McCain's And Obama's Voting Record On Abortion

My daughter Adrienne Marie sent me this e-mail this morning. It would do voters good to study it.

I did find McCain’s full voting record if you want to review every vote he has cast in the senate over the last 17 years: http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/m000303/.

Here is McCain’s voting history on abortion and abortion related issues in reverse chronological order:

3/13/08 Vote 71: S CON RES 70: Ensign Amdt. No. 4335; To increase funding for the Department of Justice for the vigorous enforcement of a prohibition against taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions consistent with the Child Custody Protection Act, which passed the Senate by a bipartisan vote of 65-34, with an offset. MCCAIN DIDN’T VOTE

10/18/07 Vote 379: H R 3043: Vitter Amdt. No.3330; To prohibit the provision of funds to grantees who perform abortions. MCCAIN VOTED YES

9/6/07 Vote 320: H R 2764: Brownback Amdt. No. 2708; To prevent contributions to organizations that perform or promote abortion as a method of family planning. MCCAIN DIDN’T VOTE

9/6/07 Vote 318: H R 2764: Brownback Amdt. No. 2707; To prohibit funding of organizations that support coercive abortion. MCCAIN DIDN’T VOTE

9/29/06 Vote 263: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in House Amendment to S.403; Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act MCCAIN VOTED YES

3/17/05 Vote 75: S CON RES 18: Clinton Amdt. No. 244 As Modified; To expand access to preventive health care services that reduce unintended pregnancy (including teen pregnancy), reduce the number of abortions, and improve access to women's health care. MCCAIN VOTED NO

10/21/03 Vote 402: S 3: S. 3 Conference Report; Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 MCCAIN VOTED YES

9/17/03 Vote 351: On the Motion: Motion to Disagree To The Amendment Of The House To S.3 ; Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 MCCAIN VOTED YES

3/13/03 Vote 51: S 3: S. 3 As Amended; Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 MCCAIN VOTED YES

3/12/03 Vote 47: On the Motion: Boxer Motion To Commit S. 3 To The Judiciary Committee With Instructions; Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 MCCAIN VOTED NO

9/14/00 Vote 249: H R 4444: Smith (NH) Amdt. No. 4129-Division IV; To require that the Congressional-Executive Commission monitor the cooperation of the People's Republic of China with respect to POW/MIA issues, improvement in the areas of forced abortions, slave labor, and organ harvesting, and for other purposes. MCCAIN VOTED NO

9/13/00 Vote 243: H R 4444: Helms Amdt. No. 4128; To express the sense of Congress regarding forced abortions in the People's Republic of China. MCCAIN VOTED NO

9/13/00 Vote 241: H R 4444: Smith Amdt. No. 4129 Division VI; To require that the Congressional-Executive Commission monitor the cooperation of the People's Republic of China with respect to POW/MIA issues, improvement in the areas of forced abortions, slave labor, and organ harvesting, and for other purposes. MCCAIN DID NOT VOTE

6/20/00 Vote 134: S 2549: Motion To Table Murray Amendment No. 3252; To repeal the restriction on the use of Department of Defense facilities for privately funded abortions. MCCAIN VOTED YES

10/21/99 Vote 340: S 1692: S. 1692 As amended and modified; Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2000 MCCAIN VOTED YES

10/20/99 Vote 334: S 1692: Motion to Table Santorum Amendment No. 2322; To express the sense of Congress concerning Roe v. Wade and partial birth abortion bans. MCCAIN DID NOT VOTE

10/20/99 Vote 333: S 1692: Motion to Table the Motion to Reconsider Roll Call No. 332; Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2000 MCCAIN VOTED NO

10/20/99 Vote 332: On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to Consideration of S.1692; Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2000 MCCAIN VOTED NO

7/1/99 Vote 197: S 1282: Motion to Table DeWine Amdt. No. 1200; To prohibit the use of funds the pay for an abortion or to pay for the administrative expenses in connection with certain health plans that provide coverage for abortions. MCCAIN DID NOT VOTE

5/26/99 Vote 148: S 1059: Motion to Table Murray Amdt. No. 397; To repeal the restriction on use of the Department of Defense facilities for privately funded abortions. MCCAIN VOTED YES

9/18/98 Vote 277: H R 1122: passage of H.R. 1122, notwithstanding the President's Veto; Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1997 MCCAIN VOTED YES

6/25/98 Vote 176: S 2057: Murray Amdt. No.2794; To repeal the restiction on use of Department of Defense facilities for abortions. MCCAIN VOTED NO

9/4/97 Vote 215: S 1061: coats amendment no. 1077; To prohibit the use of funds for research that utilizes human fetal tissue, cells, or organs that are obtained from a living or dead embryo or fetus during or after an induced abortion. MCCAIN VOTED NO

7/22/97 Vote 190: S 1023: dewine amendment no. 936; To prohibit the use of funds the pay for an abortion or to pay for the administrative expenses in connection with certain health plans that provide coverage for abortions MCCAIN VOTED YES

7/10/97 Vote 167: S 936: murray amendment no. 593; To repeal the restriction on use of Department of Defense facilities for abortions. MCCAIN VOTED NO

