“Dan Sullivan and Mead Treadwell have positions on women’s health that are truly frightening.”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 08/05/2023
ANCHORAGE — Alaska women are speaking out against Dan Sullivan and Mead Treadwell’s “truly frightening” positions on women’s health in a new Mark Begich ad.
“Treadwell and Sullivan’s frightening beliefs would allow a woman’s boss to deny her coverage for birth control, restrict choice and ban funding for Planned Parenthood,” says Susanne Fleek-Green, Campaign Manager for Alaskans for Begich
Read More About the Candidates’ Records on Issues Important to Women HERE
Treadwell and Sullivan have compiled a startling resume of anti-women stances that include redefining what constitutes a medically necessary abortion that would result in a woman’s medical records being exposed to the government, support for extreme personhood measures, and allowing a woman’s boss to deny her access to birth control on religious grounds.
Mark Begich is the only candidate who understands the economic and professional impact these decisions can have on Alaska women which is why he is the only candidate who will stand up for a woman’s right to choose, believes that women should have access to affordable birth control and knows that a woman’s health decisions are best made between her and her doctor.
The ad comes a day after all three primary candidates spent an entire debate sparring over who would be most effective at denying women access to birth control or cutting funding for women’s reproductive health services.
Watch the video here.
TRANSCRIPT:
Begich: I’m Mark Begich and I approve this message.
Woman 1: Dan Sullivan and Mead Treadwell have positions on women’s health that are truly frightening.
Narrator: Both Sullivan and Treadwell are against funding for Planned Parenthood.
Narrator: And would allow employers to deny coverage for birth control.
Woman 2: I don’t want them making my healthcare decisions. I don’t want my access to healthcare to be limited.
Narrator: And both would ban abortion.
Narrator: For Mead Treadwell even in cases of rape and incest.
Woman 3: Alaska women need to know about this.
