The Nation's Pulse
Knighting the Catholic Vote
The fraternal organization means business this time.
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In addition to being the favored candidate of NARAL (who rated him a perfect 100 percent on abortion issues) and other abortion advocacy groups, Barack Obama was the only member of the Illinois state legislature to oppose the 2002 Illinois Induced Infant Liability Act, which protects babies born alive after failed abortions.
In other words, one of the few things voters know for sure about Obama is that he would permit abortion even for humans born alive.
The Catholic vote is enigmatic: hard to collate, yet critical in determining the presidency. And the Knights of Columbus are trying to rally Catholics around a key issue that just happens to be the most visible chink in the Democratic candidate's armor.
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