Posted on 02/16/2008 8:43:52 AM PST by tcg
Jill Stanek is a nurse who discovered babies were being aborted alive and shelved to die in soiled utility rooms while working at a hospital in Illinois and since has been a strong advocate against partial-birth and live-birth abortions.
According to her commentary on WorldNetDaily.com, Stanek explains why Keyes made his statement.
At the federal level, legislation was presented called the Born Alive Infants Protection Act (BAIPA) which stated all live-born babies were guaranteed the same constitutional right to equal protection, whether or not they were wanted.
BAIPA sailed through the U.S. Senate by unanimous vote and by an overwhelming majority in the House. President Bush signed the bill into law in 2002.
Stanek wrote that, “in Illinois, the state version of BAIPA repeatedly failed, thanks in large part to then-state Sen. Barack Obama. It only passed in 2005, after Obama left.”
“Obama articulately worried that legislation protecting live aborted babies might infringe on women's rights or abortionists' rights. Obama's clinical discourse, his lack of mercy, shocked me. I was naive back then. Obama voted against the measure, twice. It ultimately failed.”
“So, the reason Keyes said Jesus Christ wouldn't vote for Barack Obama was because of Obama's fanatical support of abortion to the point of condoning infanticide.”
In a recent USA Today opinion piece, Obama admitted being "nagged" by the Jesus-wouldn't-vote-for-him statement, but only because he wished he'd given a different comeback.
Obama’s initial response, as stated in USA Today was “that we live in a pluralistic society, and that I can't impose my religious views on another.” He added that he was running to be the U.S. senator of Illinois, and not a minister.
Stanek summarized Obama’s second response saying that “Obama insinuated opposition to abortion is based only on religion, lecturing pro-lifers like me to ‘explain why abortion violates some principle that is accessible to people of all faiths, including those with no faith at all.’”
“I don't recall mentioning religion when I testified against live-birth abortion. I only recall describing a live aborted baby I held in a hospital soiled utility room until he died, and a live aborted baby who was accidentally thrown into the trash,” she told WorldNetDaily.
Yet, Stanek pointed out that religion was never part of the abortion ban debate. “I recall comparisons made to U.S. laws ensuring animals being killed are treated humanely. I recall testimony that late-term babies feel excruciating pain while being aborted.”
Stanek concluded by asking Obama, why do “you think Jesus should vote for you?”
Doesn’t matter, other freepers tell me there is no difference between McCain and Obama. /sarcasm off/
Why does this not surprise me.
Because it is the usual Dem stand.
Stanek ping
Pretty much mainstream democrat. Unwanted babies should be killed. Whether they are born or not was never a big issue.
Many here seem to just give these facts a pass... being Pro-life is obviously not part of the NEW CONSERVATISM...
I mean our talking heads were fawning over Guiliani..
“Respecting that he had a different opinion”
Now I bet if Illegal Immigrants were coming across the border to get abortions... then they would be interested...
Exactly.. You know that Constitution thing only applies to you once you can read it....
I think it’s time for us all to wake up this guy. We need to quit focusing on the last battle (Republican nomination) and focus on what a danger to the country Obama presents.
Abortion is attempted but the “fetus” makes it out into the free air alive. He is then allowed to die of neglect. No, I am not kidding.
Good one Morgana. An oxymoron if I ever saw one!
Is that “Negligent Homicide” or “Murder”?
It’s really hard to understate the impact that demonstraters at the 1968 Democratic presidential convnention had on todays Democratic party. The Dems took a hard left turn in 1968 and have never looked back.
I don’t get it. I could deliver a pre-term baby and then request that it be denied medical care and Barak Hussein is fine with that? How is that different than those young girls giving birth to live babies, stuffing them in garbage bags, and putting them in a dumpster?
Whole Birth Abortion.
Partial Birth Abortion is so 90’s.
I had been working for a year at Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn, Illinois, as a registered nurse in the Labor and Delivery Department, when I heard in report that ...http://www.priestsforlife.org/testimony/jillstanektestimony.htm
Stanek also has her own website with a new poll question up on John McCain, plus contributes to the Illinois Review
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