Will Obama Reduce Abortion Rates? - The Facts

This is an excerpt from episode 43 of Life Report responding to pro-lifers that believe that President Obama's policies will reduce abortion rates more than McCain's would have.

Full audio episode with more information at
http://ProLifePodcast.net

Supporting documents:
- Obama opposes the Hyde Amendment, which restricts taxpayer funding of abortions in the U.S. (Source: RH Reality Checks Questionaire that Obamas campaign responded to - http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/blog/2007/12/21/sen-barack-obamas-reproductive-....)
- Obama just overturned the Mexico City policy, which bars the use of federal taxes for abortions overseas. (Source: ABC News - http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/International/story?id=6716958&page=1)
- Obama promised that his first act as president would be to sign the "Freedom of Choice Act." (Source: Planned Parenthood website - http://www.imoneinamillion.com/. Here's an excerpt of the video coverage that includes that quote - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf0XIRZSTt8)
- Obama opposed the Supreme Court's decision to uphold a ban on partial-birth abortion. (Source: National Right to Life website - http://www.nrlc.org/news/2007/NRL08/PresidentColumnPage3.html)
- Obama has promised to appoint only pro-Roe justices to the Supreme Court. (Source: Glamour Magazine - http://us.glamour.com/magazine/2008/08/obama-interview?currentPage=5)
- Obama has called abortion a constitutional right "essential to women's equality." (Source: BarackObama.com - http://www.barackobama.com/2008/01/22/obama_statement_on_35th_annive.php)
As a state senator, he even opposed legislation (which the U.S. Senate passed in identical form by a 98-0 vote) to protect children who are born alive after failed abortions. (Source: FactCheck.org - Obama and 'Infanticide' - http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/obama_and_infanticide.html)

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