Latest Anti-Obama Robocall Hits Him On Partial Birth Abortion

According to Shaun Dakin of the non-partisan Citizens for Civil Discourse, individuals in three states have reported receiving a new robocall from the National Pro-Life Alliance attacking Barack Obama on the issue of partial birth abortion.

Citizens in Oregon, North Carolina and Florida have reported receiving the call, which alleges that Barack Obama will "legalize" the practice if elected president. The call then encourages recipients to vote for John McCain.

Obama has criticized the Supreme Court's 2007 partial-birth ruling in the case of Gonzales v. Carhart, calling it "a concerted effort to steadily roll back" access to abortion. However, Obama also made clear on Fox News in April that he "strongly believe[s] that the state can properly restrict late-term abortions. I have said so repeatedly. All I've said is we should have a provision to protect the health of the mother, and many of the bills that came before me didn't have that."

In Florida, the person who reported receiving the Pro-Life Association's robocall said it was a "waste of their time and money," since the household had already voted early.

The narrator is identified as "Mary King." The National Pro-Life Association is based in Virginia and run by Martin Fox, according to the group's website.

As always, if you receive a call (or can record one), drop us a note in our tip box.

Comments

[bump]

It's too bad the law doesn't allow selective choice in all areas.

[thisone]

Just received a "partial birth abortion" robocall in Pennsylvania.

[chadlupkes]

We're getting these calls now in Washington State as well.

[denverdemocrat]

Make that four states. I live in Denver, Colorado and just received this hateful robocall.

[noseysniper]

It's Obama's fault. He shouldn't have been bringing up irrelevant issues like "a woman's health", which those dang liberals tend to do from time to time. Country first. :)

[LiberalDemIda]

The term "partial birth abortion" is a repub fear-mongering term with a horrid connotation and it doesn't even exist in any medical books.

The correct term is "late term abortion", as Obama has already, and correctly, pointed out.

I guess the repubs believe they can continue to frighten their supporters and keep them oppressed with simple robocalls like this, which tells me more about their supporters than the unscrupulous, unethical and arrogant tactics employed by the ruling-class repubs.

Sad.

[bluecatz]

We're in NC ... got it this a.m.

[lejman]

is obama gay yet?

[cassiegirl]

Gee thanks Huff...................obviously my compalint re robo calling fell on deaf ears. It is an annoying process and felt safe enough to state such on your site. Now I have to wonder????

[BluePrideSMW]

Once the repubs frame an argument they bash everyone with it. In this case, it's the term 'partial birth' which is a misnomer.... Take back the terms, the verbage, the definitions...and stop using theirs or they've won the arguement already. They now try to use 'pro abortion' as a position when no one is pro-abortion. Beware the frame in which the repubs use to focus attention. There's a larger picture.

The Ballad of Johnny McCain:
http://current.com/items/89469573_the_ballad_of_johnny_mccain

[nellie]

We need to fight back until the polls close on Tuesday.

The Obama campaign is asking everyone to help Get Out The Vote.

If you have time, please go to http://www.baraackobama.com and find a local calling center where you can make calls to battleground states. Getting out the vote will be the difference between a win and a loss in close states. Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado. Maybe Arizona!

GOTV everybody!!

[1099]

Yes please get on the phones and bother people at dinner and over the weekend! Don't forget to tell them how to vote either because people are too stupid to think for themselves.