Posted by Jed Lewison on Sat Aug 2, 2008 at 11:24 AM Pacific

Yes, McCain wants to overturn Roe v. Wade

Last night, I was talking politics with my mom and grandma -- both of whom support Obama, though my grandma a bit more tepidly than my mom. I asked them both whether they thought McCain was pro-life or pro-choice.

With almost no hesitation, both said they thought he was pro-choice. This morning, my mom tells that she ran into my uncle at the grocery store and asked him the same question. He knew that McCain was pro-life, but thought that he had been pro-choice up until recently, suggesting that he felt McCain's true views were more aligned with reproductive freedom.

Keep in mind that all three of them are more politically aware than the average person, and they are all left-of-center -- but even they didn't know the basic facts, that John McCain is a pro-life extremist and has been that way for quite some time. In fact, in the early 1990s he was one of just 30 senators to vote against a crackdown on right-wing anti-choice domestic terrorism, including abortion clinic bombings.

To help set the record straight, here's a video of him talking about his desire to overturn Roe v. Wade:

Yes, McCain wants to overturn Roe v. Wade

Last night, I was talking politics with my mom and grandma -- both of whom support Obama, though my grandma a bit more tepidly than my mom. I asked them both whether they thought McCain was pro-life or pro-choice.

With almost no hesitation, both said they thought he was pro-choice. This morning, my mom tells that she ran into my uncle at the grocery store and asked him the same question. He knew that McCain was pro-life, but thought that he had been pro-choice up until recently, suggesting that he felt McCain's true views were more aligned with reproductive freedom.

Keep in mind that all three of them are more politically aware than the average person, and they are all left-of-center -- but even they didn't know the basic facts, that John McCain is a pro-life extremist and has been that way for quite some time. In fact, in the early 1990s he was one of just 30 senators to vote against a crackdown on right-wing anti-choice domestic terrorism, including abortion clinic bombings.

To help set the record straight, here's a video of him talking about his desire to overturn Roe v. Wade:

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