The Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA),
invalidating state and federal restrictions on abortion
Judges who adhere strictly to Roe v. Wade
and a Court-mandated policy of unlimited abortion
Human cloning, provided that all resulting
human beings are subsequently killed and harvested for their useful
parts
As commentator Peter Wehner noted during the 2008
Presidential campaign, "Obama’s record on abortion is as extreme as one can
possibly be." Obama is almost universally anticipated to be the most
pro-abortion president in American history.
Mandatory taxpayer funding
As a United States Senator, Barack Obama was a
co-sponsor of the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA), even saying that "the first
thing I’d do as president" is sign FOCA into law. The bill would nullify
virtually all federal and state limitations on abortion, including the types now
permitted by the Supreme Court, such as parental notification laws and waiting
periods. It would also make partial-birth abortion legal again, and it would
overturn bans on government funding of abortion.
While in the Illinois State Senate, Obama voted
against legislation that prohibited taxpayer dollars from being used to pay for
abortion. His campaign stated that he "does not support" the Hyde Amendment,
which prohibits taxpayer funding of abortion through the Medicaid program.
Obama voted to overturn the Mexico City Policy, which
prevents U.S. funds from going to overseas organizations that perform or promote
abortions.
Obama voted to block a bill that would have required
an abortionist to notify at least one parent before performing an abortion on a
minor girl from another state. In the Illinois State Senate, he voted against
requiring parental notification when minor girls obtain abortions.
Supports partial-birth abortion
Obama sharply criticized the Supreme Court for its
2007 Gonzales v. Carhart decision upholding the federal Partial-Birth Abortion
Ban Act. He said, "I strongly disagree with today’s Supreme Court ruling…I am
extremely concerned that this ruling will embolden state legislatures to enact
further measures to restrict a woman’s right to choose, and that the
conservative Supreme Court justices will look for other opportunities to erode
Roe v. Wade, which is established federal law and a matter of equal rights for
women."
In the Illinois State Senate, Obama opposed a ban on
partial-birth abortion.
(The partial-birth abortion procedure—used from the
fifth month on—involves pulling a living baby feet-first out of the womb, except
for the head, puncturing the skull and suctioning out the brain. The great
majority of partial-birth abortions are performed on healthy babies of healthy
mothers.)
Opposes protection for born-alive babies
While a member of the Illinois State Senate, Obama
voted four times against the Born Alive Infant Protection Act, which ensures
protection for babies who are born alive following late-term abortions. New
documents show that for the last four years he has blatantly misrepresented his
position on this legislation. For much more, see