Comments on: Reproductive-health advocates lobby candidates http://www.thelancetglobalhealthnetwork.com/archives/456 Wed, 7 Jan 2009 11:48:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Iñigo Romon http://www.thelancetglobalhealthnetwork.com/archives/456#comment-739 Iñigo Romon Sat, 25 Oct 2008 10:02:56 +0000 http://www.thelancetglobalhealthnetwork.com/archives/456#comment-739 Reproductive rights are a fundamental part of women stance in the world. Without deciding how many children they want to have, and when, and even more, with whom, women's situation in the world will stay bleak. Only by supplying accessible family planning will we avoid abortions and mother mortality. But contraception, while much needed is only a part of women liberation. In many places, women must get rid of patriarchal dominance and stablished roles. All in all, Obama has a much better record in global health and women's rights. Mc Cain will only follow the ultra conservative rule of great corporative power, business supremacy and the hell for "petty problems" of women's health. Mc Cain would not move a finger for human rights in the world, like the disastrous Bush presidency, that has put human rights more at stake than ever. I'm not such an Obama enthusiast to think that he will be able to overrule the conservative religious-media-corporate-arms lobby, but even a small stance is better than doing just the wrong thing. Reproductive rights are a fundamental part of women stance in the world. Without deciding how many children they want to have, and when, and even more, with whom, women’s situation in the world will stay bleak.

Only by supplying accessible family planning will we avoid abortions and mother mortality. But contraception, while much needed is only a part of women liberation. In many places, women must get rid of patriarchal dominance and stablished roles.

All in all, Obama has a much better record in global health and women’s rights. Mc Cain will only follow the ultra conservative rule of great corporative power, business supremacy and the hell for “petty problems” of women’s health. Mc Cain would not move a finger for human rights in the world, like the disastrous Bush presidency, that has put human rights more at stake than ever.

I’m not such an Obama enthusiast to think that he will be able to overrule the conservative religious-media-corporate-arms lobby, but even a small stance is better than doing just the wrong thing.

]]> By: David Grosso http://www.thelancetglobalhealthnetwork.com/archives/456#comment-506 David Grosso Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:43:06 +0000 http://www.thelancetglobalhealthnetwork.com/archives/456#comment-506 It is precisely the reason that Ms. Nugent states why we should press for answers to the questions raised by Ms. Sippel in her article. The candidates often skate by without addressing real concerns and real matters thus putting the population at a disadvantage when making a voting decision. McCain will never address these issues because he is a member of the political party that most undercuts the rights of women and children throughout the world. I completely disagree that Obama should be allowed to walk a fine line on these issues. His stance on the treatment of women and girls around the world should be at the forefront of his policy plan regarding how the US will repair its relationship with countries throughout the world. The Bush foreign policy has continuously been detrimental to reproductive rights and the McCain administration would do the same. Kudos to Ms. Sippel for standing up and asking informed, intelligent questions that should be at the forefront of each of our minds when making the choice between McCain and Obama. We need more thinkers like Ms. Sippel to step up and try to force the discussion. It is precisely the reason that Ms. Nugent states why we should press for answers to the questions raised by Ms. Sippel in her article. The candidates often skate by without addressing real concerns and real matters thus putting the population at a disadvantage when making a voting decision.

McCain will never address these issues because he is a member of the political party that most undercuts the rights of women and children throughout the world. I completely disagree that Obama should be allowed to walk a fine line on these issues. His stance on the treatment of women and girls around the world should be at the forefront of his policy plan regarding how the US will repair its relationship with countries throughout the world. The Bush foreign policy has continuously been detrimental to reproductive rights and the McCain administration would do the same.

Kudos to Ms. Sippel for standing up and asking informed, intelligent questions that should be at the forefront of each of our minds when making the choice between McCain and Obama. We need more thinkers like Ms. Sippel to step up and try to force the discussion.

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