Alleged private conversation linking Sarah Palin, John McCain, and the Bush administration to anti‑contraception policy claims

Y' know, Sarah, if we get elected, | was hoping that our little tryst in Washington could happen again, perhaps this time in the Oval Office. PALIN: Thanks but no thanks. McCAIN: | remember you were so pregnant then. PALIN: And | remember exactly what you said. “Let me baptize your fetus with some maverick juice.” How romantic. But you were lucky | was already pregnant, because it would not have happened otherwise, since, as you know, I’ m against birth control. Raising children is performing a task that is from God. And | believe that life begins before conception. McCAIN: You and the Bush administration. They also consider birth control to be a form of abortion. The Health and Human Services Department is secretly trying to redefine contraception--the Pill, IUDs, you name it—redefine as abortion. So this federal agency could eliminate many state laws. Pharmacists could refuse to supply women with birth control devices. Insurance companies wouldn’ t cover contraception. Rape victims wouldn’ t have access to the morning-after pill. You have your beliefs and | respect them, but I’ m trying to distance myself from George Bush. PALIN: Except for his speechwriters. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015170