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Originally Posted by Kat-L
SB1661eng 92nd General Assembly
In 2002, as an Illinois legislator, Obama voted against the Induced Infant Liability Act, which would have protected babies that survived late-term abortions. That same year a similar federal law, the Born Alive Infant Protection Act, was signed by President Bush.
Both the Illinois and the federal bill sought equal treatment for babies who survived premature inducement for the purpose of abortion and were then not given life saving medical care and wanted babies who were born just as early (prematurely) and were given live-saving medical attention.
When two babies are born at say, 24 weeks, a doctor should be required to provide the same medical care for both-regardless of the circumstances of the child's delivery. A baby born alive is a human being with the same right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness that the rest of us enjoy. It's not an abortion issue. We're talking about babies born ALIVE. And if one baby's life is worth fighting for when he was born at 22 weeks, why should the next baby born at 22 weeks be denied medical care?
Anyway, Obama voted against the Illinois act. In this country a woman has a RIGHT to an abortion. She does not have a RIGHT to make sure her baby dies when he/she is born alive. Once the baby is born alive, he/she has the same right to life as any other baby born.
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FactCheck.org: Obama and 'Infanticide'
Firstly, I've been to numerous deliveries where the fetus was not going to survive. Unless you have as well, do not assume you know how these infants are treated.
You have grieving parents who learn that their infant will not survive. Support is ALWAYS given (respiratory, neurologic, you name it). Medical care is never "denied". I don't know where you heard that it is. The infant is made as comfortable as possible, and the family gathers around the infant, cuddling, kissing, taking pictures, saying prayers. It's not like the infant is tossed in the bin.
Most doctors, believe it or not, go into medicine for humanistic reasons, regardless of their beliefs.