ations ▁over ▁reform ing ▁America ' s ▁health care ▁system , ▁Con rad ▁strongly ▁opposed ▁a ▁" public ▁option ." ▁The ▁A FL - C IO ▁announced ▁it ▁would ▁fund ▁a ▁primary ▁challenge ▁to ▁Con rad ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁if ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁opp ose ▁a ▁public ▁option . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Con rad ▁voted ▁with ▁Senate ▁Fin ance ▁Committee ▁Republic ans ▁against ▁an ▁am end ment ▁to ▁a ▁health ▁care ▁bill ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁provided ▁for ▁a ▁public ▁option . ▁He ▁was ▁support ive ▁of ▁the ▁St up ak - P itt s ▁Am end ment , ▁which ▁places ▁limits ▁on ▁tax p ayer - fund ed ▁abort ions ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁the ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Aff ord able ▁Health ▁Care ▁for ▁America ▁Act . ▁ ▁Social ▁policies ▁Con rad ▁is ▁more ▁polit ically ▁conserv ative ▁than ▁most ▁Democr ats . ▁He ▁voted ▁consist ently ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁b anning ▁the ▁partial - b irth ▁abort ion ▁medical ▁procedure . ▁He ▁also ▁oppos es ▁public ▁fund ing ▁of ▁abort ion , ▁but ▁voted ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁lif ting ▁the ▁ban ▁on ▁abort ions ▁on ▁military ▁bases . ▁Con rad ▁has ▁a ▁mixed ▁record ▁on ▁gay ▁rights . ▁While ▁he ▁personally ▁oppos es ▁gay ▁marriage , ▁he ▁voted ▁against ▁a ▁proposed ▁constitution al ▁ban ▁on ▁it ▁and ▁has ▁supported ▁b ills ▁that ▁prevent ▁disc rim ination ▁based ▁on ▁sexual ▁orientation . ▁On ▁January ▁ 3 1