Some people still believe this is true. For those of you who are belatedly learning about this like me, Obama voted against some bills in Illinois that were about the protection of babies that are aborted but are still alive. Some people do not seem to know that there was already a law in Illinois about the protection of these babies, and that Obama believed the new bills would have potentially violated Roe v. Wade.
Just today I saw brand new blogs and online notes about how people are trying to spread the word about Obama’s baby-killing tendencies. People believe this because of sites like BornAliveTruth.org that advertise Obama’s votes against those bills in Illinois, but hardly mention the fact that a similar law was already in place. I think this is a good example of how untruths can be spread by the diffusion of information, which is discussed in Trent & Friedenberg's "Political Campaign Communication," and we talked about it class.
For an actual in-depth coverage of this issue, please visit http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/obama_and_infanticide.html
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