Nat Hentoff is a non-religious liberal human rights activist. He is, however, consistent with these positions. He is pro-life. I have never understood what is liberal or in any way humane about supporting abortion. In fact, that a candidate believes in abortion makes me not believe him when he then pretends to be for the poor, the marginalized, the little guy. Not when they are willing to kill the poorest, the most marginalized, and the littlest guy at all. Anyway, thanks to commenter Sam for alerting me to this column by Nat Hentoff, who has real problems with supporting Barack Obama. From Opinion – Nat Hentoff: Infanticide candidate for president – sacbee.com:
On abortion, Obama is an extremist. He has opposed the Supreme Court decision that finally upheld the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act against that form of infanticide. Most startlingly, for a professed humanist, Obama — in the Illinois Senate — also voted against the Born Alive Infant Protection Act. I have reported on several of those cases when, before the abortion was completed, an alive infant was suddenly in the room. It was disposed of as a horrified nurse who was not necessarily pro-life followed the doctors’ orders to put the baby in a pail or otherwise get rid of the child. . . .
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