In 2002, Barack Obama supported infanticide
Written by Jack Burden on August 21st, 2008And Erick Erickson has the transcript:
The legislation came up more than once. In 2001, Senator Obama was concerned about the legislation’s impact on abortion. But when the bill came back in 2002, the issue about the law undermining abortion had been redressed.
In 2002, Senator Obama was not concerned about Roe v. Wade. He was not concerned with undermining abortion laws in Illinois. No, what Senator Obama today claims were his concerns were not his concerns back in 2002.
In 2002, Senator Obama stood on the floor of the Illinois State Senate to oppose the Born Alive Infant Protection Act. By this time, even the abortion rights organizations like Planned Parenthood had dropped their opposition. But Obama continued to oppose the law.
He was the only person to speak out against the legislation.
In an exchange with Senator O’Malley, the legislation’s sponsor, Obama’s concern was about second guessing the abortionist.
And here’s what he said:
As I understand it, this puts the burden on the attending physician who has determined, since they were performing this procedure, that, in fact, this is a nonviable fetus; that if that fetus, or child - however way you want to describe it - is now outside the mother’s womb and the doctor continues to think that it’s nonviable but there’s, let’s say, movement or some indication that, in fact, they’re not just coming out limp and dead, that, in fact, they would then have to call a second physician to monitor and check off and make sure that this is not a live child that could be saved.
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I have linked to your post in the blogscan of Obama History on Abortion and Infanticide
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I’m kinda curious why this is getting so much attention all the sudden. This has been common knowledge for a year at least. I pulled up the transcripts myself last summer.
His vote is inexcuseable on any count. Shows a tremendous lack of judgment, and after I read his transcripts last summer, I started thinking this is the one thing that is going to take him down.
I imagine McCain or his 527s will really start pushing this one in about a month.
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Well unfortunately it will take about till mid-October for most voters to find out the real Barry Obama. Until then he can enjoy his time in the sun.
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obama graduated from harvard law MAGNA CUM LAUDE and was pres of the harv law review, essentially putting him in the smartest .001 percent of the world pop. why on gods green earth would you not vote for somebody like that. this is about having the brains to be imperator of western civ, not dead babies or “he relates to me.” its people like you guys that forced the founders to have partial suffrage