Reply #4: Here's my 2 cents.. [View All]

[CoffeeCat]

It seems as if many anti-choicers are upset, because when Obama was in the state Senate--two times
the anti-choice hard liners brought up legislation that made it illegal to NOT save a baby who was
the victim of a botched abortion.

Obama stated during the debate--and others have said--that this legislation was ridiculous. No one
can NOT save a baby who is needing medical attention. That's called murder.

There are all ready laws on the books that cover and protect babies who are needing medical attention.

The anti-choicers craft legislation like this, to blackmail politicians, "Oh yeah, let's SEE YOU
say NO to protecting babies who are gasping for air on a table! We'll label you a person who hates
babies and wants to watch them die!" ...lo and behold that's exactly what they did.

I saw a video on YouTube that showed nurses holding a perfectly healthy baby, then sadly walking it
to a closet, and leaving it alone--presumably to die. The final slogan said something like, "This is
what Obama wants to do to babies." Awful, just awful.

Obama voted against that legislation because: 1.) Babies born alive are all ready protected by the murder
statutes. No doctor or nurse could decide to not treat a live baby. That's all ready illegal. But
don't tell these fanatics that...reality doesn't seem to be important. 2.) Anti-choicers try to use
abortion legislation like this to further outlaw abortions. They try to incrementally outlaw all abortions, and
laws like this are steps toward doing that. Politicians who want to protect a woman's right to choose,
see through these disingenuous tactics, and vote against this garbage.

I'm no expert on this subject. I'm sure more knowledgeable DUers will chime in and provide more
insight.

It's very sad that people actually think that Obama is a "baby killer." I feel sorry for these people.