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Abortion survivor would have been protected under existing law
False An ad from an independent advocacy group, BornAliveTruth.org, criticizes Barack Obama's votes on abortion when he was a state senator in Illinois. The ad shows a young woman, Gianna Jessen, looking directly at the camera and saying the following: "Can you imagine not giving babies their ...
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Latest McCain Robocall Alleges That Obama Denied Babies Medical Care
TPM Election Central — ... McCain himself brought up this charge for the first time at yesterday's debate, and this call suggests it's going to be a key closing attack for him. But as has been amply demonstrated already, the charge is highly dishonest. ...

New McCain robocall says Obama would deny babies medical care
Feministing — TPM reports that the latest McCain campaign robocall has stooped to a new low: It claims that Barack Obama callously denied newborns needed medical attention by opposing a measure to force doctors to preserve their lives when they survive botched abortions. Which, of course, is a big fat lie. Listen for yourself below. Full transcript of the call after the jump. I'm calling on behalf of John McCain and the RNC because you need to know that ...

New RNC Mailers: Obama Lets Newborns Die
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... The charge, which has been made many times before (including in a series of robocalls earlier this week), is based on Obama's opposition to the Born-Alive Infant Protection bill. The Illinois Democrat opposed the measure -- not out of some bizarre or callous position on abortion rights, but because he wanted to ensure that there were measures to protect doctors from criminal lawsuits, among other things. There was a preexisting law that required doctors to provide immediate life-saving care. ...

New RNC Mailers: Obama Lets Newborns Die
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... The charge, which has been made many times before (including in a series of robocalls earlier this week), is based on Obama's opposition to the Born-Alive Infant Protection bill. The Illinois Democrat opposed the measure -- not out of some bizarre or callous position on abortion rights, but because he wanted to ensure that there were measures to protect doctors from criminal lawsuits, among other things. There was a preexisting law that required doctors to provide immediate life-saving care. ...

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