As I was
watching television tonight a commercial aired toting a medication bearing one
of those ludicrous, ‘created by a committee’ sort of names. In this case, the
agenda was about treating COPD, and how that by taking said medication one
might live a bit longer than avoiding it altogether.
As is always
the case a speed-talking disclaimer informs us about possible side effects, and
the population which should avoid ingesting the particular medication upon
which the commercial is based. And it always occurs to me that the potential
side effects are significantly less desirable than not treating the condition
at all. And it is about that time I find myself musing, “I definitely must
avoid that medication at all costs!”
At any rate,
as this advertisement moved into the ‘faster than the speed of sound’
disclaimer, the announcer, (who never in his life lost a tongue twister
contest) reminds us,
“This
medication is not intended for use by pregnant women, as it could harm or kill unborn
babies.”
And at that moment
it occurred to me that the so-called ‘health care industry’ always ‘calls a
spade a spade;’ unless, of course …it isn’t convenient for it to do so.
We live in a
country in which the wholesale practice of abortion is rampant. 1.5 million
embryos and fetuses are aborted in America on a yearly basis. And organizations
such as Planned Parenthood make it possible. Of course, the afore-mentioned
company, and others like it downplay and sometimes denigrate the use of the
expression, ‘unborn baby,’ in favor of such euphemisms as, ‘fetal tissue’
or ‘a mass of cells.’
And heaven
forbid abortion providers be shackled with the ‘absurd’ requirement of
providing an ultrasound prior to the ‘procedure;’ lest a substantial number of
women visually incorporate what is about to transpire, refuse to follow through
with said ‘procedure,’ (there’s that word again), and depart the premises.
Pt. 2
Speaking of
the duplicity of the ‘health care industry’ and its use of whatever term for an
unborn child happens to be convenient at the time; (in order to profit
thereby). Conversely speaking, when it comes to traffic accidents or instances
of homicide, it is not unusual to hear a policeman or reporter say, “the
victim’s unborn infant died with her.”
As a
counselor I have interacted with hundreds of women who admit to having
experienced one or more abortions; (and I have never been harsh or judgmental
with them). However, it has always ‘struck me strange’ that, without fail,
whenever the topic was discussed, tears have sprung to their eyes, and the
women have voiced regrets, and more often than not, guilt.
And since
Planned Parenthood, Pro-choicers, (and many who have submitted to abortion)
always seem to counter Pro-lifers with references to minority motives
for the ‘procedure,’ it might be helpful to understand that I, too, have
experienced mixed opinions about abortion in cases of rape, incest and
deformity.
However, the
vast majority of abortions in America, and throughout the world are the
result of unplanned pregnancies, embarrassment, convenience, and/or birth
control. On a daily basis in this country thousands of perfectly heathy, viable
human beings are being denied the opportunity to live and move and breathe, and
take their rightful place in society.
As scripture
admonishes us,
“There
things ought not to be.”
I think when
our culture subtracts euphemisms such as ‘fetal tissue’ or a ‘mass of cells’
from its vocabulary, and consistently affords the ‘product of conception’ the
dignity of the words, ‘unborn baby,’ abortion will begin to be seen for
what it is.
By William McDonald, PhD. From (Mc)Donald's Daily Diary. Vol. 50. Copyright pending
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