Fundamentally, I am unabashedly pro-life. That being said, aside from being a symptom of the overall decline of morality in our society, I do not believe abortion is the #1 problem our country faces. I believe our legislators have far more pressing issues with which they should be concerned, and they spend a disproportionate amount of time on the problem.
In fact, back in 2012, I wrote a blog wherein I premised there actually could be cases, albeit a minute few, in which abortion might be a viable option.
But I want to weigh in on the most recent abortion issue here in Indiana, namely Senate Bill 313, which you can, and should, read here. Despite all the hubbub all over the news, it's really not very long. Just a big paragraph.
I want to say unequivocally that I stand with Indiana Governor Mike Pence, and applaud him on his unwavering stance in protecting the lives of innocent unborn children.
The problem I have is that there have been few other issues that have highlighted the hypocrisy of the left more than the Liberal response to this bill.
First, to break it down. Upon reading the bill, you will find: 1) There is indeed a provision wherein a woman can get an abortion for a lethal fetal anomaly, provided she receives proper counseling and is provided with options for perinatal hospice care. 2) A woman cannot get an abortion for the sole purpose of race, color, national origin, ancestry, gender, or because the baby has some disability, specifically Down Syndrome. 3) Anyone attempting to do so, or performing an abortion for these reasons, is subject to prosecution. 4) Lastly it provides language regarding the proper and illegal usage of fetal tissue.
What's important is that there is no language whatsoever in the bill regarding a decision about an abortion when it involves the health of the mother. What that means is that this bill does not in any way prevent the ability to receive an abortion when the health of the mother is at stake, and specifically provides options for an abortion when the health of the baby is at stake.
So, what is the problem? That's the million dollar question.
And it is here that the hypocrisy of the Left comes into play. Their rallying cry in opposition to this has been that this bill puts the health of the mother in jeopardy, but upon reading the bill, we see that's not the case. So what are they complaining about?
The only logical conclusion is that they want the ability to kill their baby if they don't like it's color, or race, or ethnicity, or sex, or if it has Down's. She wanted a boy, and it's a girl? Abort it. She wanted her baby with her black husband to be white, and it's black? Kill it off. Down's baby? Blind, or deaf? Get rid of it.
Is this not the party of Black Lives Matter? Is this not the party of gender equality? Anybody should be able to use any bathroom they want? Compassion for the poor, and immigrants, and refugees, and the needy, like the disabled? Civil rights?
Do you see what I see? Are you getting it? The same people who tell you Black Lives Matter want to be able to kill off their baby because it's black. (Not to mention that black people are killing off their own through abortions in truly astonishing numbers.) The same people who want you to believe each person should be allowed to decide their own gender want to be able to kill off their baby because it's not the gender the mother wanted. The same people who are admonishing us for not taking in refugees (and who protested Gov. Pence for halting the unfettered acceptance of refugees in our state) want to be able to kill off their baby if it is Latino instead of Caucasion.
Sounds absurd, yeah? But what other conclusion is there? The rallying cry that we're putting the mother's health in jeopardy just doesn't fly.
Go figure.
And letting the argument get bogged down on the issue of rape and incest is pointless. Because, as my previously-mentioned blog above notes, abortions in the case of rape or incest are less than 1% of all abortions. It's such a small percentage of the big picture, it's moot.
Of course, in the absence of standing up and making some sort of logical argument, they have resorted to the deplorable and vulgar exercise of the "Periods for Pence," an effort that doesn't even warrant my justifying an explanation, and which I'm ashamed to say has garnered the support of nearly 40,000 women. Only the liberals.
I'm proud we have legislators and a Governor who are willing to take a stand and not give in to political and societal pressure, but rather remain steadfast in doing the right thing.
Of course, what does it say about our society that we have so many who are so willing to kill off babies?
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