Obama, Lies and Abortion

Obama voted against a bill in Illinois that would define a fetus as a "person."

OBAMA: what we're really saying is, in fact, that they are persons that are entitled to the kinds of protections that would be provided to a -- a child, a nine-month-old -- child that was delivered to term.

That bill further required caring for the viable fetus, as would be afforded any citizen of the US.

I'm not sure how that can be viewed any other way. Once separated from the confines of the womb, what rights does a fetus, er, baby, have?

What Obama did was to argue about the constitutionality of the law, rather than try to recraft it into something that was, itself, "viable." Instead, he rather coldly argued that he couldn't support it because it had the potential to invalidate all abortions - make all abortions illegal - because the bill essentially granted "personhood," with all associated rights, to feti. His concern was an invalidation of Roe V. Wade.

Lawmakers can argue all they want to about when life starts, but really their domain is the law. So they should limit thier authority and jusisdiction over such things as when "personhood" begins. That's the core of the issue. And clearly, Obama doesn't think the unborn are people.

In my mind, a kind society believes that a fetus has the right to his own safety, even if he relies on others for it. By law, if the parents won't do it, the state will. It's this way for all "persons." And this is the rub.

So, another election year, another debate on abortion, with liberals again playing rope-a-dope with the morality of when a living thing becomes "a person." Jesus, I hate politics.

Missy made an asute comment on mommyzabs.com:

Um, yeah. I got swept up in one of Obama’s speeches and thought to myself ‘this guy is impressive’…and then I heard someone speaking of some of his views and was reminded of reality.

It’s the heart of a man we should be focused on, not his ability to give us all ‘goosebumps’! The truth is, I have serious doubts about the purity of anyone’s heart who can support partial birth abortion. It is evil. Period.

Yep. I am truly one of those pesky one issue voters. Gotta be when it comes to this. It sounds like something freaking Hitler would’ve approved of.

Summed up pretty well, I thought.