Hi All, The Catholic Church stands firm for the sanctity of life, consistent with biblical principles, and Catholic doctrine (http:// www.catholic.com/library/abortion.asp). However, some, even in the Catholic Church, are being duped into supporting abortion and infanticide. Father John Corapi, in his “Eleventh Hour Election Alert” stresses the importance of this issue: http://www.fathercorapi.com/election.aspx
Obama has 100% pro-abortion ratings from Planned Parenthood (the world’s largest abortion provider), and from the National Abortion Rights Action League. He has a 0% pro-Life rating according the National Right to Life Committee – literally worst in the nation. Obama told Planned Parenthood the first thing he would do as president would be to sign the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA). - http://www.frcaction.org/videos “Senator Barbara Boxer, co-sponsor of the FOCA bill, has said: ‘The Freedom of Choice Act supersedes any law, regulation or local ordinance that impinges on a woman’s right to choose. That means a poor woman cannot be denied the use of Medicaid if she chooses to have an abortion.’ In other words, state governments and the federal government would be mandated to fund abortion with taxpayer money.” - http://theologica.blogspot.com/2008/08/obama-and-freedom-of-choice-act.html Catholic Bishop Robert Finn agrees about the scope and impact of FOCA: “It is clear that FOCA would immediately make null and void every current restriction on abortion in all jurisdictions.” - http://www.cbcpnews.com/?q=node/5000 The Freedom of Choice Act alone would reportedly increase the number of abortions by ~125,000 each year. - http://www.lifenews.com/nat4359.html FOCA would even nullify the ban on partial birth abortion. - http://www.nrlc.org/FOCA/LawmakersProposeFOCA.html - http://www.citizenlink.org/turnsignal/A000007790.cfm Here is a good partial-birth abortion information resource, including procedure diagrams: http://www.nrlc.org/abortion/pba/index.html Obama stated in the third presidential debate. “With respect to partial-birth abortion, I am completely supportive of a ban on late- term abortions, partial-birth or otherwise, as long as there's an exception for the mother's health and life, and this did not contain that exception.” http://www.hofstra.edu/pdf/debate/debate_transcript.pdf However, there was a life of the mother exception, so that part of his statement was at best unnecessary and at worst deceptive; it subtly and erroneously implied there was no life of the mother exception. He was correct that there was not a “health” of the mother exception in the federal bills to ban partial-birth abortion. Why? First, in a letter endorsing a ban on partial-birth abortion, the American Medical Association called it, “a procedure we all agree is not good medicine.” - http://www.nrlc.org/abortion/pba/amaletter.html Additionally: - The Physicians’ Ad Hoc Coalition for Truth (PHACT) -- a group of over 600 physician-specialists (mostly in obstetrics, perinatology, and related disciplines) -- has spoken out to dispute claims that some women need partial-birth abortions to avoid serious physical injury. PHACT said: “We, and many other doctors across the United States, regularly treat women whose unborn children suffer these and other serious conditions. Never is the partial-birth procedure medically indicated. Rather, such infants are regularly and safely delivered live, vaginally, with no threat to the mother's health or fertility.” In September, 1996, former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop and other PHACT members said that “partial-birth abortion is never medically necessary to protect a mother's health or her future fertility. On the contrary, this procedure can pose a significant threat to both.” - http://www.nrlc.org/ABORTION/pba/keyfactsPBA.htm Congressional findings in the existing law banning partial-birth abortions, named the “Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003,” were similar: “There exists substantial record evidence upon which Congress has reached its conclusion that a ban on partial birth abortion is not required to contain a ‘health’ exception, because the facts indicate that a partial-birth abortion is never necessary to preserve the health of a woman, poses serious risks to a woman’s health, and lies outside the standard of medical care.” - See section 13 of the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003: - http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=108_cong_public_laws&docid=f:publ105.108.pdf Section 14 of the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 contains a litany of findings about the dangers partial-birth abortions pose to a woman’s health, which I won’t list here, but recommend you read. - http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=108_cong_public_laws&docid=f:publ105.108.pdf If one did not know that partial-birth abortion procedure poses serious risks to a woman’s health, one might reasonably wonder why even an unnecessary “health” exception was not added to the bills to ban partial-birth abortion, “just in case.” The reason comes from the 1973 Supreme Court case, Doe v. Bolton, companion case to Roe v. Wade, which stated that "health" must encompass "all factors-- physical, emotional, psychological, familial and the woman's age-- relevant to the well-being of the patient." - http://www.nrlc.org/abortion/pba/pbafact7.html - http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0410_0179_ZO.html The ramifications of this very loose definition of “health” are horrific: “In June, 1995, Dr. McMahon submitted to Congress a detailed breakdown of a ‘series’ of over 2,000 of these [partial-birth] abortions that he had performed. He classified only 9% (175 cases) as involving "maternal [health] indications," of which the most common was ‘depression.’” - http://www.nrlc.org/abortion/pba/pbafact10.html On April 18th, 2007, the Supreme Court upheld a federal ban on partial- birth abortion: http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/05-380.ZS.html There are people who simply will not see the killing of a human baby moving in plain site (partial-birth abortion) as infanticide? Barbara Boxer is an excellent example of such a person, as evidenced by this telling exchange with Senator Rick Santorum (very highly recommended reading): - http://www.nrlc.org/abortion/pba/notansweringboxersantorum.html However, what about if a baby is not just partially born, but completely born? Nurse Jill Stanek brought to our nation’s attention that abortionists were leaving babies to die following “induced labor abortions,” also called “live-birth abortions.” On