Abortion movement too extreme to protect even “wanted” babies
by Kelli
In March, Colorado prosecutors were unable to bring murder charges against a defendant who had cut open a seven-months pregnant woman and removed her child. The reason was that the baby (who died) could not be proven to have lived after she was extracted, and Colorado had no murder statute that applied to unborn children.
When state lawmakers set out to correct this legal defect, Colorado’s chapter of the National Abortion Rights Action League responded with a full-scale lobbying effort against them. Even though the bill exempted legal abortions, the state abortion lobby treated this bill as the camel’s nose under the tent for their issue. They denounced it as an effort to undermine abortion rights, and just last week killed the bill in a state House committee along party lines. As a result, it’s still open season on pregnant women in the Centennial State. Happy Mother’s Day.
The abortion movement is increasingly staking out a break-don’t-bend position on the issue, based on its deep ideological commitment to unrestricted and even government-funded abortion. But at some point, the activists and campaigners will have to reckon with science and curb their fanaticism. Otherwise, they will most likely break.
~ Washington Examiner, illustrating how the abortion industry fights against legal protections for even “wanted” preborn children, May 11
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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.
NARAL could never recognize the personhood of an unborn child, even a child who was alive for a short time after removed violently from the womb, lest NARAL’s entire paradigm, and subsequent cash flow from the abortion industry, be threatened.
That slogan “Every child a wanted child”, I just think is so chilling. Every child in a family is wanted, because any unwanted children are disposed of. I can’t think of anything that violates more what a family is than abortion. Real families don’t kill their own children. The family is supposed to be a safe place where every member is loved for their own sake – even if they weren’t expected, even if they will cost a little more, even if they need extra care and have additional needs. They’re loved, just because they are part of the family.
The anti-choice movement and their pandering politicians only have themselves to blame for situations like this arising.
Between TRAP laws and targeted regulations the “camel’s nose under the tent” approach by pro-choicers is well justified.
Yes, the abortion industry should be worried.
America is turning against them.
The politicians in Colorado have caved to pressure from the abortion lobby. They learned nothing from the Mark Udall fiasco…. This is something that the voters in Colorado are not likely to forget.
The slogan “Every child a wanted child” is a false dichotomy. First of all, the label of being a wanted is an arbitrary & subjective label applied to a child based on the adult’s feelings (& consequently behavior) toward the child, rather than representing the child’s intrinsic value itself. Secondly, by applying arbitrary labels & subjective value to a child, we perpetuate a culture in which humans, specifically children are valued & treated in the manner of which they are labeled, in which the case of children labeled “unwanted” we continue to perpetuate thei poor treatment of these children as they’re viewed as a lesser human being based on their status in the adult’s eyes (A good example of this is Dave Peltzer’s biography “A Child Called It”) Also by assigning arbitrary values to humans we can justify crimes (human slavery & human trafficking) & continue to perpetuate humans as disposable objects by labeling them lesser humans or non-persons. See what I’m getting at? Every person has intrinsic value & their value begins before birth. Thirdly, being a planned for pregnancy isn’t any guarantee against a child being the victim of abuse. Once again, it has nothing to do with the child itself, but rather the adults chosen attitudes & behaviors towards the child. It is the adults who need to change their attitudes& behaviors towards children, the child is an innocent bystander & product of their environment.
I’m embarrassed to live in this crazy state sometimes…
So many of my friends posted about their outrage and disgust over the Longmont case, yet many of them voted against “Brady’s Law” just a few months ago. SMH
Yes, the abortion industry should be worried. – any group finding themselves up against unscrupulous politicians working in an underhanded way is usually somewhat concerned.
America is turning against them. – no it isn’t.
The politicians in Colorado have caved to pressure from the abortion lobby. – nah, they realized they would be overplaying their hand.
They learned nothing from the Mark Udall fiasco…. – yes they did – don’t overplay your hand.
This is something that the voters in Colorado are not likely to forget. – they probably already have.
Get real, Reality.
Colorado will not forget Michelle Wilkins and Baby Aurora. The Democrats blocked justice for this mother and her child in order to protect the abortion lobby.
This issue will return. The abortion lobby will not be able to protect the Democrats during the next election.
The “break, don’t bend” abortion strategy is overplaying their hand. It is too extreme for the public to bear.
Get real, Reality. – I already am. You should try it.
Colorado will not forget Michelle Wilkins and Baby Aurora. – most will after a while.
The Democrats blocked justice for this mother and her child in order to protect the abortion lobby. – was the legislation going to be retrospective? If not then the democrats aren’t responsible for the outcome in this particular case. And given the track record of anti-choice activists and the politicians who pander to them what did you expect.
This issue will return. The abortion lobby will not be able to protect the Democrats during the next election. – the only people who will remember or care are you and the rest of the choir.
The “break, don’t bend” abortion strategy is overplaying their hand. It is too extreme for the public to bear. – the more politicians introduce their sneaky and disguised regulations and legislation aimed at preventing women from accessing abortion the stronger the outcry and reactions will become.
I believe these women who kill their babies should be tried for their crime of capital murder and sentenced accordingly!
If the 1973 Supreme Court had not negated all state protections for the pre-born human beings, would fetal homicide laws even be necessary?
MoJoanne: If the 1973 Supreme Court had not negated all state protections for the pre-born human beings, would fetal homicide laws even be necessary?
It didn’t negate them all – it certainly affirmed protection at viability if the states wanted to do that.
Regardless of how we treat abortion, nobody is saying that Joe Blow should be able to assault a woman walking down the street, killing the fetus if she’s pregnant, without penalty.
“It didn’t negate them all – it certainly affirmed protection at viability if the states wanted to do that.”
You could say that Roe’s three tiered system affirmed the state’s interest in fetal protection in the latter stage (except from the mother since the companion case of Doe broadly defined her health).
Since previous posts referred to the camel’s nose poking through tent flaps, it seemed to me that prior to 1973 the tent already covered the camel. Then, the Supreme Court moved the tent in one fell swoop leaving pro-lifers trying to reconstruct the tent and/or move it back over the camel.