Where The Candidates Stand

On access to safe, legal abortion, John McCain and Barack Obama could hardly be more different.

Comprehensive sex ed has become one of the most winnable reproductive health issues, for Democrats and pro-choice Republicans alike. Where do the candidates stand on sexuality education?

Can I get a prescription for birth control from a doctor? Can I get contraception from a Title X program? Do I know how to use it? Some answers for you - depending upon either a McCain or an Obama administration.

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Pay discrimination, paid family and medical leave, and flexible work hours get little attention from pundits. But the candidates running for president have very different positions on these critical economic issues.

While both presidential candidates say they want to combat HIV/AIDS, a comparison of the voting records and public statements shows John McCain has very few specifics to address the crisis.

We all arrive through pregnancy. You'd think with this kind of reputation, prioritizing maternal health might be a no-brainer for governments. What about the United States? Will our presidential candidates address the plight of mothers worldwide in the first debate?

News that African-Americans are just 12 percent of the population but 46 percent of new HIV infections should get the presidential candidates talking about HIV/AIDS. They're not -- so we went looking for their positions.

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