Obama Abortion

McCain Says Women's Health is "Extreme"

Cecile Richards | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics


Cecile Richards

The debate last night was just the most vivid example of what we've known all along: John McCain is out of touch on women's health.

Sacred Sex and Common Ground: How Obama Won Abortion Part of the Debate

Steven Waldman | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics


Steven Waldman

McCain won the battle to most thrill the activists but Obama got the bigger prize: he defined himself as a reasonable seeker of the common ground.

Sam Stein

Palin On Obama: "Unconditional Support For Unlimited Abortion"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics


Governor Sarah Palin launched a harsh, frontal attack against Barack Obama on Saturday for the Senator's position on abortion rights. Appearing in Pe...

Why the Anti-Obama "Botched Abortion" Ad Is Inaccurate

Steven Waldman | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics


Steven Waldman

This anti-Obama ad featuring Gianna Jessen, the survivor of a botched abortion, is powerful and moving. The one thing it does not prove is its central political claim.

Obama Ad: McCain Camp Sleazy, Extreme On Abortion

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 10.22.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Democrat Barack Obama is airing a new ad in New Mexico and Ohio that defends his abortion rights record and says Republican rival J...

What Do Women Want?

Al Meyerhoff | Posted 10.19.2008 | Politics


Al Meyerhoff

If the coming election is lost, to put the matter bluntly, women will come full circle. Overruling Roe would return choice to the states.

Obama On Abortion: McCain "Extreme"

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 10.19.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Republican John McCain, an abortion rights opponent with a conservative Senate record on the issue, seems content with the public's...

"Born Alive" Obama Attack Ads Aired By Independent Groups

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 10.17.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — A sudden surge in advertising by outside groups is filling the airwaves and cable channels with unflattering portrayals of Democrat...

Why Can't I Be Pro-Choice and Pro-Life?

James Heffernan | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics


James Heffernan

Calling for laws against abortion is the easiest and cheapest way of appearing to support "life" while taking no other steps to do so -- even while promoting an agenda of death.

Obama Thinks Like a Leader, And Therefore Might Lose

Rusty Russell | Posted 10.10.2008 | Home


Rusty Russell

Nearly every admonishment of Obama these days includes some call for the candidate to cut to the chase. Simplify the speeches, they say. Chop down the answers into blurbs. But what all these freelance campaign managers miss is this: Barack doesn't think that way. He's not a refrigerator magnet guy.

Obama Airs Tough Abortion Ad In Swing States

Politico | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama has launched a broadside against John McCain's opposition to abortion rights and moved one of the most divisive issues in modern American...

Politico Finds 'Lost' Obama Law Review Article

The Politico | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics


An unsigned 1990 article unearthed by Politico offers a glimpse at Obama's views on abortion policy and the law during his student days. As president...

From "Nuanced" to Principled: The Lessons of Pastor Rick, and Why and How Obama and the Democrats Should Make Abortion a Voting Issue

Drew Westen | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics


Drew Westen

If Democrats continue to parry Republican war cries of "baby killer" or continue to couch the debate in terms of life vs. choice, they do indeed have something to worry about.

Sam Stein

Obama Infanticide Attack Being Readied By 527s, Pat Buchanan Says

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics


A few weeks ago, the Huffington Post's Seth Colter Walls reported that Republican officials and outside groups were set to launch a smear campaign aga...

Obama: Anti-Abortion Activists Lying About Me

The Huffington Post | Posted 09.17.2008 | Politics


CBN News' David Brody interviewed Barack Obama after Saturday night's Saddleback forum. He says: It seems like Barack Obama's heated answer about Th...

Will the Real Pro-life Party Please Stand Up?

Zack Exley | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics


Zack Exley

If Obama can boldly articulate a pro-life platform to reduce abortion, care for children and families, reduce arms and prevent war then he could bring about a seismic shift in electoral politics.

Obama's Squandered Opportunity On Abortion -- And How He Could Turn It Around

Steven Waldman | Posted 09.13.2008 | Politics


Steven Waldman

Obama must tell the pro-choice community: I'm with you on legal restrictions, but you need to accept that I'm going to campaign against abortion.

Conservative Christian Group Invokes Slavery In Opposing Obama

ABC News | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics


The Christian Defense Coalition held their anti-Obama press conference today -- "An Appeal to Catholics Regarding the 2008 Presidential Election" -- c...

For the First Time in My Life, I Might Not Vote

Joanne Bamberger | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics


Joanne Bamberger

Obama is walking a dangerous road -- especially with women Democratic voters -- by saying things about reproductive rights that make him look more Republican than John McCain.

Planned Parenthood Endorses Obama

Politico | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics


After announcing a few weeks ago that they would hold off backing Obama until each local chapter had signed on, the Planned Parenthood Action Fund end...

Did Obama Really Back More Abortion Limits?

Chicago Tribune | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics


Does Sen. Barack Obama really mean to say he supports new restrictions on late-term abortions that would effectively weaken Roe v Wade? That's the hu...

Obama Hit With Another Abortion Attack From NOW

Washington Post | Matthew Mosk | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


A national women's rights group supporting Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) distributed an e-mail yesterday accusing Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) of...

Hillary Hits Obama On Abortion Rights

AP | Nedra Pickler | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton criticizes rival Barack Obama's record on abortion rights in a mailing sent to New Hampshire voters _ her first direct...