Side-by-Side Survey Responses in the Riding of Mount Pearl North [2025 Newfoundland and Labrador Election]
(change level of government | change province | change riding)
| incumbent | |||
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| Lucy Stoyles (Liberal) | Jim Lester (Progressive Conservative) | Donn Sears (New Democratic) |
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| Pro-LGBT ideology; Unknown on abortion. | Educable on abortion; Pro-free speech | Pro-abortion, pro-LGBT ideology | |
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| SURVEY QUESTION | ANSWER | ANSWER | ANSWER |
| 1. Do you acknowledge that human life begins at conception (fertilization)? | No response | Survey not sent | -- |
| 2. Are there any circumstances under which you believe a woman should have access to abortion? [Note: A surgical or medical intervention, designed to prevent the death of the mother (e.g. In the case of tubal pregnancy or cervical cancer) but which results in the unintended and undesired death of the pre-born child, is not an abortion.] |
No response | Survey not sent | Yes - all circumstances (based on official party policy) |
| 3. Will you support measures to stop funding abortions with taxpayers’ money in Newfoundland and Labrador? | Survey not sent | Survey not sent | No (based on official party policy) |
| 4. Do you agree women have the right to be thoroughly informed about the serious health consequences of abortion, the development of their child in the womb and the alternatives to abortion? | No response | Survey not sent | -- |
| 5. Will you protect the rights of parents to educate their children according to their faith in matters of moral principles and beliefs concerning abortion, contraception, homosexuality and gender ideology? | No (based on party's constitution) | Survey not sent | No (based on official party policy) |
| 6. Will you oppose euthanasia and assisted suicide, and instead, support measures to promote “palliative care”, the purpose of which is to alleviate pain, and enhance the quality of life for terminally ill patients and those with disabilities? [Note: Euthanasia is the direct and intentional killing of a person by action or omission, with or without that person’s consent, for what people mistakenly believe are compassionate reasons.] |
Survey not sent | Survey not sent | -- |
| 7. Will you support legislation to protect the right of health care workers who refuse to participate in procedures which are in violation of their religious or conscientious beliefs? | No response | Survey not sent | -- |
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