Current Events

See also: Obama Watch: Moral Issues

The Death of the Pro-Life Movement

Nov. 7, 2008 -
Dr. Paul Kengor says that all the progress that President Bush gained for the pro-life cause will vanish quickly now that Barack Obama has been elected. Obama was co-sponsor of the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA), and he said that bill will be the “first thing” he signs as president.

FOCA will nationalize abortion, superseding and overturning abortion restrictions in every state... Or, as the National Organization for Women excitedly proclaims, FOCA would “sweep away hundreds of anti-abortion laws [and] policies.” In one stroke.

The bill wipe out all the fully bipartisan abortion restrictions passed by Democratic and Republican legislatures over the past 35 years.

Source: Crosswalk

Opponents brace for end of stem cell ban

Nov. 17, 2008 - The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is warning that Obama will alienate millions if he decides, as expected, to eliminate President Bush's executive orders against stem-cell research.

Source: USA Today

Vatican fires off warning to Barack Obama over stem cell research - Times Online

Prop. 4 Losing With 95% of Precincts Reporting

Nov. 5, 2008 - The proposition that would require parental notification before allowing minors to have abortions is losing with 52% "No" to 48% "Yes" votes.

California Election Results - KCRA

Black pro-life leader rips Obama

Jan. 10, 2008 - Day Gardner, president of the National Black Pro-Life Union, says that Barak Obama has a clear record of support for abortion, both as an Illinois Senator and a U.S. Senator.

'He doesn't care that abortion is the No. 1 killer of African-Americans'

Source: WorldNet Daily