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McCain and women’s issues

by ESKCSG | June 9, 2008 at 03:11 pm

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He voted against requiring health care plans to cover birth control (3/22/03).

He voted against comprehensive, medically accurate sex education (7/25/06).

He voted against international family planning funding (3/14/96).

He voted against funding to prevent teen and unintended pregnancies (3/17/05).

He voted against public education for emergency contraception (3/17/05).

And he voted against restoring Medicaid funding that could be used for family planning for low-income women (3/17/05).

NPR reported (2/2/08) that, “Many Republican voters seem to believe,incorrectly, that the current Republican front-runner, Arizona SenatorJohn McCain, supports abortion rights.”

John McCain wants us to believe that he’s a moderate who supportsimproving the health of women in the United States, but in fact he’samong the most extreme members of Congress who voted against commonsense measures on family planning, sex education and access to basichealthcare.

http://www.sptimes.com/2008/03/09/Opinion/Why_McCain_should_wor.shtml

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/06/07/mccain-and-womens-issues-its-more-than-just-roe/

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PEP

at 15:58 on June 9th, 2008

Do you have any links to sources and resources? Thanks.

joellerose

at 16:08 on June 9th, 2008

If these points are true, he gets my vote.

ESKCSG

at 18:17 on June 9th, 2008

I have posted the links. Originally I thought the highlighter tool would ping back to the source. I'm sorry to see that a couple of the readers are against equal rights.

At least vote for Ron Paul, at least he has a plan. McCain will only base his policies off those of the Bush Administration. Senator John McCain has voted with President Bush 100% of the time in 2008 and 95% of the time in 2007. I admit I miss the old McCain...not the OLD McCain. You know...pre-dementia lol

PEP

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at 18:33 on June 9th, 2008

ESKCSG, you can serve your readers and yourself so much better by providing resources rather than attacking other NP members if they disagree with you.