http://www.sltrib.com/News/ci_10710211By Matt Canham
The Salt Lake Tribune
WASHINGTON - Tucked behind the crumbling economy, two wars and the high cost of gasoline are the issues that have become the warm underbelly of American politics.
Abortion, gay marriage, guns.
These hot buttons rile up partisan voters like nothing else. As a result, Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain tend to follow party lines here, but a few of their positions may surprise you.
Let's start with the social issue of all social issues - abortion.
Abortion
Democrat Obama says he has personal reservations about abortion because of his Christian faith. And he also believes the government should work to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies. But he doesn't think the government should restrict the medical procedures available to women.
He backs abortion rights and doesn't want to see the landmark decision upholding legalized abortion - Roe v. Wade - overturned, nor does he support a constitutional amendment outlawing abortion.
Republican McCain said in a 1999 interview that he wouldn't support the repeal of Roe v. Wade, but that appeared to be a momentary break from his more typical anti-abortion responses.
Throughout this campaign, he has repeatedly said he wants the decision overturned and he will name Supreme Court justices who agree with him. He believes the federal government should get out of abortion policy, letting states decide the issue, though he would oppose a ban that doesn't have an exception for cases of rape, incest and when the mother's life is in danger.
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