I recently thought about writing our governor to let her
know I support her strict mitigation policy.
I am a big believer in social distancing and think the protests against
it are ridiculous. She has been doing a
very good job in that regard, in my opinion.
You want to protect your First Amendment right to life? Stay home so you have a life to protect, not
to mention the lives of others.
Anyway, I’m not here to complain about that.
Before I got a chance to write our governor to tell her what
a great job she is doing and that she should stay strong and hold to her
convictions so we don’t boomerang into a bigger problem, she curiously said
this in an interview with David Axelrod about abortion not being an elective
surgery:
“[W]e stopped elective surgeries here in Michigan . . . .Some
people have tried to say that that type of a procedure [abortion] is considered
the same and that’s ridiculous.”
She added, “You know a woman’s health care, her whole
future, her ability to decide if and when she starts a family, is, is not an
election. It is a fundamental to her life. It is life-sustaining and it’s
something that government should not be getting in the middle of.” 1
You can take any argument for abortion you want, but never could I have imagined that someone
would with all seriousness say abortion is life-sustaining.
I like the response attributed to the president of Right to Life
of Michigan, Barbara Listing:
“Whether or not it’s time for Michigan to
allow surgeries deemed non-essential is a question for public health experts.
However, we demand Governor Whitmer’s rule be applied equally to everyone.
Abortion doesn’t sustain life. Elective abortions sustain lifestyles through
taking lives.” 2
Indeed, elective
abortions sustain lifestyles through taking lives.
Well said.
And she’s not the
only one giving a reasoned, pro-life response to this.
Listen to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton:
“They always
claimed it was a choice. They’re the ones who have always said that it is
elective, so by their very own definitions, the way they phrase their own
terminology and definition, it’s always been a choice and today is no
different. They’ve been claiming that for years and years and years. They’ve
claimed that this is all about choice, so clearly there is a lot of election
involved in this and it is a choice and today’s no different.” 3
And here’s an added
issue many of us may not have even considered.
Here is Listing again:
“In light of her [Whitmer]
order requiring all outpatient facilities to postpone non-essential procedures,
Right to Life of Michigan is calling on Governor Gretchen Whitmer to clarify
that elective abortions are a non-essential procedure.
Abortion procedures
require the use of personal protective equipment like other now-forbidden
medical procedures. Medical personnel handling coronavirus patients will not be
able to use those scarce resources.
Botched abortions
can require follow-up surgical procedures or emergency room visits. Use of the
abortion pill often results in complications such as excessive bleeding
requiring visits to a doctor’s office. Patients and staff inside abortion
facilities increases the likelihood of coronavirus spreading from close
contact.
Today, abortion
facilities are using up surgical masks in order to take the lives of innocent
babies. Tomorrow, how many doctors and nurses will go without proper protection
while trying to save the lives of coronavirus patients? How many of those
medical personnel will contract the virus?” 4
Need I say more?
Janet Cassidy
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