The Corner  The one and only.  Clarifying Obama’s Vote On Born-
Alive   Speaking to a group of conservatives this morning it
became clear that there’s some confusion about (then-Illinois-
state-senator) Obama’s opposition to the state version of the
Born-Alive Infant Protection Act (BAIPA). Referencing Andy
McCarthy’s post from last night, an NRO reader stated that Obama
was not the only politician to oppose a ban on partial-birth
abortion.  To be clear: BAIPA and the ban on partial-birth
abortion (PBA) are two separate things.  PBA, also known as
intact dilation and extraction, is a late-term abortion
procedure. After inducing labor, the abortion provider typically
turns the baby around (while still within the mother) and pulls
the child’s leg(s) out, leaving the head in the uterus. The
baby’s head is then pierced with a sharp implement, creating a
cavity through which the brains are sucked out, causing the
skull to collapse and making it easier for the baby to be pulled
out. The procedure was banned by Congre