Hillary Vs. Trump — Where Do They Stand On Abortion, Equal Pay & Other Issues?

As the first presidential debate looms on September 26 between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump, at 9:00pm on CNN, it’s a must to stay informed on their views. Click through to learn where they stand on some of the most important issues to you.

ABORTION

Hillary Clinton‘s stance on reproductive rights is simple. She believes that safe and legal abortion should be a right for all women in the United States, and has fought for this throughout her entire career. She’s pledged to appeal the Hyde Amendment, a little-known policy implemented in 1976, which makes it difficult for low-income women to get abortions. Women on Medicaid, except in 14 states, cannot use their coverage to pay for abortions.

Donald Trump‘s stance on abortion has changed so many times that it’s hard to keep track. But his most recent position is that he will “ban abortion” if elected, and that “there has to be some form of punishment” for women who get abortions. He has backtracked, though, and said that he’ll allow exceptions for victims of rape or incest. But he also wants anti-abortion judges on the Supreme Court, and selected Mike Pence as his VP — the same man who called for the government shutdown to defund Planned Parenthood.

PAY GAP/EQUAL PAY

Hillary, 68, is for equal pay between men and women. She has vowed to eliminate the pay gap, and eliminate discrimination against women in the workplace. She has thoroughly acknowledged the disproportionate effect the pay gap has on women of color, as well.

Trump, 70, has seemed pretty skeptical that there’s a pay gap. While he hasn’t produced a policy for combatting it, he has said, “You’re gonna make the same if you do as good a job.”

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IMMIGRATION

Hillary: “We need comprehensive immigration reform with a path to full and equal citizenship. If Congress won’t act, I’ll defend President Obama’s executive actions—and I’ll go even further to keep families together. I’ll end family detention, close private immigrant detention centers, and help more eligible people become naturalized.”

Trump wants to build a wall on the US-Mexico border, and make Mexico pay for it. While he first campaigned on a promise of deporting 11 million undocumented immigrants, he told Sean Hannity in August that he’s “softening” on the issue. However, he’s gone back on that stance. Trump wants a mandatory deportation of criminal undocumented immigrants, and anyone caught crossing the border illegally will be immediately detained. He also aims to end birthright citizenship, and triple the number of ICE officers patrolling the border.

TERRORISM

Trump said he wanted to ban all Muslims from the United States, but revised that to banning people coming from countries with a history of terrorism; it’s unclear what countries, or which people those would be. He wants to be tougher about combatting terrorism, even stating that waterboarding and the killing of suspected terrorists’ family members are acceptable tactics. These are considered violations of the Geneva Convention.

Hillary calls for “tough vetting” of refugees and other people coming into the country, including Syrian refugees fleeing from ISIS. As for domestic terrorism, she wants an “intelligence surge” and officers fighting online activity by terrorists.

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