Eradication is the only solution

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Several pro-abortion groups have recently attempted to demonize and "expose" the workings of pro-life crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs). The main reason for this is that pro-"choicers" are about as much for women's actual choices as I am for the "right" to kill unborn children.

We've been led to believe a contradiction. On one hand, we're told women who seek abortion services are "empowered," (who needs to know those pesky biological facts about fetal development?), and on the other hand, women are "victimized" by those sly, evil, and nasty CPCs (how dare they try to give me baby clothes!). But you really can't have it both ways.

According to The Abortioneers, a pro-abort, after having her eyes opened to the eeevils of these pregnancy centers, took the time to phone one herself to expose their "deceptive practices."

The blogger seems to take issue with the fact that the center's social workers answered honestly. They didn't pretend to be a medical clinic. They told her there was no doctor on staff, but that they had free urine pregnancy tests. But naturally, she still had certain issues:

1. No doctor - or nurse, or physician's assistant, or nurse's assistant, or dental hygienist - was employed. They are not licensed to practice health care or give medical opinions (at least credible ones)

CPCs do not claim to be health care centers, and are even listed under "abortion alternatives" in the yellow pages. CPCs are primarily social service centers, so it's understandable that social workers would be there. Many CPCs, however, DO have doctors, nurses, or trained ultrasound technicians on the premises. I really don't see how #1 is an issue.

2. No clinically significant pregnancy test is administered, meaning they have no diagnostic/laboratory capacity. They buy stick tests from the drugstore that you could easily administer yourself.

As does my doctor's office. How is this even a valid complaint? In all of my pregnancies, I only had 1 laboratory blood test done. One. The others were in-office urine pregnancy tests which confirmed my pregnancies. CPCs order urine pregnancy tests from medical suppliers (not the corner drugstore), and they don't charge patients for them, which is nice if you don't have any money and you're panicking, and maybe you don't want to have to view the test results alone. Moral support is always good.

3. Ambiguous clinic name. I don't remember what it was when I called, and it didn't say on the bus signs, but I remember being confused by the name. It was very unclear what kind of enterprise this was.

I guess abortion clinics with the name "women's health center" are somehow... unambiguous? Right.

4. Insisting that I come to the center! They would not talk to me about anything over the phone.

CPCs are not going to dispense medical information over the phone (and that includes the standard pamphlet on fetal development). Neither will an abortion mill. Also, without a positive pregnancy test and a LMP date, how could they even tell a caller about an estimated stage of fetal development over the phone?

They wouldn't refer me to any external resources (not even external anti resources, which I found surprising). They wanted me to come in so they could hold me hostage and force feed me propaganda.

The "hold me hostage and force feed me propaganda" line is a real laugh. No one at a CPC will force a woman to stay inside, with no contact with the outside world, strap her down, or make her do something she doesn't want to do. I believe the blog's author is confusing an abortionist's chop shop with a CPC.


The author later laments, "Why can't they just say, up front, WE DO NOT PROVIDE ABORTIONS."

Actually, if she'd have asked them that question over the phone, that is the answer she'd have likely received.

She also lists some questions she thought about asking, but knew her ruse would be exposed if she asked:

Please cite the research that you use to determine that 50% of women die within one year after having abortions."

WHAT?! I've never heard this information given at a CPC. Not once. I've never even heard the most strident pro-abort claim a CPC told them that.

"Please describe the physiological mechanism by which abortion causes cancer of any kind."

Dr. Joel Brind can do that for you.

"Please explain why you have no health care professionals present to substantiate these health risks."

Oh, you mean like the health care "professionals" at Planned Parenthood who even deny to patients the actual facts about fetal development (a.k.a. basic human biology)?

"Is this center affiliated with any religious institutions? If so, why?" (After all, there must be some atheist antis out there!)

Why? Maybe because putting faith into action is important. Most food banks are also religiously affiliated, as well as homeless shelters, as well as many drug treatment programs, and many youth outreach centers for inner city kids. (Are we to assume since they're "religious," that somehow negates their benefits to the community?) These are faith-based, non-profit organizations. (Heaven forbid they should offer to pray with those who come there!) Sounds to me like someone has a bit of a religious hangup. As for atheist "antis," yes, they exist.

Bottom line: CPCs are places where women can go for support, information, and free services if they experience unplanned pregnancies. Unlike Planned Parenthood, they offer women choices other than abortion, as well as counseling for women suffering from past abortions. These services are needed and are certainly not being provided to women by the abortion industry.

If pro-aborts truly cared about women, they would stop touting abortion as the sole solution to a woman facing an unplanned pregnancy. Their rabid support for the killing of unwanted, preborn children has caused them to see the world (and therefore, help for women AND their children) through blood-colored glasses. To them, eradication is the only solution.


[Thanks to Jivin J for bringing this to my attention.]