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Juan Ciscomani Continues to Mislead Arizonans About His Anti-Abortion Record

Tucson Agenda: Vote to restrict abortion medication “directly crossed Ciscomani’s own line that abortion issues should be left up to the states”

In case you missed it: Juan Ciscomani was caught misleading Arizonans about his anti-abortion position in Congress.

During a recent appearance on KTAR, Ciscomani said he believed abortion is a “state issue” – despite repeatedly voting against reproductive freedoms in Congress.

A member of the House Appropriations Committee, Ciscomani even helped craft a funding bill that included a poison pill that would restrict safe and affordable abortion medication nationwide.

According to the Tucson Agenda

“In July, Ciscomani took his boldest stance yet, voting to prohibit mail delivery and retail pharmacy sales of abortion medications as part of an appropriations bill. The drug in question, mifepristone, has been used by more than 5 million women nationwide over the past 20 years. In 2020 and 2021, 13,279 women in Arizona had medication abortions using mifepristone and misoprostol, the second medicine used in the process.” 

In a pattern that is becoming more and more familiar, Ciscomani refused to answer for his position when reached out for comment by the local newsletter Tucson Agenda.

DCCC spokesperson Justin Chermol:
“Yet again, Juan Ciscomani was caught hiding his head in the sand on his extreme, anti-abortion position because he cannot square his dangerous beliefs with the values of everyday Arizonans.”

The Tucson Agenda: Which one is it?
Rep. Juan Ciscomani seems to be changing his stance on abortion … But is he really?
By Caitlin Schmidt and Curt Prendergast
October 4, 2023

  • Politicians are always hard to nail down, but figuring out where exactly Republican U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani draws the line on reproductive rights has become an increasingly difficult task lately.

  • Abortion was one of the top concerns for voters in his Tucson and southeastern Arizona district during his inaugural run for Congress last year, and Democrats hammered Ciscomani over his refusal to say exactly what he believes should be legal and illegal in a post-Roe world.

  • On the campaign trail last year, Ciscomani often fell back on vague generalities like he’s a pro-life, pro-woman father who won’t jeopardize his daughters’ health and thinks abortion regulations should be left to states. […]

  • And this time, Ciscomani has a voting record. But it’s still a little unclear where he stands.

Click HERE to read more about Ciscomani’s anti-abortion record.

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