http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/access_to_abortion This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Access to Abortion en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200806090011 In recent comparisons of Barack Obama's and John McCain's positions, Gannett News Service and the Associated Press claimed that McCain opposes a constitutional amendment banning abortion. However, McCain has previously asserted that he supports such an amendment, and McCain advisers have reportedly said that he would not try to change the Republican Party's platform on abortion, which in 2004 called for a constitutional ban on abortion. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806090011 Mon, 9 Jun 2008 17:22:41 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200707260009 http://mediamatters.org/items/200707260009 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:51:45 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200705160008 http://mediamatters.org/items/200705160008 Wed, 16 May 2007 17:16:21 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200704250010 http://mediamatters.org/items/200704250010 Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:00:40 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200611270007 While discussing potential candidates for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination, Fred Barnes and Morton Kondracke mentioned Sen. John McCain's views on abortion rights, but did not note his apparently inconsistent statements. Neither Barnes nor Kondracke mentioned that McCain told reporters in 1999 that he would "not support repeal of <em>Roe v. Wade</em>" or that McCain later issued a "clarification" saying he "would work toward its repeal." http://mediamatters.org/items/200611270007 Mon, 27 Nov 2006 15:49:30 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200611220001 A <em>New York Times</em> article that noted Sen. John McCain's recent statement that "he thought Roe v. Wade ... should be overturned" did not mention that McCain has voiced several inconsistent positions on <em>Roe v. Wade</em>. The <em>Times</em> also wrote that McCain "seemed to countenance civil unions"; in fact, McCain offered two apparently contradictory positions on civil unions. http://mediamatters.org/items/200611220001 Tue, 21 Nov 2006 19:23:21 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200610160007 On his radio show, Bill O'Reilly falsely claimed that it "is never the case" that a "mother's life is in danger" during pregnancy because "you can always have a C-section and do those kinds of things." In fact, several potential pregnancy complications, such as an ectopic pregnancy, which is "the leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths in the first trimester" or preeclampsia, which "affect[s] up to one in seven pregnant women" can threaten the life of a pregnant woman. http://mediamatters.org/items/200610160007 Mon, 16 Oct 2006 16:35:35 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200607280008 In addition to calling Al Gore a "total fag" on the July 27 edition of <em>Hardball</em>, Ann Coulter also falsely credited activists who oppose abortion rights with placing an abortion ban on the ballot in South Carolina. In fact, it was supporters of abortion rights in South Dakota who placed a measure on the November ballot that would allow voters to uphold or strike down a state law banning most abortions. http://mediamatters.org/items/200607280008 Fri, 28 Jul 2006 19:27:14 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200604240010 Playing a clip of a 2005 speech in which Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said abortion should be "safe, legal, and rare," Chris Matthews suggested that she was being disingenuous and accused her of "trying to play it safe" on the issue in order to follow the "same poll-tested path" in 2008 as previous Democratic presidential nominees during failed bids for the White House. But Matthews offered no support for his suggestion that Clinton's 2005 statement on abortion was disingenuous, nor did he mention that she used exactly those words in describing her views on abortion in 1999. http://mediamatters.org/items/200604240010 Mon, 24 Apr 2006 17:19:09 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200604060004 On his nationally syndicated radio program, Glenn Beck said of Native Americans who are considering circumventing a new South Dakota law banning nearly all abortions by opening an abortion clinic on an Indian reservation in the state: "Indians will have found something that can be more profitable than casinos, and that's abortion clinics. And then, look out, man -- exploiting everything illegal for profit." http://mediamatters.org/items/200604060004 Thu, 6 Apr 2006 17:00:03 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200603130013 During a conversation about the potential presidential candidacy of Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, MSNBC's Chris Matthews misrepresented the position of Shannon O'Brien, Romney's Democratic opponent in the 2002 gubernatorial election, on parental consent requirements for pregnant teenagers seeking an abortion. http://mediamatters.org/items/200603130013 Mon, 13 Mar 2006 17:11:05 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200603090010 An editorial in the <em>Los Angeles Times</em> misrepresented the position of President Bush on a South Dakota law banning all abortions except in cases in which a woman's life is threatened by a pregnancy. MSNBC host Chris Matthews also misstated Sen. John McCain's position on the bill. http://mediamatters.org/items/200603090010 Thu, 9 Mar 2006 17:45:18 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200603090009 A <em>Wall Street Journal</em> article on the constitutionality of South Dakota's recently passed abortion ban stated that Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito "expressed skepticism about abortion rights while working for the Reagan administration." However, the suggestion that Alito merely "expressed skepticism" about abortion rights mischaracterizes his clearly articulated view that there is no constitutional right to abortion. http://mediamatters.org/items/200603090009 Thu, 9 Mar 2006 16:26:33 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200603080006 On MSNBC's <em>Hardball</em>, Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council claimed that "the majority of Americans identify themselves as pro-life," even though recent polls show otherwise. http://mediamatters.org/items/200603080006 Wed, 8 Mar 2006 13:54:45 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200512010002 http://mediamatters.org/items/200512010002 Wed, 30 Nov 2005 19:38:47 EST