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Sunday, August 24, 2008
Kevin McCullough :: Townhall.com Columnist
Obama Would Let Her Die
by Kevin McCullough
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It was a bright summer day in Chicago when a woman confirmed that she was pregnant with her first child. The telling of the families ensued, followed by the announcement to friends. The days began to speed up, her body began to change, and eventually the pressing question was finally asked. To know or not to know the gender of the baby, what would they choose?

Eventually they decided to go for the ultrasound and prepare themselves for her arrival.

Only what they discovered was not what they had expected.

With the conclusion of the ultrasound pending, the technician left the room with a worried look on her face. A few minutes later, a senior doctor entered and relayed the sad news.

The ultrasound showed an echo-genic condition. This particular cause for concern was due to the lungs of the unborn child showing up brighter on the ultrasound reading than the medical doctors felt they "should be" at that point in the pregnancy. Bright lungs on the ultrasound, they were informed, indicated a high probability of Down's syndrome. Understanding the repulsion that disabled children were in a state that Barack Obama served in, the conclusion was clear: this child must be aborted. So with all the grace of a semi-truck hitting a brick wall at top speed, the doctor flatly informed the baby's mother that in the state of Illinois, there were only a limited number of days to have an "induced labor procedure" (abortion). They strongly suggested that the mother and father consider and pursue this "solution" to the "Down's question."

The parents chose instead to pursue additional and frequent ultrasounds roughly every two weeks for a period of time to see if there were any further developments.

You see, in Barack Obama's twisted world, not to mention that of the medical and abortion industries in his home state, the push was on--test for Down's, and do an "induced labor procedure" (abortion). Additionally, in this messed up universe, Obama specifically and single handedly saw to it that if the child had struggled with the chemical process of the "induced labor procedure" (abortion) and survived, she would not have been allowed any medical care to save her life.

But that is the way of the world for Barack Obama, the medical practitioners that terminate pregnancies, and the hospital named "Christ" that performs these procedures. Oh and did I mention that it is Obama's own religious denomination that operates said hospital?

But I can't help but ask the question: "Why does Obama pursue such outcomes?"

Perhaps it's because neither of his children have had anything but a beautiful life, and a pleasurable home to experience. But do handicapped children deserve less from life because of some mental or physical limitation? The Paralympics are just around the corner. Does Obama believe we would have been a more just society if those athletes had each been aborted, or left to die in a soiled utility closet even if born?

Last week, Barack Obama called those of us who have told the truth about his position on this issue "liars." He said that we were misrepresenting this issue and he attempted to claim confusion and "multiple bills" and "procedures" to cloud the issue of his voting record.

All of which itself was a lie.

The record is clear: Barack Obama voted then, and remains now the only elected U.S. Senator to have voted in favor of denying life saving medical care to children who had been born. Continued...

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Kevin McCullough is the nationally syndicated host of "'Xtreme' Radio and columnist based in New York. He blogs at www.muscleheadrevolution.com. His second book "The Kind Of MAN Every Man SHOULD Be" is in stores now.

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WE NEED GOD'S MERCY IN NOVEMBER
As a born-again Christian I believe that it is up to the Church (the alive, God honoring Church) as a Body of Christ to repent before God on behalf of this Nation and ask for His mercy. He sent Israel a King when they complained about having judges in charge. They wanted a King like everyone else. He sent Saul, and it was the worst nightmare they could imagine. I pray that we do not receive what we deserve, but that we hit our knees and ask a loving God (who still has a purpose for the U.S.) to please forgive our national sins of abortion, and send us a reformer.

There really is no grey.
I have the privilege of going to church with the oldest living male with down syndrome. He is the most amazing person, as is the family who takes care of him.

I am 30 weeks pregnant with our sixth child, (thus 5carbonfootprints is a bit of a misnomer). We had our first ultra sound at about 19 weeks. It indicated that our child might have downs. I love living in a state where the doctor didn't even mention or even allude to an abortion. He knew that it wasn't even a thought that crossed our minds. The second ultra sound at 29 seems to show that everything is fine and the baby is developing normally. We were relieved, but it made no difference to us in the "humanness" of this baby. This baby had human rights the minute it was a human, when it was concieved.


Believeing in "grey" is a cowards way out. It relieves you from having to really believe in anything. I do not believe in grey, only black and white. This gives me and my children stability and strength. What a blessing.
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