On World Health Day tell the world, “Abortion is not health care”
by Andy Moore
Thursday, April 7, is World Health Day, hosted by the World Health Organization. The New Zealand network of pro-life bloggers has decided to take this opportunity to create a “blogswarm” with the theme, “Abortion is not Health Care“. As one of these NZ bloggers, I’m asking pro-life bloggers around the World to join us in writing a brief post outlining what should be painfully clear – killing preborn children is anything but health care. Other ways to participate:
- Use Twitter hashtag #WorldHealthDay along with other usual tags such as #abortion, #prochoice, #prolife.
- Comment on this post on The A Word blog to have your article added to the list.
- Share your article, or articles on the list all around Facebook, Twitter, email, etc.
The timing is particularly relevant considering that Planned Parenthood is currently fighting tooth and nail, claiming that abortion is in fact, health care.
The WHO is “the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda…” The WHO’s position on abortion is quite clear. From a 2005 World Health Day press release innocuously titled , “WHO report calls for new approach to save lives of mothers and children”:
More than 18 million induced abortions each year are performed by people lacking the necessary skills or in an environment lacking the minimal medical standards, or both, and are therefore unsafe. As a consequence, 68,000 women a year die.
Not to minimize these mothers losing their lives, but crunching the numbers means 264 pre-born babies and one mother die for each of these “unsafe abortions.”
The lie that abortion will liberate women has been perpetrated for far too long. The deception that a wider availability of abortions will lead to a decrease in maternal mortality is getting tired. That is why this World Health Day we’re calling for pro-life bloggers all around the world to take this opportunity to collaborate in raising awareness to the truth about abortion – that it is not genuine health care. Mothers in crisis pregnancy situations don’t need abortions, they need support.
[Image via Georgia RTL]
Jill Stanek is a nurse turned speaker, columnist and blogger, a national figure in the effort to protect both preborn and postborn innocent human life.
The solution to unsafe abortions isn’t to abort children “safely” but to stop killing children.
-Randy Alcorn
That’s right Carla, abortion is not making women healthier or for that matter decreasing the mortality rate of mothers. There was a study done by researchers in Chile that challenged the idea that legalized abortion leads to a lower abortion death rate. That country has outlawed abortion for 20 years and the maternal death rate has dropped considerably over the past few decades.
I’d say the solution to improving maternal health is an improved education about women’s health and how to perform a safe child birth. If the mother’s health is the reason the WHO wants to keep abortion legal then abortion is just unecessary. Looks like America could learn a thing or two from Chile.
Oh and here’s the link to the article I was referencing. Andy you can feel free to add this to the A Word Blog if you find it useful:
http://www.cnsnews.com/node/62102
Let’s counter-blogswarm their blogswarm :-)
Pro-lifers with blog’s blog on this issue!
(My blog is)
An important educational push for public sold on the concept of abortion as “health care.” To take it a step further, abortion endangers the rights and lives of all pregnant women and their children. Here’s why: new evidence shows 1) most abortions are unwanted or coerced, 2) forced abortion is happening in America, too (download free flyer or 22-page report http://www.theunchoice.com) 3) homicide is the #1 killer of pregnant women … therefore, abortion is endangering the rights and lives of BOTH the unborn and women – not only is it “not health care” it is the ultimate human rights abuse to both women and their children. Mothers – before or after abortion – are dying, too.
Resources about other “health” risks to moms (in addition to most abortions unwanted/coerced, many forced, maternal homicide, etc.):
http://theunchoice.com/physical.htm
http://www.theunchoice.com/psychological.htm
http://www.theunchoice.com/unsafe.htm
http://www.theunchoice.com/whateveryamerican.htm (postcard or flyer w/ summary of facts)
See also: forced abortion in America flyer or special report, portraits of coercion to challenge political leaders – especially women – who assume it’s about free, fair, fully informed and non-coercive or forced – sometimes lethally – “choice.” The UnChoice
Thank you, A.C. for all of your links!
I love The Unchoice site!
Abortion is illogical. Abortion is the ultimate child abuse. Abortion is murder of one’s own child. Abortion is NOT health care.