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10 Things Everyone Should Know About John McCain

Sen. John McCain is not just the Republican candidate for president, he is also frighteningly out of touch on issues crucial to the women of the United States. By now, many people have heard about the wildly popular condoms the Planned Parenthood Action Fund passed out at the Democratic National Convention. On them, we pulled together the top 10 things every voter needs to know about John McCain before this Election Day. Check them out:

1. John McCain opposes equal pay legislation, saying it wouldn’t do "anything to help the rights of women." (The Trail blog, Washington Post, 5/7/08)

2. John McCain opposes requiring health care plans to cover birth control. (Roll Call Vote, 3/11/03)

3. John McCain and Sarah Palin oppose comprehensive, medically accurate sex education. (The Caucus, New York Times, 3/16/07; First Read, MSNBC, 9/1/08)

4. John McCain opposes commonsense funding to prevent unintended and teen pregnancies. (Roll Call Vote, 3/17/05)

5. John McCain and Sarah Palin want to tax health care benefits for the first time since the 1950s. (Center for American Progress, 7/2/08)

6. John McCain opposes restoring family planning services for low-income women. (Roll Call Vote, 3/17/05)

7. Sarah Palin opposes abortion even in the case of rape and incest. (ABC World News with Charles Gibson, 9/12/08)

8. John McCain voted against the Violence Against Women Act, which ensures rape survivors are not charged for the emergency exams used to prosecute their attackers. While Sarah Palin was mayor of Wasilla, rape survivors were forced to pay for these exams, which cost up to $1,200. (H.R. 3355, Roll Call Vote, 8/25/94; The Frontiersman, 5/23/00)

9. When asked whether contraceptives help stop the spread of HIV, John McCain said he was "stumped." (The Caucus, New York Times, 3/16/07)

10. In his 25 years in Washington, DC, John McCain has voted against women's reproductive rights and privacy 125 times. (meettherealmccain.com)