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November 9, 2009

Fair+ CBS healthcare/abortion story promotes solid pro-life, lame pro-abort talking points

CBS provided more than fair coverage Sunday of the the House's passage of the Stupak/Pitts Amendment.

Note the solid pro-life talking points...

  • MI pro-life Dem Rep. Bart Stupak: "I'm not writing a new abortion policy. The Hyde Amendment already prohibits federal funding of abortion."

    • stupak pitts amendment house vote healthcare.jpg

  • AUL CEO Dr. Charmaine Yoest: It was very exciting last night to see demonstrated that there is bi-partisan pro-life majority in the House, and that reflects the pro-life majority in America."

  • CBS's Michelle Miller: "It was a major concession for pro-abortion rights Democrats."

    • ... and the weak, lame pro-abortion talking points I would not be happy CBS chose to spotlight if I were a pro-abort PR rep...

  • CA Rep. Barbara Lee: "It's outrageous. It further places the religious views of some into our public policy."

  • NARAL president Nancy Keenan: "The fact of the matter is, you know, the healthcare debate should be covering all Americans including women and their reproductive health."

    • The "religious views" talking point is stale. Pro-lifers have done a good job articulating opposition to abortion based on science and the health and safety of women as well religion. Most Americans consider themselves religious anyway, Christian even.

    And the fact of the matter is most Americans don't want to pay for someone else's abortion. And the fact of the matter is pro-aborts including Nancy have been arguing "reproductive health," i.e., abortion, wasn't included in socialized healthcare in the first place. It's hard to argue against a nonissue.

    Here's the segment:

    I should note Miller, tsk tsk, changed "pro-abortion rights Democrats" to "pro-choice Democrats" in her written story.

    And in the written story Miller also included the false but best pro-abort talking point I'll be addressing in my WorldNetDaily.com column Wednesday, Keenan speaking: "Right now about 80 to 85% of private insurance companies cover abortion care. This means that women without their own money in this country are not going to be allowed to access that care."

    I'm sure Keenan is fuming that CBS didn't include that soundbite in its video news story.
    Posted 11/09/09 at 11:05 AM


    Comments:

    "The "religious views" talking point is stale. Pro-lifers have done a good job articulating opposition to abortion based on science and the health and safety of women."
    ABSOLUTELY, Jill! Anyone who's interested in learning more about this point, please visit my website, SecularProLife.org.

     Posted by: Kelsey at November 9, 2009 11:24 AM


    "It further places the religious views of some into our public policy."

    Because the Bible said that Bart Stupak is supposed to put an amendment that was already in place into the new health bill and if he acts upon this passage of the Bible (that we all know exists- only Christians can want their tax dollars to go to something productive instead of abortion) he is shoving a religion that he may not even belong to down the throats of all of humanity.

     Posted by: Vannah at November 9, 2009 11:27 AM


    so the health care package will not fund abortions. but how much will it fund family planning, prenatal care, & every other possible service that will alleviate the root causes of abortion?

    why aren't more prolifers talking about *that*? saying "don't do that" or "won't fund that" is quite insufficient.

    http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/commonground/2009/10/29/prolife-means-guaranteed-maternity-care-all

     Posted by: Marysia at November 9, 2009 11:28 AM


    The insurance point is well made:

    See http://www.lifenews.com/nat5264.html

    Also, a different analysis found that 46 percent of private health insurance plans cover abrotions. http://www.lifenews.com/nat3920.html

     Posted by: Steven Ertelt at November 9, 2009 11:32 AM


    ""Right now about 80 to 85% of private insurance companies cover abortion care" ....

    ...'abortion' and 'care' will NEVER, ever go together...unless you're in the sick and twisted minds of the pro-aborts.

     Posted by: RSD at November 9, 2009 11:56 AM


    Wow, Kelsey, great website! Adding it to my blogroll. You need to start a blog!

     Posted by: Jill Stanek Author Profile Page at November 9, 2009 12:39 PM


    ...'abortion' and 'care' will NEVER, ever go together...unless you're in the sick and twisted minds of the pro-aborts.

    Posted by: RSD at November 9, 2009 11:56 AM

    Now THAT is a great candidate for Quote of the Day.

     Posted by: Ed at November 9, 2009 12:41 PM


    Thanks Jill! There is a forum thread, "Pro-Life News of the Day," that functions as a blog.

     Posted by: Kelsey at November 9, 2009 12:44 PM


    I looked at your website, too, Kelsey. I loved it! :)

     Posted by: Vannah at November 9, 2009 1:47 PM


    My site also contains a completely secular rationale against abortion. I am personally a Catholic, but I wrote this to appeal to the minds of our pro-life medical students of any background. The best way to an academic's mind is through logic and abortion is completely baseless logically. One doesn't have to be religious to be against abortion. http://mshlblog.blogspot.com

     Posted by: Scott at November 9, 2009 3:04 PM


    Nice, Scott! Will U. Minnesota Med Students for Life be at the SFLA conference in January?

    Posted by: Kelsey at November 9, 2009 3:22 PM


    Kelsey,
    Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I had not heard of it before. I will definitely have my group look into it.

     Posted by: Scott at November 9, 2009 4:51 PM


    You rock, Kelsey and Scott. :)

     Posted by: Vannah at November 9, 2009 6:13 PM



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