Sorry Barack, Ya Just Lost Me

Barack Obama on the Primary
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So. The decision has been made. While I'm not crazy AT ALL about the Republican Candidates, I've been doing some research today, and I found a deal breaker.

Barack Obama AND Hilary Clinton both do not support the ban on Partial Birth Abortions. I can not, and WILL NOT support people who are not vehemently against this evil practice.

Partial Birth Abortion, is described below by Wikipedia:

Usually, preliminary procedures are performed over a period of two to three days, to gradually dilate the cervix using laminaria tents (sticks of seaweed which absorb fluid and swell). Sometimes drugs such as synthetic pitocin are used to induce labor. Once the cervix is sufficiently dilated, the doctor uses an ultrasound and forceps to grasp the fetus' leg. The fetus is turned to a breech position, if necessary, and the doctor pulls one or both legs out of the birth canal, causing what is referred to by some people as the 'partial birth' of the fetus. The doctor subsequently extracts the rest of the fetus, usually without the aid of forceps, leaving only the head still inside the birth canal. An incision is made at the base of the skull, scissors are inserted into the incision and opened to widen the opening[9], and then a suction catheter is inserted into the opening. The brain is suctioned out, which causes the skull to collapse and allows the fetus to pass more easily through the birth canal. The placenta is removed and the uterine wall is vacuum aspirated using a suction curette.

This is so wrong and so evil on so many accounts. I cried as a read an account from a nurse who was present for one such abortion:

Brenda Pratt Shafer, a registered nurse from Dayton, Ohio, assisted Dr. Haskell in a Partial Birth Abortion on a 26-1/2 week (over 6 months) pre-born baby boy. She testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee (on 11/17/95) about what she witnessed. According to nurse Shafer, the baby was alive and moving as the abortionist “delivered the baby’s body and arms - everything but the head. The doctor kept the baby’s head just inside the uterus. The baby’s little fingers were clasping and unclasping, his feet were kicking. Then the doctor stuck the scissors through the back of his head, and the baby’s arms jerked out in a flinch, a startle reaction, like a baby does when he thinks he might fall. The doctor opened up the scissors, stuck a high-powered suction tube into the opening and sucked the baby’s brains out. Now the baby was completely limp.”

This abortion is used for babies who are over 16 weeks gestation, traditionally between 20-24 weeks. As someone who was pregnant not TOO long ago, I can tell you that at that point, you have a BABY inside of you. A baby who moves, kicks, gets the hiccups, and is preparing for a life outside in the world.

Call me harsh, but anyone who supports this horrible, evil practice, has a bit of evil in them. Shame on you, Barack. Shame on you.