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Barack Obama vs. John McSame:

Records on Women’s Reproductive Rights/Health



Barack Obama:



Received a 100% pro-choice vote rating from Planned Parenthood and NARAL Pro-Choice America
Obama received a 100% rating from the Illinois Planned Parenthood Council as a state senator for all years where ratings were available and was endorsed by the council in his 2002 race for U.S. Senate.
Obama was the only presidential candidate who rose in support of Illinois Planned Parenthood when their new Aurora clinic faced a threatened shut-down last year.
Obama was the ONLY U.S. Senator who helped raise funds in 2006 to successfully repeal a South Dakota law that banned abortions.
In 2005 Obama voted to repeal the Mexico Policy, which bars U.S. air to international family planning organizations that provide or promote abortion.
As an Illinois state senator, Obama supported a successful law to require insurance plans to cover FDA-approved contraceptives in Illinois.
Obama co-sponsored legislation with Sen. Claire McCaskill to make birth control affordable for low-income women and students after Federal changes to regulations caused birth control costs to skyrocket.
Obama voted against allowing anti-abortion activists to escape court-ordered fines or judgments by filing for bankruptcy protection.
Obama twice voted against making it a crime to take a minor across state lines for an abortion.
As an Illinois state Senator, Obama worked closely with the Illinois Pro-choice community - led by Planned Parenthood - to employ a "present vote" strategy to successfully defeat a series of anti-choice legislation proposed by republicans.
Obama sponsored a bill to provide information about emergency contraception to sexual assault victims.
Obama Passed the Prevention First Act. Obama co-sponsored the Prevention First Act which increases funding to family planning programs.
Obama has said that protecting and safeguarding Roe v. Wade will be a priority in his administration.


John McSame:





McSame has received a 0% pro-choice rating from Planned Parenthood and NARAL Pro-Choice America
Since 1983, in votes in the House and the Senate (where he has served since 1987), McSame has cast 130 votes on abortion and other reproductive-rights issues. 125 of those votes were anti-choice.
McSame co-sponsored and voted for the Federal Abortion Ban.
He voted to uphold the Global Gag Rule. The Global and Gag Rule is a policy that bans aid to global and if they use their own funds to provide legal abortion services or even adopt a pro-choice position. He has also voted for a similar a ban on grants for domestic health centers that offer abortion or take a pro-choice position.
McSame has consistently voted against legislation requiring insurance companies to cover birth control.
He voted against legislation that established criminal and civil penalties for those who use threats and violence to keep women from gaining access to reproductive health clinics.
McSame voted to shut down the Title X family-planning program. This program provides millions of women with health care services ranging from birth control to cancer screenings.
McSame has consistently voted against expanding access to programs that reduce pregnancy and the need for abortion and in favor of abstinence-only programs.
Voted to impose a Federal Parental Consent Law on teens seeking birth control.
McSame has pledged to fill Supreme Court vacancies with justices who will overturn Roe. V. Wade. McSame voted for four anti-choice nominees for the Supreme Court including Roberts and Alito.
Voted against reauthorizing the State Children’s Health Insurance Program for five years. McSame voted against reauthorizing the State Children's Health Insurance Program for five years. His health care plan provdes $2 billion in tax cuts to health insurance
When Congress was considering the Family and Medical Leave Act in 1993, McCain voted to suspend it.

Barack on Women’s health care:



· Obama Passed Law Creating Special Task Force on Cervical Cancer Elimination. This required the task force to examine the prevalence and burden of cervical cancer, raise awareness concerning the causes and nature of cervical cancer, and identify prevention and control strategies and technologies.



Obama Passed Law to Cover Breast And Cervical Cancer Screenings. Obama sponsored a bill and voted to amend the Illinois Public Aid Code that expands eligibility and medical assistance for breast and cervical cancer screenings.


Obama Passed Law Creating The PREEMIE Act (Prematurity Research Expansion And Education For Mothers Who Deliver Infants Early Act). Obama co-sponsored this bill that amended and expanded the Public Health Service Act to address and examine the risk of death, birth defects, and developmental disorders in infants born prematurely.


Obama Passed The Gynecologic Cancer Education and Awareness Act of 2005 or Johanna's Law. Obama co-sponsored a bill that would amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a national campaign to increase the awareness and knowledge of health care providers and women with respect to gynecologic cancers.


Obama Passed A Law Promoting Inclusion Of Women and Minorities In Clinical Research.


Obama Passed Law Requiring Hearing Screening of All Newborn Infants.


Obama Passed Law to Allow the Department of Public Health to Provide Medicaid Reimbursement for Prenatal And Perinatal Health Care Facilities.


Obama Passed Law Guaranteeing Mother's Right to Breastfeed Her Baby in Any Location. Obama helped pass the Right to Breastfeed Act, which affirms a mother's right to breastfeed her baby in any location, public or private.


Obama Passed Law to Help Address Postpartum Depression. Obama was the chief sponsor and voted for bill requiring the State of Illinois Departments of Public Health and Professional Regulation to work with licensed health care facilities and licensed health care professionals to develop policies and procedures that address the issue of postpartum depression.