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What Obama believes is that, if a mother had predetermined that the fetus be terminated prior to his/her birth, regardless of the failed attempt to take its life, the mother should still be guaranteed a dead baby.
Is this what he said, or is it your spin on the meaning of his vote? Forgive me, but I'm not inclined to rely on your description, unless you can cite a source attributing those thoughts to Obama. Can you find anything wherein he gives his reasons for his vote?
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Someone is lying, either you or your source.
According to
The Library of Congress website , it passed the Senate unanimously on 7/18/2002. That means that nobody voted against it, and the Senate voted on it more than 2 years before Obama even entered the Senate.
Curious.
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After a bit more research, I discovered that it was an Illinois version of a similar act that he voted against while in the Illinois legislature.
The closest thing that I've been able to find in describing Obama's actual motivation for his vote (as opposed to someone's spin on it) is
this site, which purports to quote Obama. It's apparently a conservative blog, so I'm not going to vouch for the credibility of the website, but present it in the interest of as much accuracy as I can find in a quick search.
Edited by subbie, : A little bit of research on the claims made.
Edited by subbie, : A little more research
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