Obama has often said, and his own website repeats, that he would have supported the Illinois state law protecting those born-alive infants if it had had a "neutrality" clause like the federal version, which states the law specifically is not intended to impact the status of babies before birth.
On Sep 21, 7:22 am, mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In the increasing flurry of this election season's negative political > ads, the Barack Obama campaign produced a TV commercial that not only > attacks Republican rival John McCain, but also takes aim at an unusual > target: a 31-year-old woman who was born alive after her mother's > botched abortion. > > Obama's commercial predictably takes shots at the GOP campaign, > calling McCain's ads "the sleaziest ever, truly vile." But when the > screen shows clips of abortion survivor Gianna Jessen and the ad she > made asking Obama to reverse his stance on born alive infant > protection legislation, the Obama ad calls Jessen's appeal "a > despicable lie." > > The attack on Jessen has angered pro-life advocates. > > "It is despicable, repulsive and beneath contempt that Barack Obama > would attack Gianna Jessen," says Jill Stanek, a pro-life columnist > who testified before Congress in support of the federal Born Alive > Infants Protection Act, in a statement on Jessen's website. "She is a > courageous abortion survivor and living miracle who would not be with > us today if Obama's policies had been in place when she was born." > > Jessen herself released a statement saying, "Mr. Obama is clearly > blinded by political ambition given his attack on me this week. All I > asked of him was to do the right thing: support medical care and > protection for babies who survive abortion – as I did." > > Jessen was born in a Los Angeles abortion clinic 31 years ago after > her birth mother's saline solution abortion failed. > > "The abortionist was not on duty the moment I came into this world," > Jessen said in a recent Fox News Channel "Hannity & Colmes" interview. > "Had he been there, he would have ended my life." > > "He wasn't there, so a nurse called an ambulance, had me transferred > to a hospital where I was placed in an incubator, weighing two > pounds," she said. > > Lack of oxygen to Jessen's brain resulted in cerebral palsy, and her > doctor said she'd never be able to hold her head up, sit, walk or > talk. > > She has since, "by the grace of God" according to her testimony, been > able to run marathons. > > She has also been an eloquent advocate for babies like her – who are > born following failed abortions – through her organization, > BornAliveTruth.org. > > Jessen first drew the Obama campaign's ire for producing an > advertisement that points to the senator's record of voting against > born alive infant protection laws as an Illinois state legislator. > > In the response ad from the Obama campaign, the video shows clips of > Jessen's advertisement with a female voice saying, "Now, votes taken > out of context accusing Obama of letting infants die. It's a > despicable lie." > > Obama did, however, vote against Illinois born-alive infant-protection > bills four times, as Jessen's ad claims. > > Obama has often said, and his own website repeats, that he would have > supported the Illinois state law protecting those born-alive infants > if it had had a "neutrality" clause like the federal version, which > states the law specifically is not intended to impact the status of > babies before birth. > > As WND reported earlier, however, documentation uncovered by Doug > Johnson of the National Right to Life Committee reveals Obama did vote > against a version of the Illinois law that was the same as the federal > law, contrary to what the candidate has stated. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
