Abortion politics heat up presidential race

Barack Obama has launched a broadside against John McCain's opposition to abortion rights and moved one of the most divisive issues in modern American politics to the airwaves on a large scale for the first time in this presidential campaign, reports Politico.

Obama’s new radio ad, airing widely in at least seven swing states - including Colorado -tells voters McCain “will make abortion illegal.” It’s airing as McCain courts female voters with the addition of the staunchly anti-abortion governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin to his ticket.

McCain aides didn’t respond to a question about the ad, but Republican Party communications director Danny Diaz responded by attacking Obama's opposition to an Illinois bill that advocates said would protect babies who survived abortions, and critics said was an attempt to limit all abortions.

Meanwhile, Katie Couric’s one-on-one interview with Cindy McCain, which aired tonight on “The CBS Evening News” reveals where Cindy McCain differs with Sarah Palin, reports Joanne Ostrow. McCain tells Couric she is pro-life, like Gov. Palin, but disagrees with Palin in cases of rape and incest.

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