four occasions, Obama opposed recognizing the humanity of these babies or offering protection to them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4B3O9uUc-4 (Fox News Interview; very highly recommended; YouTube video; 8 min. 34 sec.). Even Barbara Boxer joined 97 other senators who voted unanimously (98 - 0) in support of the “Born-Alive Infants Protection Act of 2002,” a 3-sentence bill to recognize the legal personhood / humanity of babies born alive, regardless of whether the birth occurs “as a result of natural or induced labor, cesarean section, or induced abortion.” As mentioned in the Fox News interview referenced above, Boxer even spoke in favor of the bill, and the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) went neutral on it. - http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=107_cong_bills&docid=f:h2175enr.txt.pdf - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyPioaocVPQ&watch_response (YouTube video, 5 min. 14 sec. very highly recommended) Focus on the Family recently interviewed Gianna Jessen, who survived a saline abortion. In this audio interview, Gianna tells her story, and speaks about the Born Alive Infants Protection Act: http://www.citizenlink.org/clspecialalert/A000008451.cfm (Focus on the Family Interview - audio; very highly recommended; 28 min 30 sec) Jill Stanek and Gianna Jessen created a Web site that very concisely outlines the history of the Illinois version of the Born Alive Infants Protection Act, and Obama’s role in defeating it in committee. The site even contains links to photos of Obama’s votes, so I will just reference it here and provide one quote below: Timeline: http://www.bornalivetruth.org/timeline.aspx Obama’s Record: http://www.bornalivetruth.org/obamarecord.aspx In 2003, as chairman of the Illinois Senate's Health and Human Services Committee, Obama voted yes on an amendment that made the Illinois version identical to the federal one. However, he then voted no on the amended bill. - http://www.bornalivetruth.org/obamarecord.aspx - Gianna Jessen: http://www.youtube.com/v/C1fLxy4qQeU&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1 Obama gave various reasons for his actions, from saying those who presented the information were lying, to saying that the Illinois bill did not have a neutrality clause (this was ironically the amendment mentioned in the quote immediately above that Obama himself had placed in the bill). His excuses changed as proof surfaced that he had been misrepresenting the facts. Here is an NRLC White Paper showing incontrovertible evidence that the mutating reasons Obama gave for blocking of the Illinois BAIPA bills were disingenuous: “Barack Obama’s Actions and Shifting Claims on the Protection of Born-Alive Aborted Infants -– and What They Tell Us About His Thinking on Abortion” http://www.nrlc.org/ObamaBAIPA/WhitePaperAugust282008.html (Very highly recommended report) Here is an announcement for a recent memorial service for a baby, Shanice Denise Osbourne, who was born alive following an attempted abortion, only to be thrown in a biohazard waste bag with bleach to die: http://www.jillstanek.com/archives/2008/10/on_oct_14_littl.html A great deal of additional information on the BAIPA and Obama topic is here: http://www.nrlc.org/ In April of 2005, Obama attempted to, and still intends, to repeal the Mexico City Policy, instituted by President Reagan, rescinded by President Clinton, and reinstated by President Bush. The Mexico City Policy prohibits our tax dollars from going to international organizations to perform abortions in their host nations (except to save a mother’s life, or in cases of rape or incest). The policy also prohibits the recipient organizations from promoting or lobbying for abortion as a method of birth control in the host nations. References: House Committee Hearing on Mexico City Policy Proves a Pro- life Success http://www.cwfa.org/articles/14838/CWA/life/index.htm USAID Decision Points to How Barack Obama Would Fund US, Intl Abortions http://www.lifenews.com/int948.html Obama Supporters' Intellectual Sleight of Hand http://www.nrlc.org/news_and_Views/index.html 10 Reasons Christians Shouldn't Vote for Obama http://whynotobama2008.blogspot.com/ It would not be impossible that the next president could nominate 4- or even 6-Supreme Court Justices. Obama voted against confirming Justice Roberts and Justice Alito, and at the Saddleback Forum for the Presidency, he said that if he had been the president, he would not have nominated Justice Thomas or Justice Scalia. - http://judicialnetwork.com/ - http://trevinwax.com/2008/08/17/obama-mccain-with-rick-warren-at-saddleback-forum-video/ These 4-Justices upheld the 108th Congress, S.3 “Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003,” along with Justice Kennedy, defeating 4- liberal judges - by only a single vote. In a joint letter with Archbishop Joseph Naumann in Kansas City, Kansas, and Bishop Robert Finn wrote: “If we are inclined to vote for someone despite their pro-abortion stance, it seems we are morally obliged to establish a proportionate reason sufficient to justify the destruction of 45 million human persons through abortion. "If we learn that our ‘candidate of choice’ further pledges – through an instrument such as FOCA - to eliminate all existing limitations against abortion, it is that much more doubtful whether voting for him or her can ever be morally justified under any circumstance.” (CNA) http://www.cbcpnews.com/?q=node/5000 I hope you will encourage others to vote for John McCain and Sarah Palin. Additional Links: Father John Corapi – Eleventh Hour Election Alert: http://www.fathercorapi.com/election.aspx Obama and the Born Alive Infants Protection Act: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4B3O9uUc-4 Born Alive http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyPioaocVPQ&watch_response Barack Obama’s Actions and Shifting Claims on the Protection of Born- Alive Aborted Infants…: http://www.nrlc.org/ObamaBAIPA/WhitePaperAugust282008.html Audio of Obama arguing against giving medical care to abortion survivors http://www.jillstanek.com/archives/2008/08/baipaobamamp3.html Jews for Life: http://www.jewsforlife.org/ Jill Stanek's Pro-Life Pulse – An Additional Doctor http://www.jillstanek.com/archives/2008/08/baipaobamamp3.html Audio of Planned Parenthood and National Abortion Federation workers trying to protect child molesters and to conceal statutory rape http://www.childpredators.com/Tapes.cfm --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Please note that I do not send or open attachments sent to this list. 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