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Catholics for Obama: a culture of life, not just birth

Catholics for Obama has found common ground on the single most divisive issue in American politics today: abortion.

Their booklet, 'The Catholic Case for Obama', is an expose on Obama's core values and how he put them into practice as a community organizer working with Catholic parishes on the south side of Chicago.

They tackle the big questions head on:

  • Reducing abortion now vs. criminalizing it later
  • Stem cell research and the origins of life
  • On the death penalty
  • On the question of health care for all Americans
  • On the question of preemptive war and the tragedy in Iraq

Here's their abortion stance in a nutshell:

ROE V. WADE V. REALITY

As a practical matter, the effort to overturn Roe v. Wade hasn’t stopped one abortion. Nearly 20 of the last 30 years, our country has had a prolife, Republican president. In that time, they have offered little more than campaign stump speeches.

Even if Roe v. Wade were somehow reversed, most states would continue the practice under state laws.

WE DON’T NEED TO CHANGE OUR FAITH.
WE NEED TO CHANGE OUR STRATEGY.

Given that political reality, the real question becomes which candidate’s programs will make a difference. Which candidate will actually reduce the number of abortions? The answer is Senator Barack Obama. Three-quarters of women having abortions say that they do so because they can’t afford to raise a child. The data shows antipoverty programs prevent abortions. That’s why abortions fell so much faster under Clinton than under Bush.

OBAMA OFFERS RESULTS, NOT RHETORIC.

The Democrats, under President Obama, will push for programs that help prevent unintended pregnancies and help women have their children. For example, initiatives like health care for pregnant mothers and their children, day care and job training will reduce the number of abortions. That’s the practical difference between Republicans and Democrats. Between being pro-McCain and pro-Obama. And between rhetoric and results.

"Nobody is pro-abortion. I believe we need to do more to address the underlying factors that may lead a woman to make these heart-wrenching decisions. We should do everything we can to reduce unintended pregnancies and support women who choose to have a child. So we should be focusing on pre- and postnatal care, we should be making adoption far more available.

If we can create a situation where young women and young men are acting responsibly and recognize the sacredness of human sexuality, then we can drastically cut the number of abortions. That is something that I intend to work with people from all perspectives on, when I’m president of the United States."

---- Barack Obama

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