Barack Obama
Senator from Illinois
Party: Democrat
Religion: United Church of Christ
Website: www.barackobama.com
Position on Sex Education: Senator Obama supports "replacing funding for abstinence-only programs at home and abroad with scientifically based HIV prevention programs that would include age-appropriate sex education." (1)
He is a co-sponsor of the REAL Act and the Prevention First Act, and introduced the Communities of Color Teen Pregnancy Prevention Act of 2007, which would provide grants for projects to prevent teen pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases in racial, ethnic minority, or immigrant communities. (2)
Position on Abortion: Senator Obama supports abortion rights. In the Illinois State Senate, he voted against a bill to ban late-term abortions. Obama said that he did not support the ban because it did not contain a clause to protect the life of the woman. During the April 2007 Democratic debate, Obama said that he trusts women to make their own decisions about whether or not to have an abortion "in conjunction with their doctors and their families and their clergy." (3)
In a January 24, 2008, interview with Christianity Today, Obama had this to say about abortion: "I don't know anybody who is pro-abortion. I think it's very important to start with that premise. ... Our goal should be to make abortion less common, that we should discourage unwanted pregnancies and encourage adoption wherever possible. ... I think the state can legitimately say that we are prohibiting late-term abortions as long as there's an exception for the mother's health." (4)
1. AP/Sioux City Journal reports. The survey was conducted by Planned Parenthood of Greater Iowa, AIDS Project of Central Iowa and several other groups in the state. It included three questions and was sent to Democratic and Republican presidential candidates (AP/Sioux City Journal, 11/29/07).
(2) Thomas.loc.gov
(3) Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, Religion and Politics '08: The Candidates on Abortion
(4) Christianity Today
http://www.rcrc.org/issues/election08_obama.cfm
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ELECTION 2008-HILLARY CLINTON
Hillary Clinton
Senator from New York
Party: Democrat
Website: www.hillaryclinton.com
Religion: United Methodist
Position on Sex Education: Senator Clinton supports "replacing funding for abstinence-only programs at home and abroad with scientifically based HIV prevention programs that would include age-appropriate sex education." (1)
In 1996 as First Lady she helped launch the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy in the mid-1990s, which has a goal of reducing teen pregnancy by one-third by 2015 through comprehensive education and awareness. Ten years later, as a New York senator, she co-sponsored the Prevention First Act, which would allocate $100 million for family planning services in an effort to curb teen pregnancy. Clinton has praised religious groups for promoting abstinence.
Position on Abortion: Senator Clinton states that she is a strong supporter of the constitutional right to choose as defined by Roe v Wade, and believes the federal courts must continue to uphold this decision. She has said she will use this standard in considering future Supreme Court nominations. (2)
Clinton says abortion rights are protected by the Constitution but that there is "an opportunity for people of good faith to find common ground in this debate." She says the government should actively try to minimize the number of abortions through better sex education and improved access to birth control. She opposed the Supreme Court's March 2007 decision to uphold a ban on late-term abortions, calling the decision an "erosion of our constitutional rights." (3)
On the 35th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Clinton issued this statement: " I am reaffirming my commitment to safe, legal, and rare abortion, and unveiling an agenda for decreasing the number of unintended pregnancies in the U.S. through honest and complete sex education and expanded access to contraception and family planning." (4)
She has stated that abortion "should be a constitutionally protected decision made not by the Government, not by the majority … but between a woman, her doctor, and her faith in God." (5)
(1) AP/Sioux City Journal reports. The survey was conducted by Planned Parenthood of Greater Iowa, AIDS Project of Central Iowa and several other groups in the state. It included three questions and was sent to Democratic and Republican presidential candidates (AP/Sioux City Journal, 11/29/07).
(2) CapWiz candidate profiles
(3) Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, Religion and Politics '08: The Candidates on Abortion
(4) Hillaryclinton.com
(5) 152 Congressional Record S35-07, January 25, 2007.
Senator from New York
Party: Democrat
Website: www.hillaryclinton.com
Religion: United Methodist
Position on Sex Education: Senator Clinton supports "replacing funding for abstinence-only programs at home and abroad with scientifically based HIV prevention programs that would include age-appropriate sex education." (1)
In 1996 as First Lady she helped launch the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy in the mid-1990s, which has a goal of reducing teen pregnancy by one-third by 2015 through comprehensive education and awareness. Ten years later, as a New York senator, she co-sponsored the Prevention First Act, which would allocate $100 million for family planning services in an effort to curb teen pregnancy. Clinton has praised religious groups for promoting abstinence.
