Choice?
Katie McDonough writes on Salon.com (a liberal website):
"It is no secret that crisis pregnancy centers lie to women. But what many
Americans may not know is that, in 34 states across the country, these
antiabortion centers are able to stay in business thanks to funding from
taxpayers.
Yes. And unless these crisis pregnancy centers are completely secular, this
violates church-state separation.
"...one thing remains consistent: 34 state governments across the country
are using taxpayer dollars to support groups that use lies and medical
misinformation to keep women from obtaining safe abortion care."
--Katie McDonough
Yes, she's correct: crisis pregnancy centers shouldn't resort to lies and
medical minsinformation to protect the unborn.
At a pro-life demonstration years ago, when Father Frank Pavone of Priests
For Life asked Alveda King, the niece of Dr. Martin Luther King if the
pro-life demonstrations were comparable to the civil rights movement, she
replied, "Father, this IS the civil rights movement!"
If protecting unborn children is a noble cause and calling, a just and
religious cause, like the civil rights movement, why should pro-lifers have
to resort to lies and deception?
The Ten Commandments warn against bearing false witness.
Jesus, in his Sermon on the Mount, said: "Let your word 'yes' be yes and
your 'no,' no. Anything beyond this is from the evil one."
(Isn't Satan known as a deceiver?)
Even the apostle Paul, who taught a completely different theology than that
of Jesus, condemned dishonesty (Colossians 3:13).
Boy, they "believe"!
"...some states funnel family planning funds directly to these centers...
Some states, like Virginia, sell 'Choose Life' license plate frames and send
the proceeds directly to these antiabortion groups..."
--Katie McDonough
Yes, but to be fair, it must be pointed out that on the Democrats For Life
email list over decade ago, Louis Shapiro ("Shapiro" is a Jewish name, but
he's Catholic) asked: why do abortion-rights advocates, who prefer to call
themselves "pro-choice" rather than "pro-abortion," object to "Choose Life"
license plate frames, when the slogan capitulates to the other side by
inferring "Choice" ?!
I've pointed out before that religious pro-lifers dictate to those outside
of their faith... but react with disbelief ("God!") when told it's wrong to
kill animals.
If their interpretation of Christianity "exempts" these Christians from
protecting animals, are pro-choice Christians similarly exempt from
protecting the unborn?
If you carry pro-life Christian sectarianism to its logical conclusion,
religious pro-lifers (resisting animal rights on sectarian or religious
grounds) can't oppose abortion, either, if someone else's religion permits
it!
Similarly: if you carry the abortion-rights philosophy of "Choice" to its
logical conclusion, then pro-choicers, claiming to believe in "Choice," are
hardly in a position to object to crisis pregnancy centers offering girls
and women facing an unplanned pregnancy an alternative (a choice!) other
than abortion!
If Planned Parenthood believes in "Choice," they must similarly allow their
contributors a choice as to whether or not they want their donations to fund
abortions, or merely health related services, contraception, sex education,
etc.
(Perhaps if Planned Parenthood allowed donors a choice on abortion, their
funding for abortion would quickly dry up!)
And if the Democratic Party believes in "Choice," they must offer their
constituents a choice of whether to become pro-life Democrats or pro-choice
Democrats.
Democrats For Life of America, 601 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, South Building,
Suite 900, Washington, DC 20004 (202) 220-3066
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