Archive for the ‘Pro-Life’ Category

About 130 people gathered yesterday in Bloomington for the 2008 Life Chain, sponsored by Christian Citizens for Life. This is the first Life Chain in several years in Bloomington, and it stretched for over a half mile along busy East Third Street. The Life Chain is part of a combined effort of several Christian churches in Bloomington to combat the killing of unborn children. Over the past year, CCFL has sponsored the Rally for Life on the courthouse square, an entry into the Fourth of July parade, and a booth at the Monroe County Fair. CCFL was also active in opposing the City of Bloomington’s annual handout to Planned Parenthood.

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I’m not Catholic, but I have to agree with Scott, that this is the best “get out the vote” video I’ve ever seen.  If you’re pro-life, this video gets you motivated no matter what sect of Christianity you belong to or even if you’re not religious, but pro-life.

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(H/T - Hoosierpundit)

Without mentioning any names, we’ve been hearing a lot lately about how the choice not to have an abortion is “admirable”. We have heard that, when parents discover their unborn child will have a disability such as Down Syndrome it is “admirable” to allow that child to live rather than have him or her dismembered and thrown into the trash. And while I am thankful when a baby that could have been aborted is instead allowed to live, I am uncomfortable when we say that not having an abortion is somehow a choice to be praised.

No one would say it is “admirable” for a parent not to bash his five-year-old child’s head in with a claw hammer for accidentally knocking over and breaking a lamp while running in the house. It’s considered normal parenting to deal with the “accident” properly, by cleaning up the mess and responding with reasonable discipline that comes from love, teaching that child to respect authority, obey rules and be responsible.

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After my last letter to the editor, a local Democrat responded. This is my rebuttal.

Bloomington Herald-Times, September 10, 2008

To the Editor:

David Hart brings up the Induced Birth Infant Liability Act in response to my letter questioning why Barack Obama opposed legislation that would prohibit killing a baby that survives an abortion and is born. But there are actually three distinctive pieces of legislation that dealt with born alive infants.

SB1093 and SB1095, both of which Obama opposed as a state senator, made it illegal to kill a baby that survives an abortion and is born. Obama recognized this in remarks against SB1093, warning on the floor of the house that the “equal protection” language in the bill “would essentially bar abortions, because the equal protection clause does not allow somebody to kill a child, and if this is a child, then this would be an antiabortion statute.”

Obama was, of course, wrong. The bill specifically prohibited killing a baby that survives an abortion and is born.

So we are back to where we started. Baron Hill endorsed Barack Obama in the primary over Hillary Clinton, who supported similar legislation at the federal level. Why did Hill endorse a candidate who defended infanticide? Why did Baron Hill, who claims to be a “moderate”, endorse a candidate who is anything but moderate?

Scott Tibbs

The National Right to Life Committee addresses spin from the Obama campaign regarding Obama’s opposition to legislation banning infanticide:

Assertion: The BAIPA was unnecessary, because "Illinois law already stated that in the unlikely case that an abortion would cause a live birth, a doctor should ‘provide immediate medical care for any child born alive as a result of the abortion.’ (August 19, 2008, Obama campaign document)

Response: Obama explained in 2001, and has never recanted, that he opposed the Illinois BAIPA because it declared a "previable fetus" to be a legal person – even though the bill only did so if the baby had achieved “complete expulsion or extraction from its mother.” (Obama’s statements are quoted verbatim further on in this white paper.) The old Illinois law in question (720 ILCS 510.6) covered only situations where an abortionist declares before the abortion that there was “a reasonable likelihood of sustained survival of the fetus outside the womb.” Humans are often born alive a month or more before they reach the point where such “sustained survival” – that is, long-term survival – is likely or possible (which is often called the point of “viability”).

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Democrats in Bloomington are still screeching about my letter to the editor that was published in the Herald-Times on August 11. They are very unhappy that Obama’s extremism on “reproductive choice” has been exposed, and they are doing everything they can to discredit both the facts I presented and me personally.

Why are local Democrats so upset about this? They know that Obama’s opposition to banning infanticide is a major political liability, both nationally and in Indiana. Closer to home, Baron Hill’s endorsement of Obama in the Democratic Party’s primary is also a major liability for Hill. Outside of hyper-partisan Democrats in City Hall and the County Courthouse, I would wager Obama’s defense of infanticide is even a liability in a very liberal community like Bloomington - which is why local Democrats are throwing such a temper tantrum about it.