Position on Abortion: Senator Clinton states that she is a strong supporter of the constitutional right to choose as defined by Roe v Wade, and believes the federal courts must continue to uphold this decision. She has said she will use this standard in considering future Supreme Court nominations. (2)
Clinton says abortion rights are protected by the Constitution but that there is "an opportunity for people of good faith to find common ground in this debate." She says the government should actively try to minimize the number of abortions through better sex education and improved access to birth control. She opposed the Supreme Court's March 2007 decision to uphold a ban on late-term abortions, calling the decision an "erosion of our constitutional rights." (3)
On the 35th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Clinton issued this statement: " I am reaffirming my commitment to safe, legal, and rare abortion, and unveiling an agenda for decreasing the number of unintended pregnancies in the U.S. through honest and complete sex education and expanded access to contraception and family planning." (4)
She has stated that abortion "should be a constitutionally protected decision made not by the Government, not by the majority … but between a woman, her doctor, and her faith in God." (5)
(1) AP/Sioux City Journal reports. The survey was conducted by Planned Parenthood of Greater Iowa, AIDS Project of Central Iowa and several other groups in the state. It included three questions and was sent to Democratic and Republican presidential candidates (AP/Sioux City Journal, 11/29/07).
(2) CapWiz candidate profiles
(3) Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, Religion and Politics '08: The Candidates on Abortion
(4) Hillaryclinton.com
(5) 152 Congressional Record S35-07, January 25, 2007.
ELECTION 2008-JOHN McCAIN
John McCain
Senator from Arizona
Party: Republican
Religion: Baptist
Website: www.johnmccain.com
Position on Sex Education: McCain has declared his support for abstinence-only-until-marriage programs on a regular basis and, in February 2007, he spoke to 1,500 students in South Carolina about abstaining from pre-marital sex. "Senator McCain has a long legislative record of supporting abstinence-based initiatives in his record in the U.S. Senate," said Trey Walker, McCain's South Carolina campaign director. "He thinks that abstinence is healthier and should be promoted in our society for young people." (1)
Position on Abortion: Senator McCain was a cosponsor of the Federal Abortion Ban (2). He believes Roe v. Wade should be overturned to allow individual states the ability to make their own laws. He supports banning abortion except in cases of rape, incest or threat to the life of the woman. He has an anti-abortion voting record, and has promised, if elected, to appoint justices who "strictly interpret the Constitution of the United States and do not legislate from the bench."(3) McCain has stated that, “At its core, abortion is a human tragedy. To effect meaningful change, we must engage the debate at a human level.” (4)
(1) SFGate.com
(2) THOMAS.gov
(3) Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, Religion and Politics '08: The Candidates on Abortion
(4) JohnMcCain.com
http://www.rcrc.org/issues/election08_mccain.cfm
Senator from Arizona
Party: Republican
Religion: Baptist
Website: www.johnmccain.com
Position on Sex Education: McCain has declared his support for abstinence-only-until-marriage programs on a regular basis and, in February 2007, he spoke to 1,500 students in South Carolina about abstaining from pre-marital sex. "Senator McCain has a long legislative record of supporting abstinence-based initiatives in his record in the U.S. Senate," said Trey Walker, McCain's South Carolina campaign director. "He thinks that abstinence is healthier and should be promoted in our society for young people." (1)
Position on Abortion: Senator McCain was a cosponsor of the Federal Abortion Ban (2). He believes Roe v. Wade should be overturned to allow individual states the ability to make their own laws. He supports banning abortion except in cases of rape, incest or threat to the life of the woman. He has an anti-abortion voting record, and has promised, if elected, to appoint justices who "strictly interpret the Constitution of the United States and do not legislate from the bench."(3) McCain has stated that, “At its core, abortion is a human tragedy. To effect meaningful change, we must engage the debate at a human level.” (4)
(1) SFGate.com
(2) THOMAS.gov
(3) Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, Religion and Politics '08: The Candidates on Abortion
(4) JohnMcCain.com
http://www.rcrc.org/issues/election08_mccain.cfm
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