Friday, October 10, 2008
Bush, McCain, Palin: Anti-Abortion But Hardly Pro-Life
NY Times Op-Ed Column: Can This Be Pro-Life?, by Nicholas Kristof:
The Bush administration this month is quietly cutting off birth control supplies to some of the world’s poorest women in Africa.
Thus the paradox of a “pro-life” administration adopting a policy whose result will be tens of thousands of additional abortions each year — along with more women dying in childbirth.
The saga also spotlights a clear difference between Barack Obama and John McCain. Senator Obama supports U.N.-led efforts to promote family planning; Senator McCain stands with President Bush in opposing certain crucial efforts to help women reduce unwanted pregnancies in Africa and Asia.
https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/reproductive_rights/2008/10/bush-and-mccain.html