On May 1, Congressman Gary Peters announced his candidacy for Michigan's U.S. Senate seat which is currently held by Senator Carl Levin. Senator Levin had previously announced he wouldn't run for a 7th term in 2014.
During his time as a politician and an elected official, Gary Peters has amassed what is arguably the most anti-life record of any politician in Michigan.
While in the Michigan Senate, Peters voted to keep the heinous practice of partial-birth abortion legal.
Representative Peters has a 0% voting record in Congress as scored by National Right to Life Committee. This includes votes against the No Taxpayer Funding of Abortion Act, a ban on sex-selection abortion, legislation to prohibit abortions after 22 weeks on pain-capable children in Washington, D.C. and an amendment to prohibit federal funding of abortion and federal subsidies for insurance coverage of abortion.
During his 2010 run for Congress, Peters said he would "always oppose measures" which restrict abortion.
Not only has Peters been an outspoken advocate for abortion, he was also a leading advocate for legalizing assisted suicide in Michigan.
In 1997, as a state senator, Peters introduced S.B. 653, to legalize assisted suicide in Michigan. After his legislation was defeated, Peters went on to become a honorary co-chairman of Proposal B which also attempted to legalize assisted suicide in Michigan. Proposal B was soundly defeated 71% to 29% in 1998.
