Unmasking McCain: His Reactionary Record on Reproductive Rights

Arianna Huffington

We've seen the exit polls. We've read the unequivocal quotes. Many women who are avowed Hillary Clinton supporters are declaring they won't vote for Barack Obama in the fall.

I get the anger and the disappointment. But to quote SNL's Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers: Really? You'd rather vote for John McCain, a man who has a 25-year history of voting against a woman's right to choose? A man who over the last eight years that NARAL has released a pro-choice scorecard has http://www.prochoiceamerica.org/elections/statements/mccain.html">received a 0 percent rating (in his time in office, Obama has http://www.prochoiceamerica.org/elections/statements/obama.html">received a 100 percent rating)? A man whose http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/Issues/95b18512-d5b6-456e-90a2-12028d71df58.htm">campaign website says he believes Roe v. Wade "must be overturned"? A man who has vowed that, as president, he http://www.catholic.org/politics/story.php?id=26539">will be "a loyal and unswerving friend of the right to life movement"?

Really?

In Clinton vs. Obama, the policy differences were minor (hence the overriding focus on minutiae like flag pins, Bosnian sniper fire, and the real meaning of "bitter"). In McCain vs. Obama, the differences are enormous. Staying the course in Iraq vs. ending an unnecessary and immoral war. Universal health care vs. less regulation for insurance companies. Rolling back the Bush tax cuts vs. making them permanent.

And nowhere is the difference more profound than with reproductive rights.

For anyone -- male or female -- who cares about reproductive rights, family planning, and women's health issues, the choice this fall is not even close.

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come Nov

The faster we can transition to beating up on the Republican, the better. :D

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Can't get this message out there enough.

Cuts through to the real issues and makes it clear.

I'm with you, helderheid.

K&R

Pre-emptive abortion for Iraqis.

family planning, and women's health issues, the choice this fall is not even close."

dingdingding! K&R

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:)

:hi:

Get the word out!