Comments on: Barack Obama, Baron Hill, and killing babies born alive http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2008/08/13/barack-obama-baron-hill-and-killing-babies-born-alive/ HoosierAccess.com Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:49:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Scott http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2008/08/13/barack-obama-baron-hill-and-killing-babies-born-alive/#comment-5121 Scott Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:33:32 +0000 http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2008/08/13/barack-obama-baron-hill-and-killing-babies-born-alive/#comment-5121 Then why did everyone else vote for it? Then why did everyone else vote for it?

]]> By: harldelos http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2008/08/13/barack-obama-baron-hill-and-killing-babies-born-alive/#comment-5120 harldelos Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:35:17 +0000 http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2008/08/13/barack-obama-baron-hill-and-killing-babies-born-alive/#comment-5120 A child born alive is already protected by 720 ILCS 5/9?1. Why do you think that's insufficient? Do you think there needs to be a law protecting males from homicide, a law protecting people over the age of 65 from homicide, a law protecting left-handed persons from homicide, a law protecting people with acne against homicide, and a law protecting people with fishing licenses against homicide? SB1083 says "Children who are born alive as the result of an induced labor abortion or any other abortion are in special need of protection due to the fact that the intent of their birth is to cause the death of the born child." That's obviously not true. There is no reason to assume that those involved in a <i>legal</i> medical procedure are likely to commit a <i>criminal</i> offense - and no reason to suspect that having <i>two</i> laws prohibiting that criminal act would be more effective than having merely <i>one</i> law against it. Voting against that bill is <i>not</i> defending infanticide. Voting for it <i>is</i> supporting stupidity. A child born alive is already protected by 720 ILCS 5/9?1.

Why do you think that’s insufficient?

Do you think there needs to be a law protecting males from homicide, a law protecting people over the age of 65 from homicide, a law protecting left-handed persons from homicide, a law protecting people with acne against homicide, and a law protecting people with fishing licenses against homicide?

SB1083 says “Children who are born alive as the result of an induced labor abortion or any other abortion are in special need of protection due to the fact that the intent of their birth is to cause the death of the born child.”

That’s obviously not true. There is no reason to assume that those involved in a legal medical procedure are likely to commit a criminal offense - and no reason to suspect that having two laws prohibiting that criminal act would be more effective than having merely one law against it.

Voting against that bill is not defending infanticide. Voting for it is supporting stupidity.

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