Just to be clear, Not ALL republicans think that a woman who gets pregnant during a rape, should be forced to carry the baby to term.
Where he Stands
* 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)
His 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)
I know that there are conservatives that do not believe in abortion under any circumstances and yes, Sarah Palin is one of them, but Johm McCain is not.
4 comments:
Yeah, but still he wants to control my choice :(
isn't it funny how people many people fight for the choice to kill babies when they don't actually want to have an abortion?
i also think it's interesting when people assume that being republican means being against abortion.
being informed is a good thing, i'm glad you shared this =)
Shelly,
Whether or not I want to have an abortion is my personal business, just as it is the personal business of each and every women. Roe v Wade hasn't been overturned for a reason, because the government should have no say about what I do with my body, it is off limits. The abortion issue isn't about wanting to "kill babies" it is about allowing for personal freedoms and rights. As for the argument that that "baby" has rights too, when it is unborn it does not. Think about it, a child conceived and carried here in the US would have different rights if born in China. So until a child is delivered, rights don't apply.
i think it's sad that for some people a child doesn't count as a child until it is outside of the womb. the minute i was pregnant i felt my body was no longer my own--the greatest preparation for motherhood, when your LIFE is no longer your own.
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