“Pro-life” congressman has abortion-prone past
Things were not going well between us and it was a mutual decision. I don’t think that it was easy for either one of us. I think it was a very difficult and poor choice and I think that there are probably regrets both ways.
~ 2001 divorce testimony of Republican Tennessee Congressman Scott DesJarlais, who professes to be pro-life, describing the after-affects of one of two of his children that his ex-wife aborted, as quoted by the Associated Press, November 15.
DesJarlais won his November 6 re-election bid despite revelations that he had pressured a former flame to get an abortion. News of his wife’s abortions came after the election,
Nov.17, 2012 8:00 am |
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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.
Wow not only is he a hypocrite, he appears to be pretty unethical. I hope hes voted out next time.
Whether we like it or not, it is the laws passed in Washington, and not the moral character of the Congressmen, which most affects ordinary Americans.
Better an abhorrent creep like DesJarlais who votes the right way than a morally upstanding, “personally pro-life” family man who votes in lockstep with Planned Parenthood.
I read the linked article and it sounds like DesJarlais was a bit of a mess and unethical as a doctor. But I certainly hope we’re not going to see a bunch of comments here that suggest that because he is post-abortive he cannot be pro-life. Past mistakes can make for some of the most passionate prolifers. Thanks be to God for all of the brave and post-abortive prolifers that stay Silent No More! (I’m thinking of you, Carla.) Now, I know nothing about this man, so it may be that he doesn’t show any signs of being pro-life with his votes and current life choices. If that’s the case, then he may well not really be pro-life. But having abortion in one’s history thankfully does not prevent one from becoming pro-life.
I read about this a week ago. Seems this guy was messing around sexually with his patients which is unethical in itself. But he was also married at the time. And then he talked his ex-wife into aborting before they were married. He is just an all around creep it seems. Where are all the real men these days? The men who don’t use women for their own sexual gratification and who actually want to protect and provide for their children? Every passing year it seems there are fewer and fewer REAL men.
*Sigh* There’s some bad people in both parties.
So how come a woman who aborts is a victim who needs love and help, but a man who aids an abortion is an evil monster who needs to be punished?
U-104, it’s the hypocrisy.
Depends on the circumstances. Some men ARE victims, just like some women are victims. This guy just sounds like a user creep.
This guy is my representative, and has ties to my small community up here on the mountain. I would not vote for him this time around, after I heard these allegations and then admissions. It matters to me what a man does when he thinks no one is looking, no matter how he votes. I was not going to be like one of those silly feministas who volunteered to orally service Bill Clinton, claiming as long as he protected abortion rights, he could treat women however he wanted in private.
I’ll say it again: it matters to me how a man lives his life, not just how he votes.
Hi Courtnay,
Excellent points. He’s romping with his patients and apparently abortion is bad except when it make his life a little easier.
I’m with you Courtnay. We are no better than those women who turned a blind eye to Bill Clinton and Ted Kennedy if we whine how this guy DOES support our cause, so who cares if he treats women like playthings and aborts babies to make his life a little easier. Come on, if this guy was a Democrat who supported abortion, our reaction would be entirely different. Its an opportunity for PL people to show we do not adhere to a double standard, even if our opponents do.
Another point of concern is how did he “pressure” his ex-girlfriend? Threats? Intimidation? Stalking? Did he place her safety or her life in jeopardy? The fact that he acknowledged pressuring a young woman to abort should have been a huge red flag to PL people. The guy sounds like a control freak. My way or hell to pay. If PL people supported this guy despite this red flag, and are now faced with further unsavory revelations about him, then they have no one to blame but themselves for putting themselves in this very difficult position.
PL people cannot justify support for someone like this under any circumstances.
Isn’t messing around with your patients considered a form of sexual assault? That on top of apparently “pressuring” (forcing) a girlfriend means he is just a bad guy all around if all this is true.
U-104, Xalisae said it pretty good. Some men are really victims, like the guy who’s girlfriend aborted while he begged her not to. That was really sad. Some men are pressuring creeps though.
Mary says:
November 17, 2012 at 3:40 pm
Another point of concern is how did he “pressure” his ex-girlfriend?
(Denise) I asked a close friend what would have happened if he had impregnated a girlfriend. He answered, “She would have aborted.”
I was taken aback by the confidence he showed. I said, “You can’t legally force her to abort.”
He said, “No, but I would have her life so miserable she would have aborted just to get some peace.”
I didn’t fell up to asking anything more.
My problem with this person is that if you are truly pro-life, you would use your past mistakes to make a compelling case for life. This doesn’t seem to be his approach.
Women are pressured into aborting, though not as much as prolifers like to believe. My son’s girlfriend’s creep father writes “Still Pregnant?” on her Facebook page. I would write “Still A Mean Drunk?” in reply but I guess that would be disrespectful.
phillymiss,
It seems to me people who don’t want to be grandparents are even stranger than people who want to “unparent” themselves. It’s got to be the vanity of not wanting to face the fact they’re getting old!
“I would write “Still A Mean Drunk?” in reply but I guess that would be disrespectful.”
Honestly, at this point he doesn’t deserve respect.
TN Right to Life never endorsed him
@JDC- You are probably right. When my grandson was born the first thing he asked was ” what color is he?” I think that shows what kind of person he is.
My mother told me that when I was born the first question she asked the nurse’s about the baby she had just birthed was, “Does it have hair?”
She figured they would tell her my gender. She thinks babies look a lot better if they are born with some hair on the top of the head.
I had hair and she was happy.
“When my grandson was born the first thing he asked was ” what color is he?””
Wow. Rabidly pro-abort and racist. What’s not to love?
I don’t know much about this guy other than what has been said here and what was in the linked article. Christ came to save us from our sins – and he surely qualifies. Time will tell if he is actually proLife or not. His past life doesn’t paint the best picture – “You will know them by their fruit” – but he can start anew, just like anyone else. Let’s give him a chance and see what he does with it.
@JDC – yes, he is very racist. My daughter in law Debbie (she is not married to my son, but it sounds better than “my son’s babymomma”) said that her father refers to little Anthony as “that n*gger baby.” I can’t believe that anyone would say that about an innocent little child, especially their own grandson. And Anthony is such a sweet, loving, happy little guy. Debbie said she is never going to take him around her father again. I’m glad he’s too young to understand what that awful word means.
I know this evil man is in need of prayer, but I what I really feel like doing is kicking him in the @zz (sorry, moderators).
phyillymiss, that’s disgusting. I’m sorry Anthony has such a jerk for a grandfather. Debbie sounds pretty great, though.
Yes, she is staying strong, Roxy. Just keep us all in your prayers.
Will do. Sounds like you’re staying strong for them too and being a loving grandma. I’m sure you all working together will be able to counter the bad influence and help Anthony grow up with good self-esteem.