Candidates Stance On Issue Of Abortion

(Updated with new info 09.09.08)
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- John McCain:
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. 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)
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Voting Record
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. 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)
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http://www.ontheissues.org/John_McCain.htm
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http://www.youtube.com/user/JohnMcCaindotcom
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- Bob Barr:
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. Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
. Voted YES on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 2001)
. Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
. Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)
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http://www.ontheissues.org/Bob_Barr.htm
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http://www.youtube.com/user/BobBarr2008
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- Chuck Baldwin:
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. Overturn Roe v. Wade. (Jul 2008)
. God begins human life at fertilization. (May 2008)
. Abortion is America's national holocaust. (May 2008)
. GOP did nothing to overturn Roe or end abortion-on-demand. (May 2008)
. Supports Sanctity of Life Act, defining fetus as person. (Apr 2008)
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http://www.ontheissues.org/Chuck_Baldwin.htm
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http://www.youtube.com/user/officialbaldwin2008
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- Ron Paul:
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. Abortion is murder. (Apr 2008)
. Roe v. Wade decision was harmful to the Constitution. (Apr 2008)
. Define life at conception in law, as scientific statement. (Feb 2008)
. Protecting the life of the unborn is protecting liberty. (Feb 2008)
. Get the federal government out of abortion decision. (Nov 2007)
. Delivered 4000 babies; & assuredly life begins at conception. (Sep 2007)
. Sanctity of Life Act: remove federal jurisdiction. (Sep 2007)
. Nominate only judges who refuse to legislate from the bench. (Sep 2007)
. Save "snowflake babies": no experiments on frozen embryos. (Sep 2007)
. No tax funding for organizations that promote abortion. (Sep 2007)
. Embryonic stem cell programs not constitionally authorized. (May 2007)
. Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Jan 2007)
. Voted NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)
. Voted NO on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)
. Voted NO on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime. (Feb 2004)
. Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother’s life. (Oct 2003)
. Voted NO on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. (Feb 2003)
. Voted YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info. (Sep 2002)
. Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
. Voted NO on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 2001)
. Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
. Voted NO on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)
. No federal funding of abortion, and pro-life. (Dec 2000)
. Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003)
. Rated 56% by the NRLC, indicating a mixed record on abortion. (Dec 2006)
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http://www.ontheissues.org/Ron_Paul.htm
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http://www.youtube.com/user/RonPaul2008dotcom
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- Barack Obama:
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. Ok for state to restrict late-term partial birth abortion. (Apr 2008)
. We can find common ground between pro-choice and pro-life. (Apr 2008)
. Undecided on whether life begins at conception. (Apr 2008)
. Teach teens about abstinence and also about contraception. (Apr 2008)
. GovWatch: Obama's "present" votes were a requested strategy. (Feb 2008)
. Expand access to contraception; reduce unintended pregnancy. (Feb 2008)
. Rated 100% by NARAL on pro-choice votes in 2005, 2006 & 2007. (Jan 2008)
. Voted against banning partial birth abortion. (Oct 2007)
. Stem cells hold promise to cure 70 major diseases. (Aug 2007)
. Trust women to make own decisions on partial-birth abortion. (Apr 2007)
. Extend presumption of good faith to abortion protesters. (Oct 2006)
. Constitution is a living document; no strict constructionism. (Oct 2006)
. Moral accusations from pro-lifers are counterproductive. (Oct 2004)
. Pass the Stem Cell Research Bill. (Jun 2004)
. Protect a woman's right to choose. (May 2004)
. Supports Roe v. Wade. (Jul 1998)
. Voted NO on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP. (Mar 2008)
. Voted NO on prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortion. (Mar 2008)
. Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Apr 2007)
. Voted NO on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions. (Jul 2006)
. Voted YES on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives. (Mar 2005)
. Sponsored bill providing contraceptives for low-income women. (May 2006)
. Rated 0% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-choice stance. (Dec 2006)
. Ensure access to and funding for contraception. (Feb 2007)
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http://www.ontheissues.org/Barack_Obama.htm
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http://www.youtube.com/user/BarackObamadotcom
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- Ralph Nader:
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. Supports NOW's agenda on Reproductive Rights. (Feb 2008)
. Supports stem cell research. (Feb 2008)
. Roe v. Wade is not at risk, even from GOP Supreme Court. (Oct 2002)
. If Roe is reversed, decision just reverts to the states. (Sep 2002)
. Threats to overturn Roe are “scare tactics”. (Nov 2000)
. Women should decide whether to use RU-486, not government. (Oct 2000)
. No government role; let women privately decide. (May 2000)
. Roe v Wade is safe; GOP must back off pushing it. (Feb 2000)
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http://www.ontheissues.org/Ralph_Nader.htm
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http://www.youtube.com/user/votenader08
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- Cynthia McKinney:
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. Consistent supporter of reproductive rights. (Feb 2008)
. Supports human embryonic stem cell research. (Feb 2008)
. Voted YES on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)
. Voted NO on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)
. Voted NO on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
. Voted NO on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 2001)
. Voted NO on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
. Voted NO on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)
. Recommended by EMILY's List of pro-choice women. (Apr 2001)
. Rated 0% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-choice stance. (Dec 2006)
. Protect the reproductive rights of women. (Jan 1993)
. Supported funding contraception and UN family planning. (Jul 1999)
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http://www.ontheissues.org/Cynthia_McKinney.htm
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http://www.youtube.com/user/RunCynthiaRun
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