Catholics Vote for Women's Health (HuffPo)

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Cecile Richards
Posted November 13, 2008 | 12:01 PM (EST)

... Exit polls reveal that 54 percent of Catholic voters supported President-elect Barack Obama, despite entreaties from <some> Catholic leadership to vote against Senator Obama because of his support for abortion rights ...

In a poll commissioned by Planned Parenthood last year, Catholic voters were asked to name their largest concerns around the issues of abortion and family planning ...

In fact, Catholic voters are more likely to support comprehensive sex education in schools (78 percent) than the general public (76 percent). And 86 percent of Catholics favor launching a major effort to reduce the number of unintended pregnancies by both increasing the availability of contraception for low-income women and by providing teens with comprehensive sex education.

Put simply, Catholic voters, just like the rest of America, want government to focus on solving problems for American families, such as increasing access to affordable health care and helping children stay healthy and safe and not become parents before they are ready ...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cecile-richards/catholics-vote-for-womens_b_143586.html