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Aug 14, 2008

Obama's Abortion Distortion

The senator's excuses for opposing the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act don't withstand scrutiny.

IN MARCH 2003, registered nurse Jill Stanek submitted a statement to the Illinois Senate Health and Human Services committee in which she reported that infants who survived abortions at her Oak Lawn hospital were sometimes "taken to the Soiled Utility Room and left alone to die." Stanek was lobbying the committee to approve the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act of 2002, which would have recognized any infant born alive after an abortion as a human being deserving legal protection. Barack Obama, then the committee chairman, defeated the bill with his fellow Democrats in a 6-4 party-line vote.

Obama's campaign website offers two reasons why the senator opposed the bill in 2003. First, the website claims that Obama did not support the state legislation because it lacked language "clarifying that the act would not be used to undermine Roe vs. Wade." The website cites Obama's assertion that he would have supported the similar federal born-alive bill, which included language clarifying that it would not undermine Roe v. Wade when it unanimously passed the Senate in 2001.

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Fully outside the mother's womb with heart beating and lungs heaving...these babies were allowed to die. Many cases of babies were found in the Chicago area hospitals on shelves and in dirty laundry baskets.
Jill Stenek who was a nurse at Crist Hospital in Oak Lawn, Il testified in the U.S. congress in 2000 & 2001 how induced labor abortion were handled at her hospital.
In 2001 Illinois State Senator Patrick O'Mallery introduced three bills to help such babies.
Stenek testified about these bills in the Illinois Senate Judiciary committee where Obama served.
She had said the OBAMA was "UNFAZED" by her story of holding the baby who survived an induced labor abortion. Holding and Rocking the baby until it died...because they could not give medical attention to this child because of the bill not being signed.
On the Illinois Senate floor, Obama was the ONLY senator to speak against the Baby Protecting Bill. He voted 3 times against it.
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If I ever had a doubt as to who I was voting for, this decides it.

I will not vote for someone that shoots down a bill that would protect these infants, these tiny Americans.
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Are you aware of "partial birth abortion"? This is the most dispicable of acts. This is when the baby (up to 9 months) is partially born (the crest of the scalp is exposed),a scissors is then inserted into the scalp, enough to put the tube into the brain and suck out all matter until dead.
This is another bill that Obama supported.
This man cannot become our President!
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If I ever had a doubt as to who I was voting for, this decides it.
I will not vote for someone that shoots down a bill that would protect these infants, these tiny Americans.
It's a lie to smear Obama. Don't believe it.

In IL, any child outside the woman-- no matter what age or condition-- is fully protected by state laws against manslaughter. This woman's story has been de-bunked.

Even if you oppose abortion, do you REALLY think any politician--particularly one wanting to be president-- would be in favor of MURDERING CHILDREN?

It doesn't make sense. And that's because it's a lie.
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Chicago guy,
You are wrong. His voting record is available. Check your facts.

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Chicago Guy wrote:
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It's a lie to smear Obama. Don't believe it.
In IL, any child outside the woman-- no matter what age or condition-- is fully protected by state laws against manslaughter. This woman's story has been de-bunked.
Even if you oppose abortion, do you REALLY think any politician--particularly one wanting to be president-- would be in favor of MURDERING CHILDREN?
It doesn't make sense. And that's because it's a lie.
You are baby dead wrong!
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AmericanPatriot wrote:
Chicago guy,
You are wrong. His voting record is available. Check your facts.
I have. He voted against that provision (saving the child after an unsuccesful abortion) BECAUSE that child, once out of the womb, would automatically be protected under IL manslaughter laws. He didn't want to add any provisions that could be used to dilute the abortion laws in court.

