The Dominion Post
today published a response by abortion activist Terry Bellamak to my column of
last Thursday. In the online comments section on Stuff, someone subsequently recalled reading about a recent situation
in the United States in which a woman went ahead with an abortion after
receiving counselling and being convinced it was the right course. The baby was
born alive but subsequently died, leaving the mother devastated. According to
the commenter’s account, the mother implored nurses to help the baby, but was
ignored. The commenter went on to mention that he or she was aware of a similar
case in New Zealand in which a baby was “left on the side to die”.
Someone then responded to ask, “Can this appalling example
be backed up? Or is it one of the many horror stories pedaled [sic] by various
groups and lovingly spread by those opposed to abortion?” Someone else,
apparently equally sceptical, chimed in: “Provide the link,please”.
Well, I hadn't previously heard about the incident in the US, but I do know about the New Zealand situation referred to. I wrote about it here five years ago:
Dr John McArthur, the paediatrician involved, wrote about it
in Professional Misconduct, a book published
only this year, which he provided to the Law Commission to consider as part of
its review of the abortion law. His story is a chilling illustration of the
professional indifference to life that results when the unborn child is viewed
as less than human.
Karl, i was browsing and saving some good articles on the Abortion debate and found yours with an invitation fto some one who wanted a link. Voila! - I could say this is like calling thier bluff and boy did it ever. I read the article from the link and it was as i expected clear and to the point as all your writings are. I remember well all the voices saying the protections we are putting in place are watertight. Well not quite as the thousands of babies aborted since then have shown " as time goes by".
ReplyDeleteWhat is frightening now in 2018 is the next stage of the "time machine " as the scenario enters another loosening and we are heading for a society that really does not care as long as it is well hidden , generally not discussed and told constantly by MSM "it's not an issue "