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State Senate candidates Tackle Abortion

October 27th, 2022 by WCBC Radio

Delegate Mike McKay said this week that he believes the abortion issue in Maryland was settled by vote in 1992 and he does not plan to submit legislation to seek changes to the current law. McKay’s comments came during WCBC’s  political forum featuring candidates for the Maryland District 1 Senate seat. McKay, a Republican, is facing Democrat Mike Dreisbach in the November 8 general election. The winner will fill the seat made available by the retirement of Sen. George Edwards. Mckay, although acknowledging that cases involving rape, incest or life of the mother must be taken into consideration, he is firmly in the pro-life category. That said, given the overwhelming support Maryland voters showed for choice in 1992, he doesn’t anticipate any changes to the current laws anytime soon…

Dreisbach, a business owner, says he is pro-choice,  describing abortion as a personal decision that should not involve government dictates…