▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁he ▁was ▁r ated ▁ 4 5 % ▁by ▁N AR AL ▁Pro - Choice ▁America ▁and ▁ 7 5 % ▁by ▁the ▁anti - ab ort ion ▁group , ▁National ▁Right ▁to ▁Life . ▁ ▁Regarding ▁other ▁re product ive ▁issues , ▁Brown ▁says ▁that ▁he ▁supports ▁a ▁woman ' s ▁ability ▁to ▁access ▁contra ception ▁and ▁use ▁birth ▁control , ▁but ▁he ▁did ▁vote ▁against ▁requiring ▁business es ▁with ▁religious ▁ob jections ▁to ▁provide ▁birth ▁control . ▁As ▁a ▁state ▁legisl ator , ▁he ▁also ▁supported ▁stem - cell ▁research ▁voting ▁for ▁a ▁bill ▁that ▁included ▁emb ry onic ▁stem - cell ▁research ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁He ▁author ed ▁legisl ation ▁to ▁fund ▁research ▁for ▁stem ▁cells ▁from ▁um bil ical ▁c ords . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁he ▁broke ▁with ▁his ▁party ▁by ▁voting ▁with ▁Democr ats ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁a ▁bill ▁to ▁allow ▁emb ry onic ▁stem ▁cell ▁research . ▁However , ▁he ▁later ▁opposed ▁fund ing ▁for ▁emb ry onic ▁stem - cell ▁research . ▁ ▁Family ▁law ▁Brown ▁has ▁supported ▁a ▁pres umption ▁of ▁shared ▁parent ing ▁after ▁divor ce ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁co - sp ons or ▁of ▁F athers ▁and ▁Famil ies ▁H B ▁ 1 4 6 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁voted ▁for ▁re author ization ▁of ▁the ▁Vi ol ence ▁Again st ▁Women ▁Act ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Im m igration ▁Brown ▁voted ▁against ▁the ▁D