Título: John Kasich
Seção: Abortion
Background: John Richard Kasich Jr. ( KAY-sik; born May 13, 1952) is an American politician, author and former television news host serving as the 69th and current Governor of Ohio. Elected governor in 2010 and re-elected in 2014, Kasich is a Republican. His second term ends on January 14, 2019; he cannot stand for reelection due to term limits. A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Kasich has lived much of his adulthood in Ohio, specifically the state capital of Columbus.

Conteúdo: In 1982, Kasich ran for Congress in Ohio's 12th congressional district, which included portions of Columbus as well as the cities of Westerville, Reynoldsburg, Worthington, and Dublin. He won the Republican primary with 83% of the vote and defeated incumbent Democrat U.S. Congressman Bob Shamansky in the general election by a margin of 50%-47%. He was re-elected eight times after 1982, winning at least 64% of the vote each time.  During his congressional career, Kasich was considered a fiscal conservative, taking aim at programs supported by Republicans and Democrats. He worked with Ralph Nader in seeking to reduce corporate tax loopholes.  Kasich was a member of the House Armed Services Committee for 18 years. He developed a "fairly hawkish" reputation on that committee, although he "also zealously challenged" defense spending he considered wasteful. Among the Pentagon projects that he targeted were the B-2 bomber program (teaming up with Democratic representative Ron Dellums to cut the program, their efforts were partly successful) and the A-12 bomber program (ultimately canceled by defense secretary Dick Cheney in 1991). He participated extensively in the passage of the Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986, which reorganized the U.S. Department of Defense. He also pushed through the bill creating the 1988 Base Realignment and Closure Commission, which closed obsolete U.S. military bases, and successfully opposed a proposed $110 million expansion of the Pentagon building after the

user: What was Kasichs stance on abortion

assistant: Kasich is a "firm abortion opponent" and describes himself as pro-life.

user: What else has he done regards abortion

assistant: Since taking office, he has signed 18 anti-abortion measures into law.

user: What were some of the measures

assistant: Kasich signed into law a state budget, HB 59, which stripped some $1.4 million in federal dollars from Planned Parenthood

user: What else did he do

assistant: Under the budget, rape crisis centers could lose public funding if they counseled sexual assault victims about abortion.

user: What other anti-abortion things did he do

assistant: In December 2016, Kasich approved a ban on abortions after 20 weeks, except when a pregnancy endangers a woman's life,

user: Did he make other anti-abortion laws

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: What else should I know about his abortion views

assistant: vetoed HB 493, a law which would have made abortion illegal after detection of a fetal heartbeat (typically 5-6 weeks after conception).

user: Is there anything else he did restricting abortion

assistant: In 2015, Kasich said in an interview that Planned Parenthood "ought to be de-funded" but Republicans in Congress should not force a government shutdown over the issue.