Health Care

Republicans

GOP opposes assisted suicide and euthanasia, instead supporting continuing treatment of terminally ill patients to make the rest of their lives more comfortable

Oppose government funding of abortion and oppose fetal stem cell research

Believe in reforming Medicare to give senior citizens more choice

Strongly against the Affordable Care Act, and not a single Republican voted in its favor

Democrats

Opposes insurance companies denying insurance to those with pre-existing conditions

Strongly in favor of the Affordable Care Act

Support preserving Medicare and adding prescription drugs to the plan, and oppose the privatization of Medicare

Support expanding healthcare coverage and cutting costs