Last week we blogged about opponents of a California bill promoting assisted suicide and euthanasia dropping their opposition to the measure because the objectionable provisions had been removed.
Well, not so fast!
LifeNews.com interviewed Brian Johnson of the California Pro-Life Council who said the provisions that were removed were “bell and whistle amendments” that looked good but did not remove the grave concerns right-to-life advocates have with the bill.
Johnson said the changes “in no way changed the substantive effect” of the bill in terms of promoting euthanasia. He said the confusion about whether the changes really improved the bill led members of the committee to support it and send the bill to the California Senate floor. An important swing vote on the committee was falsely convinced it rendered the bill harmless and with that one vote, it passed out of the committee.
As a result the California Pro-Life Council and its parent organization, the National Right to Life Committee, will continue to vigorously oppose the bill.
It is laughable. Planned Parenthood, the largest performer of abortions in Wisconsin and nationwide, is taking credit for the 14% drop in abortions in Wisconsin in 2007. According to PP’s news release, abortions are down because PP and others made emergency contraception more available.
Wow! PP forgot to mention that its Milwaukee and Appleton abortion clinics were closed for about seven months last year. Now that’s a concept — close abortion clinics and the number of abortions go down.
Let’s go back to PP’s announcement a year ago that it was going to close abortion clinics Milwaukee and Appleton. The spin was that the clinics were going to close for two months to upgrade surgical facilities, training and paperwork. No one should read anything more into this, said the mouthpiece. We laughed — and rejoiced — knowing there was more to the story.
Two months flew by and the clinics were still closed. Under job notices on its website, PP spoke of fine opportunities available for individuals to perform abortions at its clinics in Milwaukee and Appleton. What is readily apparent to anyone is that PP lost their abortionist(s) at the two clinics and couldn’t find anyone to replace them.
To sum it up, PP wants the public to buy the nonsense that it reduces the number of abortions when it has three clinics who make millions by performing them. Now that’s a tall tale.
Mark this down. In 2007, 1,313 fewer babies were killed by abortion than in 2006. There were 8,267 abortions performed in 2007 as compared to 9,580 in 2006. That is a 14% decrease.
By using a multi-faceted approach to abortion — education, public policy, and direct assistance to women — we are doing extraordinary things in Wisconsin. Wisconsin Right to Life is extremely proud to be the lead organization on so many efforts that result in human lives saved.
The numbers are also golden when looking at rates and ratios. The Wisconsin abortion rate, the number of abortions per 1,000 women of childbearing age, now stands at 7. The national rate is 16-19. The Wisconsin abortion ratio, the number of abortions per 100 live births, now stands at 11. The national ratio is a whopping 24! This truly means that more women are choosing to have their babies!
As has been the case over a period of years, women 18-34 have 81% of Wisconsin abortions. African-Americans have an alarming 24% of abortions and Latinos account for 9%. Unmarried women have 88% of abortions, signifying that the absence of a father plays a huge role in women deciding to abort.
There is a caution note to this dramatic decline. Planned Parenthood — no crying here — had to close its Milwaukee and Appleton abortion clinics for about seven months in 2007 because they couldn’t find an abortionist. Just think of the $$$$$ PP lost. With five abortion clinics in Wisconsin, 40% were closed last year. It is quite possible that abortions will go up in 2008 because the clinics, unfortunately, have re-opened.
Nonetheless, nothing can diminish the fact that 1,313 babies were saved from abortion in 2007 and their mothers spared the lifetime impact of abortion. It is the ultimate reward for all who labor continuously day after day, year after year, and decade after decade to fight for the sanctity of human life. Blessings to all of you!
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