Miami Herald: “Salazar Also Has A Reputation As A Staunch Opponent Of Abortion Rights.” According to the Miami Herald, "Salazar also has a reputation as a staunch opponent of abortion rights – an issue that is front and center in Florida this year as voters weigh a proposed constitutional amendment that would create broad protections for abortion access and effectively overturn the state’s six-week abortion ban." [Miami Herald, 10/11/24]
Salazar Supported The Supreme Court’s Decision To Send Abortion Policy To The States. According to a post on Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar’s Twitter, "As a Christian and the mother of two beautiful daughters, I support life. The Supreme Court decision gives power back to the states and their voters – where decisions should be made, just as the Constitution intends." [Twitter, @MaElviraSalazar, 6/24/22]
2022: Salazar Voted Against Prohibiting Individuals Acting Under State Law From Restricting An Individual’s Access To Out-Of-State Abortion Services And Against Prohibiting The Restriction Of Interstate Movement Against Any FDA-Approved Abortion Drug. In July 2022, according to Congressional Quarterly, Salazar voted against the Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act, which would “prohibit individuals from interfering with patients' ability to access to abortion services in another state where the services are legal. Specifically, it would prohibit any person acting under color of state law from preventing, restricting or retaliating against health care providers' ability to provide abortion services that are legal in the provider's state to patients who do not reside in that state; a person's ability to assist in providing such services; or a person's ability to travel or assist another person traveling across state lines to obtain an abortion. It would also prohibit individuals from preventing, restricting or retaliating against the interstate movement of any drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the termination of a pregnancy.” The vote was on passage. The House passed the bill by a vote 223-205, thus the bill was sent to the Senate. The Senate did not take substantive action on the bill. [House Vote 362, 7/15/22; Congressional Quarterly, 7/15/22; Congressional Actions, H.R. 8297]
2024: Salazar Refused To Say How She Would Vote On Amendment 4, But Said The Language Of The Amendment Was “So Vague.” According to the Miami Herald, "Salazar didn’t say whether she would vote for or against that proposal – dubbed Amendment 4 – in November, but said that the language of the amendment, which protects abortion access up to ‘fetal viability,’ is ‘so vague.’ At the same time, she said, Florida’s current six-week abortion ban is ‘complicated.’ She said that she was glad the decision will ultimately be made by Florida voters." [Miami Herald, 10/11/24]
2022: Salazar Voted Against Codifying The Right To Receive Abortion Services And The Right For Medical Providers To Provide Abortion Services And Against Prohibiting Abortion Restrictions. In July 2022, according to Congressional Quarterly, Salazar voted against the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022, which would “statutorily establish that health care providers have a right to provide and patients have a right to receive abortion services, and it would prohibit certain restrictions related to abortion services. The bill would specify that rights established by the bill may not be restricted by certain requirements or limitations related to abortion services, including prohibitions on abortion prior to fetal viability, or after fetal viability if a provider determines that continuation of a pregnancy would pose a risk to a patient's life or health; requirements that patients disclose reasons for seeking an abortion or make medically unnecessary in-person appointments; requirements that providers provide medically inaccurate information or perform specific medical tests or procedures in connection with the provision of abortion services; limitations on providers' ability to prescribe drugs based on good-faith medical judgment, provide services via telemedicine or provide immediate services when a delay would pose a risk to a patient's health; and requirements for facilities and personnel that would not apply to facilities providing medically comparable procedures. It would also prohibit requirements or limitations that are similar to those established by the bill or that impede access to abortion services and expressly or implicitly single out abortion services, providers or facilities.” The vote was on passage. The House passed the bill by a vote 219-210, thus the bill was sent to the Senate. The Senate did not take substantive action on the bill. [House Vote 360, 7/15/22; Congressional Quarterly, 7/15/22; Congressional Actions, H.R. 8296]