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McCain Works Against Access to Contraception

Does He Consider It Murder?
by Michele Swenson

Once again, the media and even Democratic candidate Barack Obama, have failed to follow-up on McCain's stated opposition to abortion by questioning his equal opposition to contraception - the primary means to reduce the rate of abortion.

Nancy Keenan of NARAL Pro-Choice America cites at least 22 John McCain votes against women's access to family-planning services, including birth control. "During his twenty-five years in office, Sen. McCain has consistently voted to block low-income women's access to birth control, to deny our teens accurate information about birth control and condoms, to stop measures that would require insurance companies to cover birth control, and to prevent funds to an organization that provides family-planning services -- not abortion -- for the world's poorest women..."

McCain's voting record is solidly antichoice. His Web site states: "John McCain believes Roe v. Wade is a flawed decision that must be overturned, and as president he will nominate judges who understand that courts should not be in the business of legislating from the bench." One of his three most important goals, he told the American Conservative Union, is to promote "a nation of traditional values that protects the rights of the unborn."

McCain voted in 2005 against a $100-million allocation for preventive health care services targeted at reducing unintended pregnancies; in 2006 he opposed funding for comprehensive, medically accurate sex education for teens. Instead, McCain has lined up behind Bush's ineffective abstinence-only education. When asked if contraception could help stop the spread of HIV, McCain said "You've stumped me."

McCain demured that he didn't know enough to comment on the fairness of health care plans covering Viagra and not contraception -- which can cost a woman up to $600 a year. McCain voted against just such a bill to require health plans to cover birth control the same as other prescription drugs. The great conceit of the right and John McCain is the denial that contraception is fundamental to women's health and lives. Note his cavalier disregard of pregnancy as an issue of women's health during the debate.

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