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

The Mahalo Top 7

  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) David: A passage by Barack Obama that discusses his position on abortion
  7. YouTube: Barack Obama on Abortion (Time 01:10)


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