McCain supports overturning Roe
By Michael J.W. Stickings
He’s been wishy-washy on abortion in the past, back in his media-friendly “maverick” days, but now that he’s running for president he’s turning into the social conservative he needs to be to have any hope of making it through the GOP primaries.
Yes, Sen. John McCain told ABC’s George Stephanolpoulos yesterday that he would support the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court. His argument is federalism, or states’ rights, not pro-life absolutism, but his position is nonetheless the pro-life one. And that means taking rights away from women, or at least allowing the states to do so. That’s what the debate over Roe comes down to. And McCain’s now decisively on the wrong side of it.
Think Progress has the video and transcript. See also LG&M, MyDD, Preemptive Karma, and Majikthise.
He’s been wishy-washy on abortion in the past, back in his media-friendly “maverick” days, but now that he’s running for president he’s turning into the social conservative he needs to be to have any hope of making it through the GOP primaries.
Yes, Sen. John McCain told ABC’s George Stephanolpoulos yesterday that he would support the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court. His argument is federalism, or states’ rights, not pro-life absolutism, but his position is nonetheless the pro-life one. And that means taking rights away from women, or at least allowing the states to do so. That’s what the debate over Roe comes down to. And McCain’s now decisively on the wrong side of it.
Think Progress has the video and transcript. See also LG&M, MyDD, Preemptive Karma, and Majikthise.
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1 Comments:
I've been increasingly disappointed with John McCain. I actually used to think he would make a great moderate Republican candidate. He was fine up until last year, I think. But now, he's as far gone into the right wing as Katie Holmes into Scientology. Won't somebody save them both?
How depressing.
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