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When someone gets loud and defensive, you know you've got them. The pro-choice community has been pretty deafening lately. Partial credit is due to Democrat Rep. Bart Stupak, who made abortion a defining issue in the health care debate.
Since Stupak and other House Democrats refused to submit to anything other than a pro-life health care bill, we’ve seen a landslide of human interest stories surrounding the topic. It has put the emotion-laden argument on a pedestal, but has ultimately been a winner for the pro-life community. Stats show that more Americans are pro-life than pro-choice for the first time and the trend is only growing. While other socially conservative issues -- like opposition to gay marriage -- are losing steam, America's younger generations on both the Left and the Right are flocking to uphold the sanctity of life.
President Obama and House Speaker Pelosi will not strike out the abortion language in the health care bill, despite it being the specific piece of the legislation causing many Democrats to vote no. Though they have attempted to convince folks that the language doesn’t exist, that’s simply untrue. Want proof? Just watch the following video:
It boggles my mind that the Administration is willing to keep the language at the possible expense of the entire bill. The American people have spoken and opposition to abortion is no longer a partisan issue. Democrats and Republicans alike oppose this “woman’s right” to have her child killed. If nothing else, even some pro-choicers agree that federal funding of abortion is wrong. Those who would like to contribute money to this silent genocide ought do so on their own time. I don't want a dime of my tax dollars helping support the abortion industry.
There are very few instanced in which extenuating circumstances lend themselves to the option of abortion; those being rape, incest and serious health risks. Point in case, those selective situations are NOT the ones I refer to in the context of the overall abortion debate in this country. Cases of rape, incest and serious health risks make up a tiny percentage of the nearly 1.4 million abortions per year in the United States. The reality of such a vast number is incomprehendable. And how many women would say they regretted not having an abortion? Could look at their 2 year old child and say, man, I wish I'd just had you killed before you took your first breath. That's a morbid thought but it's stark reality.
Pro-choice feminists all over the Internet have had a hey day with this “Live Tweeting My Abortion” chick, who posted a video of herself in the midst of an abortion. She had taken the RU-486 pill and urged women to understand that there is “no shame” in making such a choice. Her circumstances were not those of a typical young woman choosing abortion, though. This woman claims she had severe health issues that would put her life in danger if she were to continue her pregnancy. Such is a situation is uncommon and should not be used as an example for those with unexpected, healthy pregnancies.
Dozens of pro-life organizations and individuals have been fighting a long and tireless battle for life. Their efforts are paying off now -- and every time a woman chooses life instead of abortion. As someone who was born to a young, unwed mother I appreciate the the courage it takes to do the right thing in the midst of uncertainty and hardship. A close friend recently became pregnant unexpectedly and under less than ideal circumstances. Both of us being pro-life, it was refreshing to discuss the options without even mentioning abortion. It's simply NOT an option -- and thank God. I'm excited to meet my friend's baby in five short months.
What we know is this: Everyone — pro life or pro choice — wants to decrease the number of abortions seen in this country. It’s clear including federal funding of abortion in the health care bill is NOT what the American people want — Democrats, Republicans, Independents, Tea Partiers, Moderates, Libertarians and more. President Obama must listen to the people who elected him. He must listen to His Congress and if he is very quiet, perhaps, listen to his heart.
