Candidate's responses to the 2020 WV FREE Action Fund Candidate Questionnaire
Peter H. Dougherty
Candidate for Senate in the 16th District
pete4senate@yahoo.com
(304)-260-8322
1. Banning all abortions after 6 weeks of pregnancy
Somewhat oppose
2. Allowing people under 18 to obtain birth control pills over the counter
With some limitations; but I do not want to restrict or criminalize a 17 year old male or female from getting access to prevent sexually submitted diseases or to prevent unwanted pregnancies.
3. Enacting policies to reduce West Virginia’s infant and maternal mortality rates
Strongly support
4. Increasing access to health coverage for people 12 months postpartum through Medicaid and CHIP insurance programs
Strongly support
5. Protecting current abortion laws in WV
I believe reproduction issues are best determined by medical professionals giving advice to the individual[s] directly involved.
6. Expanding access to abortion by reducing harmful laws that restrict access to abortion
I would want to strongly support but without a definition of what " a harmful law" is I am not sure I can be that firm in my response.
7. Expanding access to comprehensive, inclusive sex education, including sexual violence prevention and LGBTQ inclusivity
Strongly Support
8. Passing pay transparency legislation to help close the wage gap and address racial and gender disparities
Strongly Support
9. Increasing access to birth control for people of all ages
I strongly support easy access but without an age I am reluctant to just click the "strongly support."
10. Passing the CROWN Act, prohibiting discrimination based on hairstyles typically associated with race
Somewhat Support
11. Providing pregnant people with substance use disorder with resources like prenatal care and substance use disorder treatment instead of facing jail time
Strongly Support
12. Supporting the Fairness Act, a bill to ensure WV state law prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing and public spaces
Strongly Support
13. Which of the following statements comes closest to your own view?
I am personally against abortion, but I don’t believe government should prevent a person from making that decision for themself
14. To fight pay inequity, do you believe people should be able to share pay information with their coworkers without employer retaliation?
I'm not sure
15. Is there anything else you would like to add?
I think government should do what it can to let people be who they are and unless they harm others we should not criminalize them
Candidate for Senate in the 16th District
pete4senate@yahoo.com
(304)-260-8322
1. Banning all abortions after 6 weeks of pregnancy
Somewhat oppose
2. Allowing people under 18 to obtain birth control pills over the counter
With some limitations; but I do not want to restrict or criminalize a 17 year old male or female from getting access to prevent sexually submitted diseases or to prevent unwanted pregnancies.
3. Enacting policies to reduce West Virginia’s infant and maternal mortality rates
Strongly support
4. Increasing access to health coverage for people 12 months postpartum through Medicaid and CHIP insurance programs
Strongly support
5. Protecting current abortion laws in WV
I believe reproduction issues are best determined by medical professionals giving advice to the individual[s] directly involved.
6. Expanding access to abortion by reducing harmful laws that restrict access to abortion
I would want to strongly support but without a definition of what " a harmful law" is I am not sure I can be that firm in my response.
7. Expanding access to comprehensive, inclusive sex education, including sexual violence prevention and LGBTQ inclusivity
Strongly Support
8. Passing pay transparency legislation to help close the wage gap and address racial and gender disparities
Strongly Support
9. Increasing access to birth control for people of all ages
I strongly support easy access but without an age I am reluctant to just click the "strongly support."
10. Passing the CROWN Act, prohibiting discrimination based on hairstyles typically associated with race
Somewhat Support
11. Providing pregnant people with substance use disorder with resources like prenatal care and substance use disorder treatment instead of facing jail time
Strongly Support
12. Supporting the Fairness Act, a bill to ensure WV state law prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing and public spaces
Strongly Support
13. Which of the following statements comes closest to your own view?
I am personally against abortion, but I don’t believe government should prevent a person from making that decision for themself
14. To fight pay inequity, do you believe people should be able to share pay information with their coworkers without employer retaliation?
I'm not sure
15. Is there anything else you would like to add?
I think government should do what it can to let people be who they are and unless they harm others we should not criminalize them