This is not a post about abortion. I am not a one issue voter, and although I believe Roe v Wade is not good law, I believe overturning it would simply kick the issue back to the states where it belongs (see the 10th Amendment). I would like to see abortion end–it has become a million dollar industry, and that bothers me, but that is not what this post is about.<\/p>\n
What do you do when a baby survives an abortion? Can you legally kill it? Does an unwanted abortion survivor deserve medical attention? These are issues that we have to deal with. I also feel that these are issues that will define us as a civilization. If a baby is not worth medical care and can be put in a supply closet to die, is grandma worth medical attention? I say this as a senior citizen with a more than vested interest in the answer.<\/p>\n
The following is from BornAliveTruth.org<\/a>. Draw your own conclusions.<\/p>\n As an Illinois State Senator, Barack Obama opposed the Illinois Born Alive Infants Protection Act<\/a>. The legislation defined any infant born alive as a “person” who deserves full legal protection.<\/p>\n The Illinois Born Alive Infants Protection Act was modeled after the federal version<\/a>, with the identical definition of “born alive.” The World Health Organization<\/a> created this definition in 1950. The United Nations adopted it in 1955.<\/p>\n Obama actively opposed the legislation in the Illinois State Senate. In 2001, he voted no in committee<\/a>, spoke against it on the Senate floor<\/a>, and voted present on the floor<\/a>. In 2002, he voted no in committee<\/a>, spoke against it on the Senate floor<\/a>, and voted no on the floor<\/a>. Obama was the sole senator to ever speak against it on the Senate floor.<\/p>\n The U.S. Senate passed the federal bill unanimously, with Senators Barbara Boxer and Ted Kennedy speaking in support of it.<\/p>\n The pro-abortion group NARAL expressed neutrality on the federal bill. On August 5, 2002, President George W. Bush signed it into law.<\/p>\n For four years Obama has said he would have supported the federal version, but that simply isn’t true. In 2003, as chairman of the Illinois Senate’s Health and Human Services Committee, Obama voted yes<\/a> on an amendment<\/a> that made the Illinois version identical to the federal one<\/a>. However, he then voted no on the amended bill<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This is not a post about abortion. I am not a one issue voter, and although I believe Roe v Wade is not good law, I believe overturning it would simply kick the issue back to the states where it … Continue reading