President Obama and his pro-abortion acolytes often say things like “I believe that most women don’t make that (abortion) decision lightly.”
Can we just be done with that one? Really.
A recent study discussed at LifeSite by the pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute shows that over 1 billion abortions have occurred worldwide all while liberals absurdly insist that nobody is actually pro-abortion and that all women take this procedure very seriously. I’m thinking that after 1 Billion we can say abortion is considered with similar weight as the decision on whether or not to get a Big Mac. (Except liberals are actually against Big Macs.)
Look, when something reaches 1 Billion customers, it usually comes in a drive-thru.
I know we’re all supposed to pretend that women who carelessly jump from bed to bed to the back seat of a Pontiac all of a sudden become thoughtful and pensive moralists when it comes to abortion. But let’s just say it. If women take the decision to have sex with someone they don’t love lightly they’re likely going to take the abortion decision lightly too. The one thing kind of leads to the other, you know? I looked it up. (Don’t worry. There were no pictures)
The funny thing is that pro-aborts get mad when you call them pro-aborts. They demand to be called pro-choice. They say nobody’s pro-abortion. Really? Even the quite profitable abortion industry? That’s like saying McDonald’s is actually against people eating fatty foods, they just firmly believe in giving people the choice to eat fatty foods.
Could you imagine a Mcdonald’s spokesperson saying, “While we agree that eating a Big Mac or one of our tasty McRibs is always regrettable decision we must insist that Big Macs should be safe, legal and rare.”
That would be rather absurd, wouldn’t it? Well, it’s just as absurd when the pro-aborts say it too.
October 19, 2009 at 1:12 pm
As someone put it, the difference between pro-choice and pro-abortion is merely a matter of proximity to the clinic.
October 19, 2009 at 1:26 pm
You highlight the absurdness of their position well. Great article.
October 19, 2009 at 1:36 pm
The report states that the number of abortions declined worldwide from 45.5 million/year in 1995 to 41.6 million/year in 2003 due to increased use of contraceptives worldwide.
Surprisingly, it seems labeling people "pro-abort" vs. "pro-choice" had zero effect on reducing the number of unintended pregnancies and abortions in the US.
October 19, 2009 at 1:42 pm
If a billion people are married, does that mean people don't seriously consider whether to marry? The argument that people don't take a decision seriously because so many have made it goes beyond stupid into the area of intentional blindness.
October 19, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Uh, I think you should get a cup of coffee before posting a comment. It'll likely cut down on the gibberish.
Just think out what you're going to write before you write it. Or run it by someone you trust. Maybe that'll help. Better luck next time.
October 19, 2009 at 2:07 pm
"I know we're all supposed to pretend that women who carelessly jump from bed to bed to the back seat of a Pontiac all of a sudden become thoughtful and pensive moralists when it comes to abortion. But let's just say it. If women take the decision to have sex with someone they don't love lightly they're likely going to take the abortion decision lightly too."
That pretty much wraps it up. I've no doubt there are some young women out there who are inclined to take it more seriously–and those are the ones pro-life activists probably have an easier time steering away from the abortion clinic–but for many women (all over the world), the choice to abort is almost reflexive, and they get angry (sometimes violently so) when confronted with the truth about abortion.
Once you get people to think that birth control is morally okay–and to practice it while thinking as little about it as possible–abortion isn't far behind. The point is not to think about either of them too hard, though the ones that fail at that (those who do think about it and have a crisis of conscience) are more likely to benefit from the attention of a prudent, compassionate and courageous pro-life activist.
Someone had to call Obama out on his ridiculous assumption that most women who abort their babies don't take it lightly. This is the same guy who doesn't want his daughters "punished" with a baby if either of them get pregnant out of wedlock (or at an inconvenient time, I guess–regardless of their marital status). How seriously is he likely to take abortion with an attitude like that?
October 19, 2009 at 2:11 pm
Just because you work somewhere, does not mean you support it 100%, in all cases. Do people who work in funeral homes want everyone to die? No. It is not like Big Macs at all. Somebody needs to do it, because a woman has a right to choose.
And there is no such thing as pro-abortion. I support a woman's right to choose, but I do not run up to pregnant women and tell them they should have abortions. I'm not sure I'd be able to go through with it, personally, if I was in the situation where I needed to make that choice, but I can fully support another's choice to do so.
