8.+Fact+Check


 * 8)**There are two claims found to be accurate.The first claim was made by Gianna Jessen. Jessen is an abortion survivor, she survived the attempt to an abortion. Her mother tried to abort her and she lives today at age 31 to let other people know that babies that are born-alive still have a chance to survive. She is against senator Obama's vote against the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act. She states: "… we cannot take the lives of weak people just because they make us uncomfortable," she said. "Just maybe those weak people might be forcing us to deal with the issues in our own souls." "When you want to live you fight," Jessen said. "The person, whether or not she can speak, is speaking volumes by the fact that she will not give in to death...so this has gotten me thinking about why in the world we are so eager to end the lives of weak people." "I am living proof these babies have a right to live."

The second claim was that Senator Obama voted four times against "Born Alive". Senator Obama's record states, "Obama actively opposed the legislation in the Illinois State Senate. In 2001, he voted no in committee, spoke against it on the Senate floor, and voted present on the floor. In 2002, he voted no in committee, spoke against it on the Senate floor, and voted no on the floor. Obama was the sole senator to ever speak against it on the Senate floor. In 2003 Obama votes yes on the amendment the illinois version identical to the federal one, however he voted no on the amendment bill as indicated on his record."