For Immediate Release: 9/28/22
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In New Questionnaire, Zeldin Commits to Denying Funding to Planned Parenthood, Banning Abortion without Exceptions 

New York, NY –  In a new questionnaire, New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin doubled down on his far-right, anti-abortion agenda that will severely restrict New Yorkers’ ability to make their own health decisions and access to reproductive health care.   

According to a newly released Long Island Coalition for Life questionnaire, Zeldin answered “yes” to denying taxpayer funding for abortion, denying funding for Planned Parenthood, affirming his belief that life starts at conception, and would vote for legislation to “protect human life from conception to natural death.” 

The Hochul campaign tweeted last night: “There you have it: Lee Zeldin would defund Planned Parenthood and ban abortion without exceptions if elected governor. Abortion rights are on the line in November — we can’t let Zeldin’s extremism take hold in New York.” 

The bombshell revelations in the questionnaire build on Zeldin’s public anti-abortion promises, including appointing a pro-life health commissioner and giving anti-abortion advocates “open-door” access to the governor’s office. 

“The more we learn about Lee Zeldin, the more we see the alarming extent he would go to push his extreme anti-abortion agenda and war on women in New York,” said NYS Democratic Party Executive Committee Chair Christine Quinn. “If elected governor, Lee Zeldin would join other red state governors and legislatures in severely restricting women’s ability to make their own health decisions. It’s clear that Lee Zeldin is wrong for New York, and we must reject his anti-abortion agenda this November.”

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