Born Alive ( Abortion survivor )

humanevents.com ^ | 09/22/2008 | Ashley Herzog

[kellynla]

If Barack Obama had his way, Gianna Jessen wouldn’t be here today.

In fact, if her biological mother’s late-term abortion had gone as planned, Jessen would have died in utero after being burned inside and out by a saline solution. But today, she is a healthy 31-year-old -- and she wants voters to know the truth about Obama’s stance on the Born Alive Infants Protection Act.

“We’re not talking about abortion. We’re talking about living, breathing babies who have survived an abortion and need medical care,” Jessen explained to HUMAN EVENTS. “Obama doesn’t think they should get it.”

Jessen appears in a new campaign ad sponsored by BornAliveTruth.org. In it, she says, “Four times, Barack Obama voted to oppose a law to protect babies left to die after a failed abortion. Senator Obama, please support born-alive infant protections. I'm living proof these babies have a right to live.”

BornAliveTruth.org was co-founded by Jessen and Jill Stanek, a former nurse who discovered her hospital, Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn, Illinois, was leaving aborted babies to die in soiled utility closets.

[Salvation]

[Salvation]

I guess you haven't heard about all the bishops who came out against Pelosi and Biden. It also applies to Obama. It also applies to all of us! (Supposedly 55 bishops have spoken out against abortion; this list contains fewer than that, but has lots of links to actual words.

Updated: American Bishops who have spoken against Pelosi

Here is the complete list of American bishops who have responded to Nancy Pelosi's comments so far:

1. Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver was the first American bishop to respond
2. ... Bishop James Conley, his auxiliary, joined him
3. Archbishop Donald Wuerl of Washington DC responded twice, first in a press release and second in a statement to The Hill. He has also appeared on Fox News, I am told.
4. Cardinal Justin Regali of Philadelphia, chairman of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities, issued this statement through the USCCB website...
5. ... Bishop William Lori of Bridgeport, chairman of the Committee on Doctrine, joined him
6. Cardinal Edward Egan of New York publised a strongly worded statement of his own
7. Bishop Samuel Aquila of Fargo issued a letter correcting Pelosi's claims
8. Bishop David Zubik of Pittsburgh and...
9. ... Bishop Michael Sheridan of Colorado Springs have chimed-in
10. Archbishop Jose Gomez of San Antonio, CNA reports has added his voice ...
11. ... Bishop Oscar Cantu, his auxiliary bishop, has joined him
12. Bishop William Murphy of Rockville has published an extensive letter
13. Bishop Edward Slattery of Tulsa has a detailed response
14. Bishop Kevin Farrell of Dallas has joined the USCCB's efforts
15. Bishop Gregory Aymond of Austin is on-board
16. Cardinal Sean O'Malley of Boston mentions the USCCB on his blog
17. Bishop Thomas Wenski of Orlando has written at length
18. Archbishop John Nienstedt of Saint Paul/Minneapolis challenges Pelosi's statement
19. Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, President of the US Bishops, has weighed-in
20. Bishop Robert Vasa of Baker, OR publishes in the Catholic Sentinel
21. Bishop Jerome Listecki of La Crosse, WI responds in a word document
22. Bishop Richard Lennon of Cleveland, OH will comment in his September 5th column (PDF)
23. Bishop Ralph Nickless of Sioux City, IA has one of the very best responses I've read
24. Archbishop George Niederauer of San Francisco has invited Pelosi to a "conversation"
25. Bishop Glen Provost, LA: "Catholic Church clear on when human life begins"
26. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn: "Judging the Candidates"

{Last updated on September 10th.}

Notes:

• Previous #23 has been removed. Bishop Joseph Gossman of Raleigh, NC is actually the bishop emeritus, and the new bishop, Michael Burbidge has not, to my knowledge, made a personal statement.
• Previous #16 has also been removed, it was an erroneous duplication of current #13.
• #26 was added September 10th, although he published his column September 6th

[supercat]

gezzzzzzzzzzzz....do your homework before you post!

How old was Obama in 1977? Was he actively trying to promote infanticide back then? For a claim that "if a certain person had his way, a certain event would not have occurred" to be meaningful, it is necessary that the person's opposition to the event predate the actual occurrence thereof. I see nothing to suggest that is true with regard to Obama and the birth of Ms. Jesson.

It is certainly true that there are many children alive today who, if Barack Obama had his way, would have been killed. Ms. Jesson, however, was almost certainly born before Barack Obama had any relevant thoughts on the subject.

[kellynla]

Obama voted FOUR TIMES against the Born Alive Protection Act...
see if you can wrap your brain around that.

If you can't; that's your problem.

Now quit bothering me.

[brandon craig]

35% of all abortions are performed on African American women, yet only 12% of the total population is African American.

This is close to genocide.

I wish we could find a way to get even a small percentage of the African American vote over to the Republican side.

[supercat]

Obama voted FOUR TIMES against the Born Alive Protection Act... see if you can wrap your brain around that.

What does that have to do with the life or death of someone born thirty-one years ago?

The specific claim that was made was "If Barack Obama had his way, Gianna Jessen wouldn’t be here today." What are you suggesting Barack Obama would have done, had he been able, that would have made that specific person not be alive today?

It is certainly true that if Barack Obama had his way, many children who are alive today wouldn't be. But that isn't what's claimed. What's claimed is that a specific person born thirty-one years ago wouldn't be alive if Barack had his way. While Barack may be a baby-killer, I see no reason to believe he would have killed that baby in 1977.