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Obama states stance on late-term abortion

We should take the contents of this story and preserve them in stone or amber in order to show radical pro-lifers just what Obama believes about abortion. The DN prints way too many letters claiming that Obama=no restrictions on abortion at all. Then they use this incorrect information as a club to call him a "baby killer", etc.

Obama the "Guru of Change" - what he really means by "change" is that he will change his position on any issue, depending upon what crowd he is playing to, for political expediency.

1997 Votes


SB 230 Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act. Senate approved bill 44-7, with five senators voting present, including Obama.

HB 382 Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act. House version, passed Illinois State Senate, adopted as law. Under the bill, doctors who perform partial-birth abortions could be sent to prison for one to three years. The woman would not be held liable.



2001 Votes


HB 1900 Parental Notice of Abortion Act. Bill passed 38-10, with nine present votes, including Obama.


SB 562 Parental Notice of Abortion Act. Bill passed Senate 39-7, with 11 present votes, including Obama.


SB 1093 Law to protect Liveborn children. Bill passed 34-6, with 12 present, including Obama.


SB 1094 Bill to protect children born as result of induced labor abortion. Bill passed 33-6, with 13 present, including Obama.


SB 1095 Bill defining "born alive" defines "born-alive infant" to include infant "born alive at any stage of development." Bill passed 34-5, with nine present, including Obama.



I guess by voting present most of the time on this issue Obama can define himself anyway he wants to know.