An Issue Too Important To Vote "Present" On

Last month I mentioned the story of Jill Stanek, a former registered nurse at Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn, IL. Ms. Stanek is a pro-life advocate who helped bring up the Born Alive Infants Protection Act that was signed into law by President Bush in 2002.

And guess who opposed the bill not once, but two years in a row?



Interesting how opposing this important bill wasn't above his pay grade back then. Barack Obama clearly had an opinion back then on when life begins. In fact, he had such an opinion that he didn't even vote "present" on this bill. He voted "no."

Jill Stanek's experience holding the precious little boy with Downs Syndrome who lived for a mere 45 minutes because his parents did not want him profoundly changed Stanek's life mission. She is a crusader for pro-life. She is an advocate for the unborn. She is a maverick.

And in stark contrast to the couple Stanek mentions in the video, the parents who did not want to love and care for a little boy with Downs Syndrome, the parents who threw out the identity of "mom" and "dad" along with their baby, you have Todd and Sarah Palin, parents to a four-month old Downs Syndrome little boy. A precious life, a loved son, a member of the family. Trig Palin's life was never in jeopardy, but so many unborn babies' lives are in jeopardy because their parents are deciding whether or not they should live.

How I wish this was never a question that ran through the mind of an expectant mother. How I wish that every life was seen as precious and valuable, not expendable or optional.

But Barack Obama thinks otherwise. He does believe life is optional. He does believe that parents should have the right to choose whether or not their baby lives. And he believes that babies who survive an early labor abortion should not receive medical attention.

Barack Obama has a strong voting record - it includes a lot of votes cast as "present." But his voting record against the Born Alive Infants Protection Act is strong too - it includes a lot of votes casts as "no."

Well, I have one vote to cast against you, Barack Obama...

NO