Writing on the Daily Beast, Michelle Goldberg argues today that late term abortion is a minor problem because only 1.5% of all abortions are of this type. It was one of the more horrific arguments that I have seen in a long time. To be clear, there were roughly 1.2 million abortions in America last year. If Goldberg is correct with her 1.5% figure, that means that there were 18,000 late term abortions in the country in 2012. Just think of the response to the Boston Bombing where three people were killed. Or think about the response to the Newtown shootings where 20 children were killed. Now think of the argument that 18,000 deaths of viable infants is no big deal. Goldberg's argument is unbelievably ghoulish.
Goldberg tries to show her good faith by explaining that when she was pregnant, she actually referred to her fetus as her "baby" even though it had not yet been borm. Oh bravo, Michelle! Do you really think that this makes a difference?
Goldberg also argues that late term abortions are "necessary". In her view, most of the problem comes from a healthcare system that fails expectant mothers. Apparently, those mothers have nothing to do with the problem. So, in Goldberg's view, if the expectant mother did not manage to have an abortion earlier, it is necessary for her to be able to do so once the fetus/baby is viable. Well, Michelle, why not go all the way down that road. I am sure that there are probably some expectant mothers who never get to have an abortion. Why not let them deliver their babies, and then have the doctor kill the kid if he/she will be unwanted. Why consider that the baby has a right to life? After all, that life will be a burden on the mother, and we cannot have that.
There is a reason why in Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court placed such stringent limitations on late term abortion. These children do have the right to life; they can live outside the womb. No argument from the left can change this.
Goldberg tries to show her good faith by explaining that when she was pregnant, she actually referred to her fetus as her "baby" even though it had not yet been borm. Oh bravo, Michelle! Do you really think that this makes a difference?
Goldberg also argues that late term abortions are "necessary". In her view, most of the problem comes from a healthcare system that fails expectant mothers. Apparently, those mothers have nothing to do with the problem. So, in Goldberg's view, if the expectant mother did not manage to have an abortion earlier, it is necessary for her to be able to do so once the fetus/baby is viable. Well, Michelle, why not go all the way down that road. I am sure that there are probably some expectant mothers who never get to have an abortion. Why not let them deliver their babies, and then have the doctor kill the kid if he/she will be unwanted. Why consider that the baby has a right to life? After all, that life will be a burden on the mother, and we cannot have that.
There is a reason why in Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court placed such stringent limitations on late term abortion. These children do have the right to life; they can live outside the womb. No argument from the left can change this.
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