Dems question Gibson's stance on abortion

The state Democratic Committee are citing YouTube videos and Chris Gibson’s website to show what they say is the candidate’s “unprincipled stance” on abortion. The National Right to Live PAC is sending out mailers supporting Gibson, and Joe DioGuardi.

In the first video, a woman holding photographs of fetuses is shown approaching Gibson. She asks him if he’s pro-life or pro-choice and he appears to say he opposed government funding for abortions, but isn’t opposed to first trimester abortions. In another video, he appears to ignore someone chasing him with a video camera and asking him to state his position. Abortion is not listed in the issues section of Gibson’s website.

A statement from the state Democrats also attacks Gibson’s connection John Faso, “a rabidly anti-choice politician.”

  1. Alisa Costa says:

    Any time a newspaper can educate voters about an issue and where the candidates stand is a good thing. My bet is many pro-choice voters in CD 20 are unaware that Gibson is for restricting access to reproductive health care while Murphy is 100% pro-choice. In the end, voters should know that Gibson would determine when a woman should be able to have a safe, legal abortion while Scott Murphy would leave that decision up to a woman and her doctor. I’m glad to have the information.

  2. wbilger says:

    Come now, Billy, do we need the Constitution to tell us what can and can’t go on inside our bodies? No, the Constitution is a document that lays out a relationship between the government and the people, not your insides.

    No government document has the power to tell people what to do with their bodies.

    You abuse our defining document by suggesting any such thing.

  3. Politcian = Liar says:

    Why do so many people think that abortion as a means of birth control is a good thing? While it should stay legal, it is most certainly overused by those who see pregnancy as an inconvenience easily remedied.

  4. Stephanie says:

    and you, sir, don’t have a right to judge me.

    If you don’t approve of abortions, don’t have one. No person, or government has a RIGHT to tell me what to do with my body. Isn’t the GOP against big government. There still is a separation of church and state in the country.

    Abortion is legal in the USA.

  5. NY20th Voter says:

    Yes, it is the role of government to protect life. I am a woman and I do not have the right to murder a life just because I am carrying it. This is a fundamental difference between a selfish choice or protecting life.

  6. Chip says:

    Sammy and Stephanie,

    One of you pointed out that you are pro-life, that you must have Obamacare in order to save lives or people would be without healthcare and die in the streets.

    Alas, you are wrong. Patients have access to healthcare 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year. People are not dropping like flies in street because they are uninsured. It’s 2:47 in the morning and, if my sniffles become too frustrating, I can drive over to any hospital with an emergency department in the US and receive treatment. How do I know this? It is where I work!

    Please, do not confuse the payment of the bill with the provision of healthcare services. This is a fundamental flaw in your argument as everyone who presents to an emergency department will be seen.

  7. Chip says:


    And I choose to defend the life of the baby that you feel can be destroyed. We will not change any minds here.

    This is still a non-issue being thrown at Chris Gibson because Scott Murphy is going to lose his seat. Nothing else has worked – so let’s try the abortion issue.

  8. Stephanie says:

    funny that the pro-lifers could care less about the child once he/she is born, ie., healthcare, education, jobs.

    GOP to newborn…you’re on your own kid.

    Abortion is legal, last time I checked there was a separation of the religious right and state although that might be in jeopardy with the nutcases that may be elected.

    Keep abortion safe and legal. Keep the government and the religious zealots out of my uterus.

  9. Politician=Liar says:

    Funny how pro-choicers want the government out of their lives when it comes to reproduction, but can’t seem to do without goverment assistance for almost everything else under the sun?

  10. Stephanie says:

    funny how the self-annointed constitutionalist want smaller government, while collecting a government pension, social security, medicare, etc.

    Government is my enemy until I have a problem, then it is my friend.

  11. iknowtruthismine says:

    Bill the Kid – Tell us all, please, where in The Constitution is a god, any god, mentioned?

  12. Sunnie57 says:

    I’m voting FOR Gibson because he is not as extreme as Murphy on abortion, and I’m voting AGAINST Murphy (& Gillibrand & Schumer), because of their strong anti-life stance, votes for Obamacare, “stimulus,” which lost jobs, and overall voluminous spending.

    I think we’re stuck with Schumer, but there is a long shot that Gillibrand could be voted out.

    If Kirsten Gillibrand is reelected, she could be that 60th vote in the Senate, and add trillions of more dollars to our debt, because the Democrats would have a super majority. If Joe DioGuardi wins the race, he could be the 51st Republican senator to halt such spending.

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