President Obama's nominee for secretary of health and human services, Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, is under attack from anti-choice extremists. They want to block her confirmation, and they're doing everything they can to convince their allies in the Senate to play along.
The US Government is no better, with the Department of Homeland Security raising concerns about "white supremacists' longstanding exploitation of social issues such as abortion", in a report dated 7/04/09.
The US Government its subsidary, Planned Parenthood and the entire "pro-choice" contingent are scared of the pro-life movement, and for good reason. Pro-lifers are correct, and they know that - but because they don't have any answers, they are turning in desperation to labelling us - and then condemning us for that label.
Pro-lifers do not need to stoop to such levels. However we can - and should call a spade a spade. Pro-choice is not. If the group who believe in the rights of unborn babies are pro-life, then the group who do not belive in the rights of the unborn are pro-death. Pro-lifers are all for informed choice - we believe that in a pregnancy, there are two choices to consider. The choice of the baby (to live), and the choice of the mother (to have the abortion or not).
To be genuinely pro-choice, one would need to respect not only the choice of the mother, but also the choice of the baby. Anyone who promotes the right of the mother's choice alone is not pro-choice, but pro-death.
Click here for Jill Stanek's comments on this issue.
Click here for my sister Lydia's take on it. She also examines the opposition of the nomination of Kathleen Sebelius as Obama's secretary of health.
The terminology war is ongoing. I agree it is something that is worth settling though both sides might have to agree on new terms given the basic beliefs they start from.
ReplyDeletePS. Nice poppy. Where did you get the idea and the code?
you know where I found the poppy... all I needed to do was pop it in the spot where my twitter bird usually sits :)
ReplyDeleteI agree, we should respect the fetus' choice.
ReplyDeleteThe fetus is innocent and morally pure. Therefore, its choice will be the right one: if mom doesn't want me inside her body, I prefer to die rather than to live there against her will.
We should respect this choice.