Barack Obama on Abortion

Guide Note: As a reflection of his voting record and public statements, Barack Obama was been called the most pro-choice presidential candidate of all time.

Fast Facts:

1. Has received a 100% rating from Planned Parenthood
2. Has opposed plans requiring medical care for aborted fetuses who survive
3. Claimed the measure's wording defined the fetus as a child

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1. NARAL: Senator Barack Obama
2. On the Issues: Barack Obama on Abortion
3. Planned Parenthood: Barack Obama Voting Record Profile
4. Chicago Sun Times: "Obama on Abortion Rights: Justices Need Broad 'Vision'" (2007)
   • "There is another vision of the court that says that the courts are the refuge of the powerless because often times they may lose in the democratic back and forth; they may be locked out, prevented from fully participating in the democratic process"
5. Washington Post: "Obama's Past Offers Ammo for Critics" (2007)
   • "Abortion opponents see Obama's vote on medical care for aborted fetuses as a refusal to protect the helpless. Some have even accused him of supporting infanticide"
6. TIME: "Book Excerpt: Barack Obama" (2006) 
7. YouTube: Barack Obama on Abortion (Time 01:10)
   
   
   
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Barack Obama on Abortion Recent News

• Google News: Barack Obama on Abortion
• New York Sun: "Clinton: Obama Should Vote 'No' On Abortion Issue She Backed" (January 17, 2008)
• CNS News: "Obama's Abortion Stance Hurts Blacks, Say Pro-Life Experts" (January 8, 2008)
• Huffington Post: "Hillary Hits Obama On Abortion Rights" (January 6, 2008)
• Chicago Sun Times: "Hillary Slams Obama 'Present' Votes on Abortion" (December 4, 2007)
• FOX News: "Keyes Assails Obama on Abortion" (2004)
  • "The conservative former diplomat said Obama's vote against a bill that would have outlawed a form of late-term abortion denied unborn children of their equal rights"

Barack Obama on Abortion Blogs and Commentaries

• Town Hall: More on Obama and Babies Born Alive (January 16, 2008) 
• Huffington Post: Obama Emphasizes Pro-Choice Record... (January 14, 2008)
• National Ledger: Hillary Clinton Attacks Barack Obama on Abortion (January 9, 2008) 
• Town Hall: Obama is the Most Pro-Abortion Canidate Ever (January 9, 2008)
• Human Events: Obama More Pro-Choice Than NARAL (December 26, 2007)
• New York Times: Obama Explores Abortion Issue (2007)
• WorldNetDaily: Why Jesus Would Not Vote for Barack Obama (2006)
• Renew America: Pro-Abortionist Barack Obama to Speak at a Catholic University (2004)

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