JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) — A Republican legislative leader says voters will have a stark choice in the general election this fall, promising to seek an end to gay marriage and restrictions on abortion if his party gains control of the Legislature.
House Minority Leader Kraig Paulsen of Hiawatha says if Republicans regain legislative majorities, they would put a constitutional amendment before voters banning same-sex marriage and probably would approve abortion restrictions, though he declined to offer specifics.
All three Republican candidates for governor support requiring a woman to see a sonogram image of her fetus before obtaining an abortion.
Senate Democratic leader Michael Gronstal says his party wouldn't support new abortion laws or a gay marriage ban.
The two spoke on public television's "Iowa Press."
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