REPUBLICAN ISSUE DEMOCRAT

PARTY PLATFORM COMPARISON 2020

Sanctity of Human Life

Redefining Marriage

•“Proudtobethepartythatprotectshumanlifeandoffersrealsolutions for women” and “strongly oppose[s] infanticide,” includingspecificsupportfor:theBorn-AliveAbortionSurvivorsProtectionAct;ahumanlifeconstitutionalamendment;abanonabortionat20weeks,whenunbornbabiescanfeelpain;abanonabortionbasedonsexordisability;abanondismembermentabortion “in which unborn babies are literally torn apart limb from limb”;abortionclinicsafetyregulations;abanonhumancloning,and creating or experimenting upon human embryos, including three-parentembryos;abanonanysaleofbodyparts;andabanon the “use of public funds to perform or promote abortion or to fund organizations, like Planned Parenthood.”

•“TheAmericanfamily…isthefoundationofcivilsociety,andthecornerstone of the family is natural marriage, the union of one man and one woman.”•“WecondemntheSupremeCourt’srulingin…Obergefell v. Hodges” and“urgeitsreversal.”

•Supports“repealingtheHydeAmendment”toallowthegovernmentto fund abortion.•Supports“codifying”therighttoabortion.•“Democratsbelieveeverywomanshouldbeabletoaccess...reproductivehealthcareservices,includingsafeandlegalabortions.”•Will“opposeandfighttooverturnfederalandstatelawsthatcreatebarrierstoreproductivehealthandrights.”•OpposescurrentFDAsafetyrestrictionsonchemicalabortionpills.•SupportsrepealingPresidentTrump’schangestotheTitleXprogram

that separate abortion from federal family planning grants.

•Silentonmarriageandfamilybeingthefoundationofsociety.

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LGBT Agenda, Transgender

Bathrooms, and Women’s Sports

in Schools

•Wewillworkto“guaranteetransgenderstudents’accesstofacilitiesbased on their gender identity.”

• “We will protect the rights of transgender students.”

•“WewillfighttoenacttheEqualityAct”—abillthatwouldalterourentirefederalcivilrightsframework,gutreligiousliberty,advanceabortion,andallowbiologicalmentoplayinwomen’ssportsiftheyidentify as a transgender women.•Supportsinsurancecoverageof“gendertransition,”including

“surgery and hormone therapy.”•“Wewillensurethatalltransgenderandnon-binarypeoplecanprocureofficialgovernmentidentificationdocumentsthataccuratelyreflecttheirgenderidentity.”•Supportsbanningpracticesaimedatassistingpatientswithunwantedsame-sexattractionorgenderdysphoria.

•OpposesTitleIXbeingused“toimposeasocialandculturalrevolutionupontheAmericanpeoplebywronglyredefiningsexdiscrimination to include sexual orientation or other categories.” •Opposes“reshap[ing]ourschools—andourentiresociety—tofitthemoldofanideologyalientoAmerica’shistoryandtraditions.”•OpposesPresidentObama’sTitleIXtransgenderbathroomedict,sayingitis“illegal,dangerous,andignoresprivacyissues.”

•We“embracetheprinciplethatallAmericansshouldbetreatedwith dignity and respect.”•“Wesupportmeasures”barring“governmentdiscriminationbecauseof[one’s]viewsonmarriageandfamily.”•Supports“therightofparentstodeterminethepropermedical

treatment and therapy for their minor children.”

•OpposesthefederalgovernmentfundingabortionoverseasandsupportsrestoringtheMexicoCityPolicy,topreventfederalmoneyfromgoingtoNGOswhich“provideorpromoteabortion,”orarecomplicitinChina’sone-childpolicy.•CondemnstheObamaadministrationfor“impos[ing]onforeignrecipients,especiallythepeoplesofAfrica,itsownradicalsocialagendawhileexcludingfaith-basedgroups.”

•“Webelieve...accesstoreproductivecareandabortionservices,arevitaltotheempowermentofwomenandgirls.”•SupportsforrepealingPresidentTrump’sexpandedMexicoCityPolicyandtheHelmsAmendmentwhichbarAmericanfundingforabortion abroad.•“WewillrestoretheUnitedStates’positionofleadershiponLGBTQ+issues”andappoint“seniorleadersdirectlyresponsiblefordriving...LGBTQ+issues”withinthefederalgovernment.

Abortion and the LGBT Agenda

Internationally

•“America’shealthcareprofessionalsshouldnotbeforcedtochoosebetween following their faith and practicing their profession. We respect the rights of conscience of healthcare professionals, doctors, nurses,pharmacists,andorganizations,especiallythefaith-basedgroupswhichprovideamajorportionofcareforthenationandtheneedy.”

