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From NARAL Pro-Choice America, via MySpace:
You gotta love it.
McCain's own top advisor (Carly Fiorina) didn't even know his record on birth control coverage.
When chatting with reporters, she said:
"a real, live example which I've been hearing a lot about from women: There are many health insurance plans that will cover Viagra but won't cover birth-control medication. Those women would like a choice."
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...65.html
Yes, those women would like a choice.
Too bad McCain voted against a proposal that would have required insurance companies to cover prescription contraception in the same way they pay for Viagra. [Clinton/Reid amendment to FY'06 Budget Resolution, S.Con.Res.18, 3/17/05.]
I guess insurance companies covering birth control is just so undenisbly reasonable that Fiorina figured even McCain couldn't oppose it. Whoops, think again.
If his own staff doesn't even know his horribly anti-choice record, how do we expect the public to know the truth? Oy.
www.prochoiceamerica.org/meet-...e.html
You gotta love it.
McCain's own top advisor (Carly Fiorina) didn't even know his record on birth control coverage.
When chatting with reporters, she said:
"a real, live example which I've been hearing a lot about from women: There are many health insurance plans that will cover Viagra but won't cover birth-control medication. Those women would like a choice."
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...65.html
Yes, those women would like a choice.
Too bad McCain voted against a proposal that would have required insurance companies to cover prescription contraception in the same way they pay for Viagra. [Clinton/Reid amendment to FY'06 Budget Resolution, S.Con.Res.18, 3/17/05.]
I guess insurance companies covering birth control is just so undenisbly reasonable that Fiorina figured even McCain couldn't oppose it. Whoops, think again.
If his own staff doesn't even know his horribly anti-choice record, how do we expect the public to know the truth? Oy.
www.prochoiceamerica.org/meet-...e.html
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Re: Viagra and birth control
Thu, July 10, 2008 - 3:17 PMJuly 9th, 2008 5:58 PM Eastern
A priceless moment aboard the McCain bus
by Mosheh Oinounou
PORTSMOUTH, OH — The normally “straight talking” McCain admittedly punted on one topic Wednesday aboard his campaign bus when asked whether he believes it is unfair that some health insurance companies cover the cost of Viagra but not birth control.
McCain, who has voted against mandating birth control coverage, attempted to skirt the issue a number of times but the ever-persistent Maeve Reston of the L.A. Times pushed the topic to the point that the GOPer acknowledged he was ducking the question.
McCain surrogate, Carly Fiorina, first brought up the issue Monday at a DC event where she declared that “women would like a choice,” when it comes to birth control coverage.
Today’s exchange (filled with moments of awkward laughter) aboard the bus:
Reston: Earlier this week Carly was meeting with a bunch of reporters and talked about it being unfair that insurance companies cover Viagra but not birth control. And -
McCain: I certainly do not want to discuss that issue.
Reston: But apparently you’ve voted against-
McCain: I don’t know what I voted -
Reston: Voted against coverage of birth control, forcing health insurance companies to cover birth control in the past. Is that still your position?
McCain: I’ll look at my voting record on it, but I have, uh, (5 second pause) , I don’t recall the vote right now. But I’ll be glad to look at it and get back to you as to why, I don’t -
Reston: I guess her statement was that it was unfair that health insurance companies cover Viagra but not birth control. Do you have an opinion on that.
McCain: (after 8 second pause) I don’t know enough about it to give you an informed answer because I don’t recall the vote, I’ve cast thousands of votes in the Senate. I will respond to - it’s a, it’s a-
Reston: Delicate issue?
McCain: It’s something that I had not thought much about and I did hear about her response but I hadn’t thought much. But I will get, I will get back to you today on it.
Reston: Ok
McCain: I don’t usually duck an issue, but I’m, I’ll try to get back to you.
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