I understand folks being against abortion-- I'm not a fan myself-- but to characterize Obama as being a heartless baby killer is simply a lie.
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Obama has made poor decisions throughout his entire career. ie: Wright,Farakon,Rezko,Ayers,to mention a few. He has surrounded himself with radical left wingers. He HAS voted against saving aborted babies born alive, he HAS voted to allow partial birth abortion up to 9 month gestation.
So, Chicago guy, you are fooling yourself, see the light, come to my side. Obama is a Socialist,Obama is a Fraud.
WAKE UP AMERICA

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WHO ARE WE UNDER GOD TO MAKE A DECISION TO DESTROY A LIFE THAT COMMITTED NO CRIME AND CAN NOT DEFEND ITSELF.
i AGREE THAT THERE ARE MANY OUT THERE THAT HAVE CHILDREN THAT SHOULD'NT OF HAD THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE, FINACIALLY SPEAKING. FOR THOSE THAT CONTINUE TO PLAY WITH FIRE AND HAVE CHILDREN AND THEN DO NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY ARE THE ONES WHOA RE COMMITTING A CRIME. IF I WERE PRESIDENT, I WOULD MAKE IT A LAW THAT AFTER A COUPLE THE FIRST TIME WENT TO PUBLIC AID, OR WELFARE TO RECEIVE BENEFITS, I WOULD GIVE THEM THE MONEY ONLY AFTER BURNING HER TUBES, AND SNIPPING THE MAN. NO YOU CAN SCREW ALL YOU WANT AND THE REST OF US DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.
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Chicago Guy wrote:
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It's a lie to smear Obama. Don't believe it.
In IL, any child outside the woman-- no matter what age or condition-- is fully protected by state laws against manslaughter. This woman's story has been de-bunked.
Even if you oppose abortion, do you REALLY think any politician--particularly one wanting to be president-- would be in favor of MURDERING CHILDREN?
It doesn't make sense. And that's because it's a lie.
geez Evanston guy this practice was taking place in St Francis Hospital in Evanston. I know you remember when they found those babies. The story is not debunked and you are right...What politician would be in favor in murdering children, that would be Obama.
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AmericanPatriot wrote:
Obama has made poor decisions throughout his entire career. ie: Wright,Farakon,Rezko,Ayers,to mention a few. He has surrounded himself with radical left wingers. He HAS voted against saving aborted babies born alive, he HAS voted to allow partial birth abortion up to 9 month gestation.
So, Chicago guy, you are fooling yourself, see the light, come to my side. Obama is a Socialist,Obama is a Fraud.
not to mention Obama has voted in support of higher taxes 94 times in just 3 years,that is something we really like to hear in Chicago.
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Chicago Guy wrote:
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I have. He voted against that provision (saving the child after an unsuccesful abortion) BECAUSE that child, once out of the womb, would automatically be protected under IL manslaughter laws. He didn't want to add any provisions that could be used to dilute the abortion laws in court.
And you still don't see it.

This is what makes Democrats so useful to Obama- you actually believe that garbage Obama spews. This is classic Obama- "I voted for it but I wanted to change.....strip out...remove..." something.

It's the same crap over and over and over.

He voted for FISA but wanted to strip out telecom immunity (which he knew was impossible). He voted for the Cheney energy bill but wanted to remove tax breaks for oil companies (again, impossible after the fact).

Obama never issued a position on the Kyl-Lieberman resolution but as soon as HIllary Clinton announced her support for it, he slammed her.

This is not different from Obama voting "present" 129 in the IL state Senate.

Come on, people. Obama is a charlatan. He is an unaccomplished, two-faced liar.

Please catch on. Please.
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AmericanPatriot wrote:
Obama has made poor decisions throughout his entire career. ie: Wright,Farakon,Rezko,Ayers,to mention a few. He has surrounded himself with radical left wingers. He HAS voted against saving aborted babies born alive, he HAS voted to allow partial birth abortion up to 9 month gestation.
So, Chicago guy, you are fooling yourself, see the light, come to my side. Obama is a Socialist,Obama is a Fraud.
This is correct. Look at the people with whom Obama has existed. Look at the culture of hatred of the United States that Obama chose to immerse himself in for the last twenty years. His wife is not proud of the US.

He is not different today.

Don't fall for the scam.
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Chicago Guy wrote:
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It's a lie to smear Obama. Don't believe it.
In IL, any child outside the woman-- no matter what age or condition-- is fully protected by state laws against manslaughter. This woman's story has been de-bunked.
Even if you oppose abortion, do you REALLY think any politician--particularly one wanting to be president-- would be in favor of MURDERING CHILDREN?
It doesn't make sense. And that's because it's a lie.
That's also Federal law, so there's no way Obama could change it. And when the Federal law passed, NARAL completely agreed that it should pass. The Illinios law Obama voted down was a purely symbolic law which contained language that threatened the right to abortion. When a similar bill came up in the Senate without the offensive language, Obama voted in support.

