Friday, August 04, 2006

A Clash of Values: Abortion in Today's News Stories

Let's look at a quick comparison of cultural values from today's news:

1) A woman leaves an amateur (and ineffective) firebomb outside an abortion clinic (at night with no one inside the free-standing building) -- she gets 6 years in prison.

2) A mentally-handicapped woman dies after undergoing an abortion at the notorious abortion center of George Tiller -- no indictments are issued.

3) A university (Arizona State) which has allowed (and even promoted) extremely controversial ideas, displays, literature, etc. under the banners of free speech and academic tolerance -- brazenly engages in coercive intolerance against pro-life advocates. It is being sued by a pro-life student organization.

4) The mainstream media regularly trumpet the news that there is absolutely no link between abortion and breast cancer -- yet stubbornly refuse to even mention the vast number of scientific studies (like this one just released by the National Academies of Science) that state otherwise.

5) It seems an Australian abortionist is guilty of not only killing a baby born alive in her facility but also of conniving to get another doctor involved in covering it up -- the other doctor (when caught lying) gives up the game.