Abortion advocates contend that without abortion on demand, which
the Supreme Court imposed on all states 40 years ago through Roe v. Wade,
"women are unable to participate equally with men in the nation's social,
political and economic life." That would be news to the millions of women
who have had children while also making impressive and meaningful contributions
to society, politics and professional enterprises.
Meanwhile, women who face financial and personal challenges
during pregnancy and after giving birth are receiving financial, medical and
practical help plus emotional and spiritual support from pregnancy centers
around the country, such as those overseen by CareNet and Heartbeat
International.
Unlike billion-dollar abortion enterprises like Planned
Parenthood that get half a billion in tax dollars a year while performing a
million abortions in three years,[i] these
pregnancy centers provide compassionate and life-changing services through
charitable contributions, devoted staff and volunteers who demonstrate love in
action. Women are able to "participate equally with men" as the young
fathers learn--through pregnancy centers' education, counseling and
mentoring--to share in the responsibility and fulfillment of bringing a new
life into the world.
With such safety net resources and a life-affirming
perspective, surely we can all--women, men and children--live and thrive
together.
[i] Based on
Planned Parenthood’s annual report for fiscal year 2011-2012 showing that the
organization has net assets exceeding $1.2 billion, received $542 million in
taxpayer funding and performed 333,964 abortions during fiscal year 2011. Their
previous annual reports show that the organization performed 329,445 abortions
in 2010 and 332,278 abortions in 2009, bringing the total number of abortions
in three years to nearly 1 million abortions.
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