Check out this headline from Reuters.“Recession linked to more abortions, vasectomies.”The article begins by telling the story of a nurse who was suprised by her pregnancy. I suppose she wasn’t aware that she chose to have sex. Anyway, surprised and fearful of the economy she decides that abortion is the prudent choice.
The article then goes on to suggest that more people are opting for abortions and vasectomies because of economic fears. Where do they get this information? Why they made it up of course.
The recession may be a factor influencing more Americans to opt out of parenthood with abortions and vasectomies, although there is no data available yet to suggest a trend.
Even so, there is some anecdotal evidence that would-be parents are factoring the rough economic times into the most personal of reproductive choices, some experts said.
In 2005, the last year for which data is available, the U.S. abortion rate fell to the lowest level since 1974, according to the Guttmacher Institute in New York, a nonprofit group focusing on reproductive issues.
This is not merely blatant abortion advocacy and media bias, this is media BS. Look at that again, The recession may be a factor leading to more abortion although they admit to absolutely no statistical evidence. But they claim Even So, we have anecdotal evidence even though the latest data we have shows abortion at the lowest rate since 1974.
Somebody explain to me how this can be labeled reporting and not advocacy? If Reuters was capable of shame, they ought be ashamed. But wait, there is more.
The anecdotal evidence they tout, abortion hot lines claim to be getting lots of calls. Yup, that is it. Not even statistics from abortion providers, just a claim that their phones are busy. But rest assured Reuters has a moral to this made up story.
As with many other nonprofits, abortion assistance groups are being inundated with requests for aid just as funding is drying up.
Ah abortion providers (a multi billion dollar industry) claim that their phones are busy, we need more government money and Reuters dutifully passes it off as reporting. Reuters: The PR division of Planned Parenthood.
April 23, 2009 at 4:17 pm
In other news, pro-life pregnancy centers are being inundated with calls from pregnant women needing assistance due to the economic downturn. (Yes, I made that up, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s happening. Statistics from CPCs will let us know in a year or so.)
As it happens, my daughter is pregnant, and so is her sister-in-law. Needless to say, we are all thrilled!
Jacqueline Y.
April 23, 2009 at 4:33 pm
The calls indicate nothing really. They can be from pro-lifers for whatever reason – entrapment, dialogue, protest etc… I know a pro-lifer who calls the abortuaries 800 numbers to make them incur expenses related to the 800 service.
~dr
April 23, 2009 at 4:54 pm
After the last couple of decades, are we still surprised by the mendacity, contrived nonsense, and cheerleading for moral degeneracy on the part of what we call mainstream media? At least with Pravda in the USSR or with Goebbels in germany, we had official propagandists. Here, we still hold to the myth of objectivity about an information industry in the service of a decrepit and corrupt political and social philosophy.
April 24, 2009 at 12:47 am
I think it’s more of a case of letting Obama have his cake and eat it too. Obama has loosened the restrictions on abortion which will lead to more abortions. However, come 2012, that could be a problem with Catholic voters. Voila! It wasn’t Obama’s actions that caused an increase in abortions after years of decline, it was the recession.
April 24, 2009 at 4:30 am
dr wrote, “I know a pro-lifer who calls the abortuaries 800 numbers to make them incur expenses related to the 800 service.”
I’m not sure how to feel. The cynic in me tells me that’s simply gonna make our taxes go even higher.
Joe K