I received this with the title “YOU MUST TAKE THE TIME TO WATCH THIS!” in my inbox.

Please take just a few to watch an extremely well done video.

Take a look at this video on Obama’s support of infanticide:

http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=VIdbYjmbFzo

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I feel like I’m supposed to give a preface to my reply for blogging purposes…but no, I think this says it all. My reply:

(first name),

I am an Obama supporter. One who’s informed enough to realize that this is entirely misleading propaganda. One who’s also donated a sizeable amount to his campaign and very strongly hopes he will become our next President, because he will do very well for our country.

If you are honestly interested in learning Senator Obama’s record and position on this issue, here is a link where the details are presented in their entirely. The campaign’s summary of this issue:

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“Senator Obama strongly supports Roe v. Wade and a woman’s right to choose. He believes that there is a moral and ethical element to this issue, and he believes that women do not make these decisions casually, but wrestle with them in consultation with their doctors, pastors and family. Senator Obama understands that some will disagree with him and choose not to support him, and he respects those with different opinions. But the recent attacks on Senator Obama that allege he would allow babies born alive to die are outrageous lies. The suggestion that Obama — the proud father of two little girls — and others who opposed these bills supported infanticide is deeply offensive and insulting. There is no room for these kinds of distortions and lies in this campaign. What Senator Obama’s attackers don’t tell you is that existing Illinois law already requires doctors to provide medical care in the very rare case that babies are born alive during abortions. They will not tell you that Obama voted against these laws in Illinois because they were clear attempts to undermine Roe v. Wade. They will not tell you that these laws were also opposed by pro-choice Republicans and the Illinois Medical Society — a leading association of doctors in the state. And they will not tell you that Obama has always maintained that he would have voted for the federal version of this bill, which did not pose such a threat. The bills Senator Obama voted against in Illinois were crafted to undermine Roe v. Wade or pre-existing Illinois state law regulating reproductive healthcare and medical practice, which is why Senator Obama objected to them.” (emphasis added by Allison)

Yes, Senator Obama is pro-choice. So am I. When I learned that I was quite unexpectedly pregnant with Maya, I was shocked at how quickly I began to contemplate termination. No one would have ever known, other than my absolute closest confidant — my cousin whi is more like a sister to me. I would have “looked” completely responsible (sexually) to anyone who saw from the outside. I put serious thought into it, and in the end, I decided that for me, termination would not have been the right choice. In the end, I have Maya.

It would be easy to look at Maya and say, “See? Abortion is wrong; it would have kept you from having this amazing little girl!” I don’t see it that way at all. What the availability of termination did for me is made my choice to become a parent just that; a choice. I can never, ever look at Maya and motherhood as someone/thing forced into my life. I decided to become her parent, and I am a better mother because of having the option to choose to not be a parent in the first place.

I know this is long, and I hope you take it as it’s intended — not as an attack, but purely as a window in the minds of people who think differently than you do. I am not evil. People who support “the other guy” aren’t evil. We’re also not blindly following someone who’s supposedly-vacuous speeches make us feel good. We’ve put thought into our decisions.

Back to the original video, it’s worth taking a look at the context in which decisions are made. Reality is rarely as simple as it appears on the surface

With much love,
Allison
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