2008 Presidential Candidate

Senator Barack Obama

 

• Opposes Federal Partial Birth Abortion

Ban

• Voted against Partial Birth Abortion

Ban as State Senator

• Opposed Born-Alive Infant Protection

Act as State Senator

• Supports embryonic stem cell research

• Voted against Child Interstate Abortion

Notification Act

• Voted against unborn child protection

under SCHIP

• Supports Federal funding of organizations

that perform abortions

Definition of

Family

• Would overturn Defense of Marriage

Act (DOMA )

• Supports giving legal rights accompanying

a marriage license to samesex

couples, including adoption

• Co-sponsor Equal Rights Amendment

• Voted against Federal Marriage

Amendment

• Believes Federal government should

recognize same-sex “marriages” or

civil unions recognized by certain

states