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One tactic the Left uses in defending Barack Obama’s vote against legislation that would prohibit killing a baby that survives an abortion and is born is to claim that it is “already illegal to kill a born baby in Illinois.” But did Illinois law already prohibit killing a baby who survives an abortion and is born?

Obama’s next line of defense is that laws already existed in Illinois to protect these babies. Not so: The law protected only “viable” infants. Hence the attorney general’s decision not to act against Christ Hospital.

Source: National Review, August 22, 2008.

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Barack Obama, March 29, 2008:

…look, I’ve got two daughters. 9 years old and 6 years old. I am going to teach them first of all about values and morals. But if they make a mistake, I don’t want them punished with a baby. I don’t want them punished with an STD at the age of 16…

Because, of course, a new life is immediately comparable to a sexually-transmitted disease.

Sarah Palin, September 1, 2008:

“We have been blessed with five wonderful children who we love with all our heart and mean everything to us. Our beautiful daughter Bristol came to us with news that as parents we knew would make her grow up faster than we had ever planned. We’re proud of Bristol’s decision to have her baby and even prouder to become grandparents. As Bristol faces the responsibilities of adulthood, she knows she has our unconditional love and support.

“Bristol and the young man she will marry are going to realize very quickly the difficulties of raising a child, which is why they will have the love and support of our entire family. We ask the media to respect our daughter and Levi’s privacy as has always been the tradition of children of candidates.”

I hope the media will ask Senator Obama a simple question:

Is Bristol Palin being punished with a baby?

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Amanda Banks interviews Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi on this week’s edition of Indiana Right to Life’s “Real Talk, Real Issues” radio program. Brizzi digs into the inadequate “feticide” law in Indiana that declares viable life begins at 7 months in the womb.  You can listen to the interview below.   This is a law that desperately needs fixed as explained by Brizzi in the interview.

 

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I first saw this video on Red State. And in all honesty, this is the kind of ad that the McCain team needs to run again Senator Obama. To quote the author of the Red State post:

Americans need to know about Senator Obama’s extreme views on abortion and his unwavering support for infanticide. And the best way to do that is to shine a light on Obama’s callous disregard for the most vulnerable members of our society–the unborn and “just born”

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As the Olympics start today, Congressman Pence’s statement regarding forced abortions and other human rights violations in China should give us a stark reminder of what really is going on there even when the games are taking place.

PENCE CALLS FOR END TO CHINA’S FORCED ABORTION POLICY
“China is a Police State”

WASHINGTON, DC—U.S. Congressman Mike Pence gave the following speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives today (Thursday, July, 30th), speaking out against Beijing, China as the site for the 2008 Olympic Games and citing China’s official policy of forced abortion as going against the very ideals of the Games:

“I thank the gentleman for yielding, and thank him for his strong moral leadership on this issue. I want to commend the Ranking Member and the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee for having the moral courage to bring this resolution to the House before Congress adjourns.

“It is important that we speak truth to power. And with the 2008 Olympics in Beijing about to begin, it is important that the people of the United States be heard on our ideals as athletes from around the world and global media descend on China.

“It is important that we say as the late Tom Lantos, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, said in a hearing last year, a few months before his death: ‘China is a police state.’

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(I wanted to blog about this earlier, and just forgot with my vacation last week.)

My good friend, State Senator Jim Merritt has taken on a good fight.

Merritt said that he and State Rep Mike Murphy plan to introduce a bill that would amend the murder statute to include a fetus at any state of development.

“The expectation of a child is a remarkable feeling… to have that stolen from you is just tragic,” Merritt said.

Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi has been calling for longer prison sentences for people convicted of harming a fetus during crimes against pregnant women since the arrest of a man who allegedly robbed a bank in Indianapolis and shot a bank teller. The man, Brian Kendrick, allegedly shot bank teller Katherin Shuffield, who was five months pregnant.

Kendrick has been charged with the shooting and faces four to 16 years if he is convicted.

Merritt and other supporters hope to change the feticide law during next year’s legislative session.

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