0 5 , ▁Brown ▁supported ▁a ▁ 2 4 - hour ▁waiting ▁requirement ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁one ▁that ▁women ▁receive ▁photograph s ▁of ▁ul tras ounds ▁before ▁an ▁abort ion . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁he ▁selected ▁the ▁statement ▁" ab ort ion ▁should ▁always ▁be ▁leg ally ▁available " ▁in ▁a ▁question naire . ▁He ▁said ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁use ▁abort ion ▁as ▁a ▁lit mus ▁test ▁in ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁confirm ations . ▁He ▁oppos es ▁federal ▁fund ing ▁for ▁elect ive ▁abort ion ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁Hy de ▁Am end ment . ▁He ▁supported ▁fund ing ▁for ▁Pl anned ▁Parent hood . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁he ▁supported ▁the ▁Sh a he en ▁Am end ment ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁military ▁to ▁provide ▁abort ions ▁for ▁service w omen ▁who ▁were ▁the ▁vict ims ▁of ▁ra pe ▁or ▁inc est . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁state ▁legisl ator ▁and ▁sen ator , ▁Brown ▁has ▁mixed ▁reviews ▁from ▁abort ion ▁rights ▁and ▁anti - ab ort ion ▁special ▁interest ▁groups . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁score ▁from ▁Pl anned ▁Parent hood ▁and ▁a ▁ 0 % ▁score ▁from ▁Massachusetts ▁Cit iz ens ▁for ▁Life . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁N AR AL ▁Pro - Choice ▁Massachusetts ▁gave ▁him ▁a ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁rating ▁for ▁supporting ▁abort ion ▁rights ▁positions . ▁However , ▁as ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁Senator , ▁in