Obama’s Pro-Death Position (NO Obama I)

This is the first of what I expect to be numerous posts that illustrate why Barack Obama does not deserve the votes of the citizens of Tennessee.

The citizens of Tennessee are mostly pro-life, with nearly everyone agreeing that abortion can be subject to some reasonable restrictions, such as informed consent.

Barack Obama takes the most extreme positions possible on abortion.  While he was a State Senator in Illinois there was an attempt to pass a bill protecting babies who are accidentally born alive. Just let the phrase “accidentally born alive” sink in for a minute.   Sometimes during an abortion procedure a child is born before they can be killed by the abortionist.  Pro-life supporters wanted to pass a bill to declare that when a child is born alive, they cannot be killed. It is an amazing thing that such a law is even necessary.

Obama opposed this protection of newborn babies. He has offered up an excuse during his campaign that the law could have had a negative impact on abortion services. However it has now come to light that he voted against the bill even after explicit protections where put into the bill to answer his objections.  The law he voted against was in essence identical to a federal bill that even the most liberal members of congress voted for and which NARAL did not not oppose.

You can read the detailed press release by National Right to Life here and the documentation here.

• What sort of Supreme Justices would Obama appoint?
• If Obama thinks so little of newborn life, what is his attitude toward those at the end of life? If Obama is successful at nationalizing health care, will he be willing to pay for care for the terminally ill or very aged?

Tennesseans who care about the deliberate killing of innocent babies should think long and hard before casting a vote for Obama.