Terrell A Williams

Election Information:

Party: 
Democrat
District: 
9
Office: 
State House

Contact Information:

www.Terrell4DE.com
https://www.facebook.com/movedelawareforward
https://twitter.com/Terrell4De

Survey Responses:

S = Support
O = Oppose
NR = No Response
Life
S O NR
1.
Prohibiting Abortion: Prohibiting abortion except when necessary to save the mother's life.
X
2.
Taxpayer Funded Abortion: Allowing taxpayer dollars to fund organizations that provide abortion.
X
3.
Physician-Assisted Suicide: Allowing voluntary physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients.
X
Candidate's Comments:
I believe that abortion is healthcare. I also believe that women have a right to choose what happens to their bodies, just like men have the right to control their bodies. I believe reproductive right decisions should be between a woman, (if applicable husband or partner), and the medical practitioner. I believe terminally ill patients should have the right to decide if they want to live or not. I also believe a person should not be forced to live in pain and be depended on prescription drugs that no longer treat the condition or pain. A right to die is equivalent to a woman's right to choose, these decisions should be made individually and with the assistance of medical practitioners, not politicians.
First Amendment
S O NR
4.
Conscience Rights for Creative Professionals: Allowing creative professionals (photographer, baker, wedding vendor) to decline to participate in events or create messages that violate their moral or religious beliefs.
X
5.
Conscience Rights for Faith-Based Organizations: Exempting faith-based organizations from regulations that cause them to violate their sincerely held religious beliefs.
X
6.
Free Speech on Campus: Prohibiting speech zones or speech codes that restrict where students can discuss controversial or unpopular issues on college campuses.
X
7.
Donor Privacy: Protecting confidential donor information so individuals are able to privately support charities of their choice without fear of being doxed.
X
Candidate's Comments:
I believe transparency is the hallmark of our democracy. I also believe that tolerance makes our communities stronger and more cohesive. I do not believe we can force private professionals or organizations to violate their privately held beliefs or moral convictions. In that same manner, I do not believe those same individuals and organizations can benefit from tax payer dollars if they are discriminating against any class of people. I believe in free speech, and we should limit censorship to the most egregious and dangerous forms of speech. I also believe colleges and universities are the ideal settings to have difficult conversations and for people to express themselves reasonable. I think public embarrassment and public shaming keeps hate speech in line.
Family
S O NR
8.
Women's Sports: Preventing biological males who identify as female from competing in women's sports.
X
9.
Gender Identity Counseling: Allowing parents to obtain professional counseling for children struggling with gender identity issues to help them reach their desired outcome.
X
10(a).
Protected Class for Sexual Orientation: Adding “sexual orientation” as a protected class alongside race, religion, sex, age, and disability in nondiscrimination law.
X
10(b).
Protected Class for Gender Identity: Adding “gender identity” as a protected class alongside race, religion, sex, age, and disability in nondiscrimination law.
X
Education and Public Safety
S O NR
11.
School Choice: Allowing the use of tax credits, vouchers, and education savings accounts to cover the cost of children attending the school of their parents' choice, including private schools.
X
12.
Parental Rights for Opt-Out: Giving parents the ability to opt their children out of school materials and lessons to which the parents object.
X
13.
Critical Race Theory: Allowing schools to teach children that America's laws, policies, and society perpetuate systemic racism and that people are either oppressors or oppressed, or privileged or marginalized, based on their skin color.
X
14.
Parental Rights for Transparency in Education: Giving parents access to the curriculum and materials their children are learning in school and allowing them to decide whether or not their children should be exposed to certain ideas.
X
Health and Welfare
S O NR
15.
Medical Rights of Conscience: Allowing health care workers and providers the freedom to practice medicine in accordance with their personal beliefs and conscience.
X
16.
Parental Rights for Healthcare Disclosure: Requiring schools to disclose to parents if the school is providing counseling or medical services to a child who desires to undergo “gender transition.”
X
17.
Parental Rights for Mental Health Disclosure: Directing schools to inform parents of any mental, physical, or emotional health information and treatment that a child is receiving at school.
X