McCain Voted Against Biden Law Requiring Free Rape Exams

[grassfed]

McCain Voted Against Biden Law Requiring Free Rape Exams

In 1994, John McCain voted against legislation -- pushed through Congress by Joe Biden -- that helped put an end to the practice of charging rape victims for sexual assault exams.

Twisted as it may sound, charging victims for a forensic exam was a real problem. For example, as AMERICAblog has documented (and the media is now reporting), when Sarah Palin was mayor of Wasilla, the town charged rape victims for the exams. (Life Begins at Rape: http://alaskareport.com/news98/x61620_rape_palin.htm )

Biden's legislation required that state, local, and Indian governments provide the rape exams to victims free of charge as a condition of receiving federal funds under the Violence Against Women Act. In 2000, Alaska finally passed state legislation in order to qualify for federal funding.

McCain not only opposed Biden's legislation, but also has voted against funding it as recently as October 2007.

McCain voted against final passage of Biden's legislation. He had supported an earlier version, but on the question of actually making the legislation the law of the land, McCain joined 35 conservative Republicans (and 2 Democrats) and said "no" to ensuring that all women had access to rape exams free of charge.

Here's the text of the rape exam provision in Biden's legislation:
http://www.jedreport.com/2008/09/mccain-voted-against-biden-law.html

[liberalmuse]

1. I'm loving Biden more and more.

And when he speaks, you feel like he's a long lost friend who knows what you've been going through. There's nothing sexier than a man who really likes women.

[gateley]

2. Of course he did. He's a vile human being. nt

[Sodan]

3. This is getting crazy ...so much ammo!!

Obama/Biden could keep these republicans busy for years...