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Originally Posted by WendyCal
Obama On
all of these are taken from onthe issues.org
Abortion
We can find common ground between pro-choice and pro-life. (Apr 2008)
No, we can’t find ‘common ground’ and anyone who says or thinks that we can is confused.
Undecided on whether life begins at conception. (Apr 2008)
So, even though sometimes he thinks that abortion is just the removal of an invasive organism, other times, he thinks that abortion is really just murder. And even though he sometimes thinks abortion is murder, he’s still down with it.
Voted against banning partial birth abortion. (Oct 2007)
In conjunction with the above, i have a REAL problem with this.
Voted NO on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP. (Mar 2008)
Voted NO on prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortion. (Mar 2008)
Voted NO on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions. (Jul 2006)
These i have a problem with on the basis that it is an invasion of family privacy.
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How is this an "invasion of family privacy?" It may be undermining a parent's right to know what is going on with their child, but even then I would say that's a stretch. His stance on this is really just an extension of patient/doctor confidentiality. It is not the state's responsibility to monitor the extent to which parents are in touch with the children's lives. If a teenager chooses to sneak over the state line to get an abortion, that is her decision to tell her parents or not. Just like a teen can go to her family doctor and get a prescription for birth control without the knowledge of the parent.
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