| Issue | McCain | Obama |
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| Abortion rights | Warren asked him at what point a human being gets human rights: "At the moment of conception," McCain replied. "I will be a pro-life president, and this presidency will have pro-life policies," McCain said to cheers from the audience. "John McCain believes Roe v. Wade is a flawed decision that must be overturned, and as president he will nominate judges who understand that courts should not be in the business of legislating from the bench. Constitutional balance would be restored by the reversal of Roe v. Wade, returning the abortion question to the individual states." --johnmccain.com |
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| Stem-cell research | Offshore drilling | "Last month, the president finally lifted the executive ban on offshore oil and gas exploration, and called on Congress to lift its ban as well," McCain told the National Urban League on August 1. "Lifting that ban could seriously lower the price of oil, and Congress should get it done immediately. We need to drill more, drill now, and pay less at the pump." | "Now is the time to end our oil addiction and to understand that drilling is a stopgap measure, not a long-term solution" Obama said in his acceptance speech on Aug. 28. |
| Gay marriage | "John McCain believes the institution of marriage is a union between one man and one woman." --johnmccain.com |
© Paul Gorman