In the course of going all John Edwards crazy in this space every week, I've taken pains to highlight his socially liberal views. The readers of this blog are exactly the people whom I want to make aware of things like Edwards' strong support for abortion rights and his vote against the Flag Desecration Amendment. So I'm happy to tell you that Kate Michelman, for 20 years president of NARAL, has endorsed him for president.
I was interested to see Amanda tie the endorsement back to the economic issues that Edwards is better known for. Citing Michelman's comment that "he knows that most Americans in poverty are women and children", she points out that a lack of money is one of the foremost barriers to reproductive choice in this country, and expresses hopes that an Edwards Administration would try to overturn the Hyde Amendment, which prevents federal funds from being spent on abortion:
