reducing the Marriage Tax Penalty in March 2001 and voted "yes" in April 2003 to implement a nationwide AMBER alert system.
I strongly believe Congress needs to remain actively involved in ensuring parents’ rights are protected and I have significant concerns with recent judicial rulings recognizing “de-facto” or “psychological” parents, individuals who assist in raising a child. These types of decisions undermine parental authority, allowing any adult with an association with the child to make parental claims.
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