All these wingnuts bloviating about "the rights of the unborn" don't give a flyin' flip whether the child, once born, gets adequate food, shelter, medical care or education. All of them are too dumb to realize that the GOP never had any intention of getting abortion banned. How would the GOP get them to the polls without the issue of abortion?

Another thing they cannot understand is that most partial birth abortions are performed because the fetus suffers from a disease called hydrocephalus, which is a condition where the fetus has a huge fluid sac in place of a brain. The child is going to die anyway, and possible injure the mother, causing lifelong incontinence and sterility.

I guess they'll figure it out when one of their loved ones goes through it, or dies of a coat hanger abortion.

Banning safe, legal abortion will only cause sickness and death.

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Ok, accusing Obama of shooting down bills because the provisions he wanted to see added didn't get added is crap. He didn't vote for the bill because he, as an ELECTED official, did not feel that the bill would be good law.
Hate to break it to all you Obama-bashers, but that's textbook politiking, and if you don't like it, then you sure as hell shouldn't look at the voting records of any of your "hometown heroes." But i'm sure that while you bash Obama-supporters, you're following your neocon shephards right into the lion's den; supporting their actions, because you believe what they do to be just and American.
My point is, don't hate the player, hate the game.
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Summer Rain wrote:
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That's also Federal law, so there's no way Obama could change it. And when the Federal law passed, NARAL completely agreed that it should pass. The Illinios law Obama voted down was a purely symbolic law which contained language that threatened the right to abortion. When a similar bill came up in the Senate without the offensive language, Obama voted in support.
All these wingnuts bloviating about "the rights of the unborn" don't give a flyin' flip whether the child, once born, gets adequate food, shelter, medical care or education. All of them are too dumb to realize that the GOP never had any intention of getting abortion banned. How would the GOP get them to the polls without the issue of abortion?
Another thing they cannot understand is that most partial birth abortions are performed because the fetus suffers from a disease called hydrocephalus, which is a condition where the fetus has a huge fluid sac in place of a brain. The child is going to die anyway, and possible injure the mother, causing lifelong incontinence and sterility.
I guess they'll figure it out when one of their loved ones goes through it, or dies of a coat hanger abortion.
Banning safe, legal abortion will only cause sickness and death.
no one is going to ban abortion, but to have an abortion at 9 months is just wrong, if you can't figure it out before the first trimester, then forget it. Coat hanger abortion are long gone, only the baby boomers use that analogy. And the young woman that are getting their abortions paid for need to quit using mental stress as a defense.
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Obama is a baby killer. I do not believe Obama when he said he would have voted for the Federal Legislation and I will tell you why.

The Federal Legislation passed uanimiously in the senate.

Some may recall that the Bill passed by Congress in the Schiavo case of 2005 was passed uanimously as well.

Although, many senators have no admitted that they should not have passed the bill,

Obama is the only senator who gone on the record to voice is so blatantly.

In fact, Obama's biggest regret was not stopping the Schiavo bill in the senate from being passed.
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Sorry "summer rain" you are wrong. Then next year, an attempt was made in Obama's committee to change the IL law to read EXACTLY as the Federal Law and OBAMA BLOCKED the ammendment and the law!
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Sorry Obama fans but you can't have it both ways on this one. The mans got no right to say he's anything but PRO-CHOICE > PRO-DEATH To a living breathing child. So this is the change we can believe in? Great....
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Chicago Guy wrote:
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It's a lie to smear Obama. Don't believe it.
In IL, any child outside the woman-- no matter what age or condition-- is fully protected by state laws against manslaughter. This woman's story has been de-bunked.
Even if you oppose abortion, do you REALLY think any politician--particularly one wanting to be president-- would be in favor of MURDERING CHILDREN?
It doesn't make sense. And that's because it's a lie.
You Sir have drank the kool-aid. Either that or you are a complete id. He voted against the bill, in fact he led the opposition to it.
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