6/25/97 Vote 129: S 947: kerrey amendment no. 496, as modified; To strike the limitation on the coverage of abortions. MCCAIN VOTED NO

5/20/97 Vote 71: H R 1122: h.r.1122, as amended; Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1997 MCCAIN VOTED YES

5/15/97 Vote 70: H R 1122: daschle amdt no. 289; To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the performance of an abortion where the fetus is determined to be viable. MCCAIN VOTED NO

5/15/97 Vote 69: H R 1122: Feinstein amdt no. 288; To prohibit certain abortions. MCCAIN VOTED NO

9/26/96 Vote 301: H R 1833: shall h.r.1833 pass over the veto of the President of the U.S.?; Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1995 MCCAIN VOTED YES

6/19/96 Vote 163: S 1745: motion to table murray amendment no.4059; To repeal the restriction on use of Department of Defense facilities for abortions. MCCAIN VOTED YES

3/19/96 Vote 39: H R 3019: coats amdt no. 3513; To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit governmental discrimination in the training and licensing of health professionals on the basis of the refusal to undergo or provide training in the performance of induced abortions. MCCAIN VOTED YES

12/7/95 Vote 596: H R 1833: H.R. 1833 Passage; Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1995 MCCAIN VOTED YES

8/5/95 Vote 371: H R 2020: mikulski amdt no. 2227; To allow coverage of abortion under the Federal employees' health insurance policies in cases where it is medically necessary. MCCAIN VOTED NO

8/5/95 Vote 370: H R 2020: Nickles Amendment No. 2153 to Committee Amendment on P.2,L14; To prohibit taxpayer funding for abortions covered by the Federal Employee Health Benefit Program. MCCAIN VOTED YES

7/14/94 Vote 191: H R 4426: Helms Amdt. No. 2253; To prohibit U.S. Government intervention with respect to abortion laws or policies in foreign countries. MCCAIN VOTED YES

11/16/93 Vote 371: S 636: motion to table kennedy amdt no. 1197; To clarify that nothing in this Act affects State regulation of abortion. MCCAIN VOTED YES

8/3/93 Vote 235: Whether the Amendment is Germane: is the nickles amdt no.749 germane?; To allow employees with health plans under the Federal Employees Health Benefit program to purchase special riders that cover abortions. MCCAIN VOTED YES

9/18/92 Vote 220: S 3114: Coats Amdt No. 3074; To strike provisions that allow military personnel stationed abroad to obtain pre-paid reproductive services, including abortions in U.S. military hospitals overseas. MCCAIN VOTED YES

11/22/91 Vote 268: On the Decision of the Chair: Shall Decision Of The Chair Stand; To limit the use of funds for carrying out any Department of Defense policy that prohibits certain abortions overseas. MCCAIN VOTED YES

9/11/91 Vote 186: H R 2707: kassebaum amdt.; To require entities receiving assistance under title X of the Public Health Service Act to provide for parental notification in the case of minor patients who request an abortion. MCCAIN VOTED YES

7/16/91 Vote 131: S 323: coats amdt; To require entities receiving grants under title X of the Public Health Service Act provide for parental notification in the case of minor patients who request an abortion. MCCAIN VOTED YES

7/16/91 Vote 130: S 323: mitchell amdt.; To require entities receiving grants under title X of the Public Health Service Act to provide parental notice or consent in the case of minor patients who request an abortion. MCCAIN VOTED NO

7/16/91 Vote 128: S 323: durenberger amdt; Providing for the referral of individuals who are pregnant for appropriate prenatal medical care, including referrals to prenatal health care providers who perform abortions, but prohibiting referrals to such providers whose principal business is the provision of abortions. MCCAIN VOTED YES

Obama’s is here, but is obviously much shorter than McCain’s: http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/o000167/

3/13/08 Vote 71: S CON RES 70: Ensign Amdt. No. 4335; To increase funding for the Department of Justice for the vigorous enforcement of a prohibition against taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions consistent with the Child Custody Protection Act, which passed the Senate by a bipartisan vote of 65-34, with an offset. OBAMA VOTED NO

10/18/07 Vote 379: H R 3043: Vitter Amdt. No.3330; To prohibit the provision of funds to grantees who perform abortions. OBAMA DID NOT VOTE

9/6/07 Vote 320: H R 2764: Brownback Amdt. No. 2708; To prevent contributions to organizations that perform or promote abortion as a method of family planning. OBAMA DID NOT VOTE

9/6/07 Vote 318: H R 2764: Brownback Amdt. No. 2707; To prohibit funding of organizations that support coercive abortion. OBAMA DID NOT VOTE

9/29/06 Vote 263: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in House Amendment to S.403; Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act OBAMA VOTED NO

3/17/05 Vote 75: S CON RES 18: Clinton Amdt. No. 244 As Modified; To expand access to preventive health care services that reduce unintended pregnancy (including teen pregnancy), reduce the number of abortions, and improve access to women's health care. OBAMA VOTED YES

Were you aware of McCain's and Obama's voting record on the abortion issue?