•SupportstheHHScontraceptionmandateagainstfaith-basedgroupslikeLittleSistersofthePoor.•CondemnstheTrumpadministration’sregulationclarifyingthedefinitionofsexdiscriminationintheAffordableCareAct.Thisregulation allows doctors, hospitals, and insurance companies to practice medicine and operate in accordance with their conscience.

Conscience Rights in

Healthcare

The Courts•“Wesupporttheappointmentofjudgeswhorespecttraditionalfamilyvaluesandthesanctityofinnocenthumanlife.”•Seeksto“enablecourtstobegintoreversethelonglineofactivistdecisions—includingRoe, Obergefell, and the Obamacare cases.”

•“WewillappointU.S.SupremeCourtjusticesandfederaljudgeswho...will respect and enforce foundational precedents, including... Roe v. Wade.”•“Applaud[s]”thedecisioninBostock v. Clayton County, which redefinedthewordsexinTitleVIItoincludesexualorientationandgender identity.

•“IfGod-given,natural,inalienablerightscomeinconflictwithgovernment,court,orhuman-grantedrights,God-given,natural,inalienablerightsalwaysprevail.”•“WesupportthepublicdisplayoftheTenCommandmentsasareflectionofourhistoryandourcountry’sJudeo-Christianheritage.”•EntireplatformmentionsGod15times.

•SilentontheroleofGodingovernment.•Silentonthesourceofhumanrights.•Celebrates“theparamountimportanceofmaintainingthe

separation between church and state.”•EntireplatformmentionsGodonetime.

God in Government

REPUBLICAN ISSUE DEMOCRAT

EducationChoice

•Will“fightforschoolchoice”and“localcontrol.”•Recognizesthat“parents,”notthegovernment,“areachild’sfirst

and foremost educators.” •Supportshomeschooling,privateschools,vouchers,andtuitiontax

credits. •EncouragesteachingtheBibleasanelectiveinpublicschools.

•“Democratsopposeprivateschoolvouchersandotherpoliciesthatdiverttaxpayer-fundedresourcesawayfromthepublic-schoolsystem, including the program at issue in the recent Espinoza decision.”

• No mention of homeschooling.

FL20H01

•“Werejecttheuseofthemilitaryasaplatformforsocialexperimentation and will not accept...attempts to undermine military priorities and mission readiness.”•“Support[s]thereligiousfreedomofallmilitarymembers,especiallychaplains,andwillnottolerateattemptstobanBiblesorreligious symbols from military facilities.”•Opposesthe“SelectiveServiceregistrationofwomenforapossible

future draft.”

•“WewillreversetheTrumpAdministration’s…ban[DODpolicyonGenderDysphoricindividualsservinginthemilitary].”•Silentonservicemembers’religiouslibertyrights.•CallsforVAmedicalbenefitstoincludeabortionandgender“transition”services.

Social Experimentation

in the Military

•AffirmstheimportanceoftheU.S.CommissiononInternationalReligious Freedom.•Promises“aRepublicanadministrationwillreturntheadvocacyof

religious liberty to a central place in its diplomacy.”

•“ItwillbethepolicyoftheDemocraticAdministrationtoadvocateforreligiousfreedomthroughouttheworld.”•Impliesreligiousfreedomisa“coverfordiscrimination.”•Assertsthatthereis“politicization”ofreligiousfreedomwithinU.S.foreignpolicy.

InternationalReligious

Liberty

Religious Liberty

•“Stronglysupport[s]thefreedomofAmericanstoactinaccordancewith their religious beliefs, not only in their houses of worship, but alsointheireverydaylives.”•“Ongoingattemptstocompelindividuals,businesses,and

institutions of faith to transgress their beliefs are part of a misguidedefforttounderminereligionanddriveitfromthepublicsquare.”•“WevaluetherightofAmerica’sreligiousleaderstopreach,andAmericanstospeakfreely,accordingtotheirfaith.”Thegovernment“is constitutionally prohibited from policing or censoring speech basedonreligiousconvictionsorbeliefs.”

•“ReligiousfreedomisacoreAmericanvalueandacorevalueofthe Democratic Party. Democrats will protect the rights of each Americanforthefreeexerciseofhisorherownreligion.”•Celebrates“theparamountimportanceofmaintainingthe

separation between church and state.”•Rejects“broadreligiousexemptions”for“businesses,medicalproviders,socialserviceagencies,andothers.”•“WewillfighttoenacttheEqualityAct”—abillthatwouldremovereligiouslibertyprotectionsandevenforcechurchestoviolatethetenets of their faith.

SexEducation

•Supports“sexualriskavoidanceeducationthatsetsabstinenceuntilmarriageastheresponsibleandrespectedstandardofbehavior.”

•Supports“LGBTQ+inclusive”sexeducationwithafullrangeof“familyplanningservices.”

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