But what about the two candidates' records on women's reproductive health issues? Did Obama's voting record give him an edge with NARAL's PAC? Most people contacted for this story said no, that both Obama and Clinton solidly support abortion rights. In fact, many contend Clinton wins on the issues, both for her longer record and the intensity of support. They especially cite her work on over-the-counter sales of the so-called "morning after" pill. In 2005, she and Washington Democratic Sen. Patty Murray together blocked the nomination of Lester Crawford as a commissioner on the Federal Drug Administration until the FDA ruled that emergency contraception pill could be dispensed over the counter to adults without a prescription.
"The real differential, in my book, is her tremendous work on getting emergency contraception approved," said Conlin, calling the FDA's eventual approval the "most important advance for reproductive rights in a decade."
"The real differential, in my book, is her tremendous work on getting emergency contraception approved," said Conlin, calling the FDA's eventual approval the "most important advance for reproductive rights in a decade."
