<http://schema.org/articleBody>
"Republican presidential nominee John McCain gave two wide-ranging interviews to Glamour for our October issue. When first interviewed by Glamour in May, McCain stated that, while he is staunchly pro-life, he believed there should be exceptions for victims of rape or incest or if the life of the mother was in danger, and that he would encourage a change in the Republican party platform to reflect his position. When interviewed by Glamour again at the end of July, he said he had not gotten into discussions about the platform. (See the interview&amp;#x27;s sidebar for more). On Monday, the party voted on the platform, retaining its anti-abortion stance, with no exceptions. We asked E.M. Zanotti, who describes herself as &amp;quot;compassionately pro-life&amp;quot; and is the author of the American Princess blog, to react. For a pro-choice reaction, see the post from Caille Millner. E.M.&amp;#x27;s reaction is after the jump. Last night, the GOP passed its party platform and reiterated its pro-life stance, supporting a ban on all abortions, no exceptions. John McCain, who maverick-ly differed from his party on this issue in the past, didn&amp;#x27;t challenge the plank. I support his holding his tongue&amp;amp;#8212;on this particular issue, the fight is just not worth the fallout. For years, the Republican party has been stalwart in their support for restrictive abortion provisions, outlawing the procedure in every case without exception. It makes sense: An unfaltering pro-life position requires that all unborn children be afforded the right to life, including those children who are conceived in rape or incest. Conservatives view exceptions these circumstances, which make up only a small percentage of all abortions (about 1% "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.glamour.com/sex-love-life/blogs/glamocracy/2008/09/mccain-supports-life-no-except>