- Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee: Mike Huckabee has been heard stating that healthcare reform is a cultural change that will need to evolve over the period of a generation. He also has said that smoking should not be banned overall but that it should only be banned in indoor workplaces to maintain constitutional rights. He is a staunch pro-life candidate who worked to pass Arkansas' Unborn Child Amendment. Regarding the HIV/AIDS epidemic, he's a bit less sympathetic: "It is difficult to understand the public policy towards AIDS -- it is the first time in the history of civilization in which the carriers of a genuine plague have not been isolated from the general population, and in which this deadly disease for which there is no cure is being treated as a civil rights issue instead of the true health crisis it represents."Donald Trump: Donald Trump supports the repeal of ObamaCare, although he does advocate for universal healthcare of some type to protect the health of the American people. He has also suggested that increasing competition among health insurers may help to control health insurance premiums moving forward. After years of having a pro-choice stance, he surprisingly announced in February 2014 that he is pro-life and will support only those measures. He favors legalizing drugs and spending tax revenue on education and counseling. Put Trump in the Jenny McCarthy camp when it comes to vaccinations. In 2014, he tweeted, "Healthy young child goes to doctor, gets pumped with massive shot of many vaccines, doesn't feel good and changes - AUTISM. Many such cases!"
Choose your candidate wisely – not only are you making decisions about your own health, but you also must consider the impact each candidate will have on the health of all Americans.