WHY IT MATTERS: Abortion and birth control



pillThe issue:

Whether women have access to abortion services and birth control is a longstanding and divisive issue in politics, and it has flared up from time to time in this campaign despite the candidates’ reticence to dwell on such hot-button topics.

Where they stand:

President Barack Obama supports abortion rights. His health care law requires contraceptives to be available for free for women enrolled in workplace health plans.

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