And this does not only happen to the women who jump from bed to bed. And yes, they have to take it seriously because they are told there can always be complications. So no, it's not a Big Mac, but a very difficult decision that some women just feel is right her them.
October 19, 2009 at 2:51 pm
McAbortion – over 1 billion severed.
October 19, 2009 at 2:53 pm
"And there is no such thing as pro-abortion."
There aren't people for abortion? Huh? What about the females at the DNC convention who wore "I had an abortion" ([with, if I remember] and proud of it) T-shirts or the protestant ministers who say that abortion is a blessing etc.?
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October 19, 2009 at 2:59 pm
"I know we're all supposed to pretend that women who carelessly jump from bed to bed to the back seat of a Pontiac all of a sudden become thoughtful and pensive moralists when it comes to abortion."
The US pregnancy rate has declined 11% since 1990 and the US abortion rate has declined 25% since 1990.
Has the number of promiscuous women declined that much or has GM lost that much market share since 1990 to justify this ridiculous statement?
October 19, 2009 at 3:10 pm
It would be revealing to break down the statistics into repeat customers vs. first-timers. There are some who use abortion as casually as they would contraception and would have 3 or more in a year.
And with consciences and sensibilities cauterized and perverted, with society being indifferent, then one only needs to add federal funding for pro-aborts to go at it like rabbits then paint the town red – with the blood of their children. That much is certain.
October 19, 2009 at 3:17 pm
I have been using the term "pro-abortion" for awhile and I will keep using it, anonymous. Those who are running this abortion mills are doing it for the money and are very much in favor of abortions… the more the better as far as they're concerned. And yes, a woman does have a choice: she can keep her legs closed or she can accept the consequences if she doesn't. It's the same with breaking any of the commandments. I can steal, but then I have to go to jail if I get caught. I can lie in court, then may have to answer to perjury charges. I can refuse to put God first in my life, and I may end up in purgatory for a long time or hell if I'm bad enough. Parents should be teaching their children that actions have consequences. Seeing my cousin "have to" get married kept me on the straight and narrow.
October 19, 2009 at 3:57 pm
"I know we're all supposed to pretend that women who carelessly jump from bed to bed to the back seat of a Pontiac all of a sudden become thoughtful and pensive moralists when it comes to abortion. But let's just say it. If women take the decision to have sex with someone they don't love lightly they're likely going to take the abortion decision lightly too."
And this is why the O administration wants abortion coverage in the healthcare bill. How this is not premeditated murder is beyond my ken. This simply equates cancer and pregnancy as diseases. One is a death sentence on the bearer and the other is a death sentence for he who is in the wrong place at the wrong time. One removes a growth, the other stops a beating heart. What other elective surgery would we as taxpayers be mandated to pay ?
October 19, 2009 at 4:03 pm
Other times the issue is not promiscuity.
As Jane Brennan explains, “Feminists groups do not want to see the truth of how abortion hurts women. …To acknowledge the women who’ve suffered from abortion, feminists would have to admit that abortion isn’t good for women. Where would that leave them? Planned Parenthood would have to shut down. Groups like NOW and NARAL would no longer have a purpose and would cease to exist. Laws would have to be changed. Politicians would have to be reeducated. The feminists groups would lose all their control and political power and that scares them. It is that fear that keeps them entrenched in their mistaken beliefs. It is that fear that drives them to crush anyone who tries to persuade them differently. "
October 19, 2009 at 4:46 pm
We can't really stop teens from eating Big Macs–at least we should give them some kind of protection so that they can eat them safely…
October 19, 2009 at 5:48 pm
let's put diet pills in the health care bill, too.
October 19, 2009 at 6:50 pm
And as usual, the question remains unanswered–if abortion is morally acceptable, why reduce it?
October 19, 2009 at 7:13 pm
Craig, the drop has more to do with the baby boomer generation now getting too old to get pregnant not with any reduction in the numbers.
How can anyone say with a straight fce that they support a woman mudering her own child because if you support abortion that is what you are saying.
October 19, 2009 at 7:34 pm
Because, Scott, in the real world there is no "culture of death" that enjoys doing abortions for hedonistic fun and profit.
October 19, 2009 at 8:16 pm
Without abortion clinics, won't women still have abortions – just unsafely?