“During the partial-birth abortion debate, Congress heard testimony about babies that had survived attempted late-term abortions. Nurses testified that these preterm living, breathing babies were being thrown into medical waste bins to die or being “terminated” outside the womb. With the baby now completely separated from the mother, it was impossible to argue that the health or life of the mother was in jeopardy by giving her baby appropriate medical treatment.
The act simply prohibited the killing of a baby born alive. To address the concerns of pro-choice lawmakers, the bill included language that said nothing “shall be construed to affirm, deny, expand or contract any legal status or legal right” of the baby. In other words, the bill wasn’t intruding on Roe v. Wade.
Who would oppose a bill that said you couldn’t kill a baby who was born? Not Kennedy, Boxer or Hillary Rodham Clinton. Not even the hard-core National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL). Obama, however, is another story. The year after the Born Alive Infants Protection Act became federal law in 2002, identical language was considered in a committee of the Illinois Senate. It was defeated with the committee’s chairman, Obama, leading the opposition.
Let’s be clear about what Obama did, once in 2003 and twice before that. He effectively voted for infanticide. He voted to allow doctors to deny medically appropriate treatment or, worse yet, actively kill a completely delivered living baby. Infanticide – I wonder if he’ll add this to the list of changes in his next victory speech and if the crowd will roar: “Yes, we can.”"
A very disturbing column from Rick Santorum
ht: Justin Taylor
- I would love to see a great President in 2009
- I would love to see a great African-American President in 2009
- And I like Obama. But I just can’t see him as our next President on the issues.
I feel about Obama the way that Democrats must have felt about Reagan. How could you not like Reagan and appreciate his superb vision casting for a positive American future? Many were draw into his vision of “Morning in America” irrespective of ideology.
Similarly, how can you depreciate Obama’s strong message of hope, which is sorely lacking in the American political experience? Nevertheless, well-spoken messages of hope are not enough if there’s a lack of hope for little kids!
