Thursday, October 16, 2008

Republican Candidates: Stance and Voting Records on Abortion

JOHN MCCAIN
  • Pro-life and an advocate for the Rights of Man everywhere. (Feb 2008)
  • GovWatch: 1999: Don't force women to have illegal operations. (Feb 2008)
  • Abortion issue shows what kind of country we are. (Aug 2007)
  • Concerned if women undergo illegal dangerous operations. (May 2007)
  • Supports federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. (May 2007)
  •  Prosecute abortion doctors, not women who get them. (Jan 2000)
  •  “Family Conference” if daughter wanted an abortion. (Jan 2000)
  •  Abortion OK if raped; and no testing for rape. (Jan 2000)
  •  Supports fetal tissue research; against over-intensity. (Jan 2000)
  •  Overturn Roe v. Wade, but keep incest & rape exceptions. (Jan 2000)
  •  Support adoption & foster care; work together on abortion. (Oct 1999)
  •  Wants Roe vs. Wade made irrelevant, but would not repeal it. (Aug 1999)
  •  Opposes partial-birth abortions & public financing. (Aug 1999)
  •  Nominate justices based on experience, and values. (Jun 1999)
  •  Restrict abortions; no partial-birth; no public funding. (Jul 1998)
Voting Record

• Supports repealing Roe v. Wade. (May 2007)
• Voted YES on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP. (Mar 2008)
• Voted YES on barring HHS grants to organizations that perform abortions. (Oct 2007)
• Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Apr 2007)
• Voted YES on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions. (Jul 2006)
• Voted NO on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives. (Mar 2005)
• Voted YES on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime. (Mar 2004)
• Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life. (Mar 2003)
• Voted YES on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions. (Jun 2000)
• Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions. (Oct 1999)
• Voted YES on banning human cloning. (Feb 1998)
• Rated 0% by 
NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Expand embryonic stem cell research. (Jun 2004)
• Rated 75% by the 
NRLC, indicating a mixed record on abortion. (Dec 2006)
• Prohibit transporting minors across state lines for abortion. (Jan 2008)


SARAH PALIN
  •  Rejected sympathy for Down's Syndrome son, as gift from God. (Aug 2008)
  • Opposes embryonic stem cell research. (Aug 2008)
  •  Every baby is created with a future and potential. (Aug 2008)
  •  Safe Haven bill: allow surrendering newborns without penalty. (Feb 2008)
  • Adoption is best plan for permanency for foster care kids. (Oct 2007)
  •  Pro-life. (Nov 2006)
  •  Choose life, even if her own daughter were raped. (Nov 2006)
  •  If Roe v. Wade got overturned, let people decide what's next. (Oct 2006)
  •  Opposes use of public funds for abortions. (Oct 2006)
  •  Pro-contraception, pro-woman, pro-life. (Aug 2006)
  •  Only exception for abortion is if mother's life would end. (Jul 2006)

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