At the last debate, John McCain stated his strong opposition to the
horrible procedure, Partial Birth Abortion. Barack Obama, knowing his pro-abortion stance at
the Saddleback Forum hurt him, must have decided that in a national venue such as
a televised debate, he could not publicly support
Partial Birth Abortion. So Obama said he was "completely supportive of a ban on late-term abortions, partial-birth or otherwise, as long as there's an exception for the mother's health and life..."
Yet he told Planned Parenthood he
would make signing the Freedom of Choice Act that would reinstate
Partial Birth Abortion, his top priority. "No, kick-starting the economy is not his number one goal and health care won't be top on his list of priorities." Obama said,
On this fundamental issue, I will not yield, and Planned Parenthood will not yield.
What is Partial Birth Abortion? It's a barbaric procedure in which doctors induce a late term pregnant woman
to actually give birth. But before the baby is totally delivered,
doctors puncture the child's brain to kill it. If any other
culture did that we would be outraged. (Whether the mother's life is at risk or not, she still needs to deliver the child. What the doctor does to that child has no effect on the mother's health.)
Partial Birth Abortion
was "banned by the Congress and signed by the President in 2003." The
Supreme Court upheld the ban in 2007. Even pro-abortion Sen. Daniel
Moynihan, Democrat from N.Y. voted to ban partial-birth abortion. He said the practice was "too close to infanticide."
According to the Family Research Council, here is what the Freedom of Choice Act will do:
All sides in the abortion fight agree, if FOCA were to pass both
chambers of Congress and be signed by a pro-abortion President, it
would, among other effects, provide for taxpayer-funded abortion on
demand even late in pregnancy, grant abortionists immunity from legal
action, allow abortionists the discretion to perform abortions on
minors without notifying a parent, and deny health care workers the
right to refuse to make abortion referrals as a matter of conscience.
The other procedure, Late Term Labor Induced Abortion, occurs in the 2nd trimester, earlier in the pregnancy but still sometimes produces a living child.
These babies were the subject of the bill Obama voted against in the Illinois State Senate. It was the same as the identically worded Federal Born Alive Infant Protection Act
(which passed the US Senate unanimously). Obama has tried to say the State version was not the same as the
Federal version, but this is not true. In August 2008, "His campaign ...acknowledged that he had voted against an identical bill in the state Senate..."
Nurse Jill Stanek talked to Bill O'Reilly about her experience with
born alive aborted babies at Christ Hospital in Illinois. Her account
stunned O'Reilly.
Obama tried to wiggle out of the question, "...at what point does a baby get human rights, in your view?" at the Saddleback Forum by saying, "answering that question with specificity, you know, is above my pay grade."
Well, even a janitor (someone below Obama's pay grade) could tell you an aborted, yet alive, infant discarded in a "soiled utility room" was living and entitled to better treatment.
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Obama is trying to be on both sides of the partial birth abortion issue--
against with the public,
for with Planned Parenthood. But "No man can serve two masters." Neither can you. Remember that when you vote.
Related info: Catholic Church has made no exception regarding abortion since ancient times, & Priests for Life
Please, comment content should relate to the subject of the post. Although I try to respond to many, do not interpret my lack of a response as agreement.
Links:
Brookfield7, Fairly Conservative, Vicki Mckenna,
Jay Weber, The Right View Wisconsin, Mark Levin, CNS News
